I might've messed up... exterior house paint question

We bought a home with old vinyl siding. I'm not sure how old it is, but it was old enough that while I think it used to be white, it now looked creamish-yellowish-whitish - even after power washing. U-G-L-Y. So I decided to paint it. I did my research on the type of paint to use, proper temperature to paint, etc. After power-washing again and letting it dry, I painted it. And it's soooo much better now. However, it's scratching off more easily than I thought, given I purchased pretty expensive paint. ARGH!!!! Could it be as simple as I need to give it a second coat (which I didn't do; I ran out of time before it got too cold to paint) or am I just up sh!t creek? I'm fine with applying a second coat, but I don't want to waste the paint if that won't help; I'll just plan to always keep some paint on hand to cover the scratches. Thanks in advance for your advice!! submitted by /u/tiggerem [link] [comments]

Apr 25, 2025 - 18:38

We bought a home with old vinyl siding. I'm not sure how old it is, but it was old enough that while I think it used to be white, it now looked creamish-yellowish-whitish - even after power washing.

U-G-L-Y.

So I decided to paint it. I did my research on the type of paint to use, proper temperature to paint, etc. After power-washing again and letting it dry, I painted it. And it's soooo much better now. However, it's scratching off more easily than I thought, given I purchased pretty expensive paint.

ARGH!!!!

Could it be as simple as I need to give it a second coat (which I didn't do; I ran out of time before it got too cold to paint) or am I just up sh!t creek? I'm fine with applying a second coat, but I don't want to waste the paint if that won't help; I'll just plan to always keep some paint on hand to cover the scratches.

Thanks in advance for your advice!!

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