Musty smells may also indicate that there is a mold or rot problem stemming from the exterior.
Bottom of aluminun siding bubbling.
What causes vinyl siding problems.
When covering a horizontal siding paint from one direction to another e g from left to right.
Bubbles form as the result of a chemical reaction.
The vinyl siding institute and manufactures instructions are very specific and must be followed to the letter of the law or else you end up with what you have or worse.
Although you have not yet seen water damage leaks can be a bit subtle and even hidden unless the siding is removed entirely.
Inside if you experience peeling paint or bubbling wallpaper it may be a sign that you have a siding issue on the other side.
Usually the painting will take two hours to dry.
You want to figure out why it buckled.
To avoid paint dripping and bubbling work your way from top to bottom.
Then clean dry prime and paint the.
To repair bubbling caused by the use of an improper roller cover eliminate the paint bubbles using the scraping and patching method outlined below.
Aluminum is an extremely difficult metal to bang out dents.
Most latex paint has ammonia in it and that includes primer.
Rv fiberglass siding bubbles.
Ammonia has a chemical reaction to aluminum which produces a tiny amount of gas.
Essentially the top layer of paint dries forming a barrier that prevents the solvents from escaping easily.
The only hindrance to this is that it may not be possible to bang out the dents on rv siding.
The only cure for this problem is that you would have to replace the aluminum panel with a new one.
Fortunately buckling is a relatively rare problem especially considering the countless acres of vinyl siding that cover america s homes including my own.
The clip on bottom edge of the siding segments failed to remain clipped in position.
If your siding has been treated with linseed oil in the past prime and paint with oil based products.
Latex paint by nature is very elastic so you end up with an elastic coating with gas bubbles underneath it.
It is just to easy to re dent it in the opposite direction.
This problem is far more common when paint is applied to a hot surface.