Dan, I would go along with a coat of Rustoleum *PRIMER* followed by a nice coat of whatever color you want.
I would also hit it pretty heavy with a stiff wire brush followed by a thorough rinse and then allow it to completely dry in the sun. I would apply the primer in the morning as soon as the dew is gone and allow it to bake in the summer sun for a day then apply the final coat. Cy, The Anasazi From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dan Rossi Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 10:37 AM To: Blind Handyman List Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Painting a tin roof. Anyone have experience painting a tin roof? My porch roof is tin and is need of a little TLC. Everything I've read so far basically says: Scrape or sand, thoroughly wash with soap or TSP, dry, prime, paint two coats. Any recommendation or disrecommendation for paints to use? My neighbor just painted his porch roof and is now offering to paint everyone's porch roof, for a fee. I think his fee is too high, and he did some cursory scraping of loose rust and peeling paint, didn't wash, didn't prime, and used one coat of rustoleum paint. I don't think that will hold up, but I'm no painter. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [email protected] <mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edu> Tel: (412) 268-9081 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
