South-facing (hot in summer) exterior wall of my 2-story house has been painted several times. I re-painted it myself in 2000 (over existing paint, with VERY thorough prep). Then it was repainted with Benjie’s Aura several years ago. Now, a well regarded painting co. repainted it again.
It still has fine hairline cracks which the foreman tells me are not a problem, and will allow the wood to breathe.
They used peel-bond “primer” in spots, and then sprayed 2 coats (18 hr drying time in between them).
This is in the Pacific NW, so hot in the summer and wet all winter.
Is this ok? I can see that some of these cracks were not filled, and I wonder about them not back-rolling too.
Thanks.
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I had a similar issue with cracking on my house - south side, T-1-11, house built in 1977, located in PDX. I ended up adding another layer of siding over it, as it was starting warp a bit between the studs. I decided it was too far gone due to the heat and water - and wasn't worth trying to paint.
I put an air space between the old and the new, built out the trim etc. It was quite a bit of work, but 6 years later it looks like I just installed it.
My T1-11 is fine.
My question is about these fine cracks that the paint didn't fill.
Thx.
May be due to the high humidity? Src - https://mypaintsprayer.com/painting-high-humidity/