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   Guest_ | May 21, 1999 12:25am | #1

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   You can paint it with latex, but you have then thus defeated all of the "benefits" of the plastic menace. I.E. - no maintenance for life.

   -Rob

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   Guest_ | May 21, 1999 05:10am | #2

   *I suggest that you talk to a salesman of vinyl siding. I think you will find that it never needs painting. [I would hate to get caught sugesting doing anything but removing it, but if you don't tell any one I said so, I'd think about vinyl based paint.]

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   Guest_ | May 22, 1999 12:15pm | #4

   *Vinyl expands much more than wood so you need the best 100% acrylic latex for the best flexibility and longevity. Stay away from dark colors because of heat. I would want to paint a piece and check it for a month in the sun. You may need a good latex primer like Bullseye 1-2-3. Down the road you will need to paint again and when you add coats you increase the likelihood of problems. I dont think paint stripper will work real well.

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   Joe_Krupa | May 22, 1999 12:15pm | #3

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   Can vinyl siding be painted? I have heard that it contracts and expands quite significantly with changes in temperature -- but so does wood with changes in RH. Would a good latex not be able to move with the siding?