Noblesville exterior trim

Ryan and I finished the exterior trim on a ranch house in Noblesville. It included the soffits, overhang, large wooden garage door, chimney, front porch, and gutters. We again used Sherwin Williams exterior Duration in a satin finish. There was quite a bit of failing caulk so we used 6 tubes. We sprayed both the garage door and gutters, and they both looked very good when we were finished. The customer kept saying "pretty" to the satin finish as we progressed on the job. It really does bring out the wood grain and shines in the sunlight.

Details of the project:

• We pressure washed all the wood trim, garage door, gutters, chimney, and also the siding that was dirty;
• We applied 6 tubes of both white and clear caulk. They had a lot of brick on the front so we removed all the failing caulk and replaced with clear caulk around the brick;
• We scraped any failing paint that the pressure washing did not remove. There wasn't much;
• We applied a metal primer to the chimney metal top that was rusting;
• Applied three gallons of Sherwin Williams Exterior Duration paint in custom gray with a satin finish on the soffits, overhang, fascia boards, large wooden garage door, chimney corner boards and metal band, and gutters; and
• We sprayed both the garage door and gutters with our large Graco sprayer, and we used a mini-roller (1/2 nap) and a brush for the rest.

Challenges:

• Our Graco ProLTS sprayer did not work initially because the spray tip guard was missing the gasket and metal seat so the sprayer tip just dripped paint when sprayed. Ryan drove to Sherwin Williams and got a replacement. The lesson learned is we need to take better care of the Graco sprayer and its parts. It is a very reliable sprayer but it needs to be cleaned regularly and once you understand how it works, it does a fabulous job.