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Painting an aluminum trailer starts with some preparation, because aluminum by itself does not allow the paint to adhere very well. You must take a few extra steps if you want the paint to continue to look good down the road. Some paints claim they are fine to use on bare aluminum and may work fine in some applications, but if you want the finish to last, do the preparation correctly. This will deliver a long-lasting finish that will make you proud.
Sand the surface with 80 grit sandpaper on a block to remove loose paint and to smooth the surface. You are not trying to get the aluminum completely smooth as much as removing contaminants.
Sand the surface with 400 grit sandpaper, working slowly. This is final sanding before primer, so you want to make sure the aluminum is clean and smooth.
Pressure treated wood is fantastic for outdoor use. As the name suggests, it’s been treated with chemicals and sealants that protect it from outdoor elements such as rain, wind, bugs, snow, and mildew. However, if you're not into the natural look and want to paint the wood, you're going to have some extra work to do. While it doesn’t require a lot of additional work, it does require waiting a large amount of time for the wood to be clean and dry enough to paint. Pressure treated wood is completely paintable, but it must be done properly, otherwise the paint won’t last very long.
Cleaning treated wood may seem like an unnecessary step in the painting process, but the wood may have collected dust, dirt, and debris during its travels from the manufacturer to your home. Use soapy water and a stiff brush to scrub it clean—in the direction of the grain—not against it. Then rinse it clean with water. here
You need to use primer first before painting, especially because pressure treated wood is so picky about holding onto paint. Make sure to purchase a primer designed for outdoor use (the exterior kind) with a label suggesting use for pressure treated wood. Without these special designations, your primer and paint job may not last long due to the wood’s resistance to liquids. Coat the wood in the primer according to the label’s instructions. Remember that when applying primer or paint, thin coats dry more quickly and turn out much more evenly than thick coats. [links]
Once your board is ready, be generous with the primer. OSB's open strands readily absorb the paint, requiring two or three coats of primer to close up the pores. Older OSB will be incredibly porous, requiring several coats of paint plus primer. Particularly old OSB that is beginning to fall apart cannot be painted; the paint will not help glue the OSB together.
OSB is designed to hold up to some initial periods of unintended rain or weather exposure, but OSB manufacturers do not recommend permanent exposure to the elements. OSB rated as "Exposure 1" is very good at handling high moisture over time but has its limit. If a building project is delayed long enough, water eventually penetrates the material and will cause it to swell and disintegrate. Edges cut on-site are especially vulnerable to moisture penetration. Factory edges hold up better against water. here
Before painting, you will need to do several things. Suppose you want to smooth out the texture so that the crosshatched wood chips are not visible. In that case, you can add a polyester resin filler such as 3M Platinum Plus Filler and repeatedly alternate filler coats with sanding to smooth out the board's texture. [links]
OSB, or oriented strand board, has a flaked appearance and bumpy texture. It's a solid and popular choice for an underlayer for carpeting, tile, hardwood flooring, wall sheathing, and roofs. OSB is made of many layers of chipped-up lower-grade wood; these are the strands. These strands are arranged flat and then oriented perpendicular to each other. Cross-hatched strands impregnated with resins help create stability in OSB. Oriented strand board is primarily intended to be a functional board, not a finished board. It is widely used and accepted within the building and remodeling industry for its low cost, high strength, and availability. It is sometimes used as a finished surface in utility areas like sheds, laundry rooms, mudrooms, and basements.
If you want to use OSB as a finish material, you can successfully paint it to make it more attractive and perhaps even improve its utility. But OSB has a few limitations and requires special preparation before you start rolling on the paint.
The Engineered Wood Association (known as the APA) acknowledges that you can successfully paint "Exposure 1" OSB. Still, their central reservation is that OSB has a thin wax coating that protects it against moisture and inhibits painting. Also, OSB's strands' prominently visible nature will likely show through on one coat of paint, so filler and heavy primer are probably required to remove some of the texture of the wood. Also, you must avoid exposing any of OSB's edges to water, as it may cause the OSB to swell or crack.