Painting Steel Box Gutters

Scrape off any flaking paint with a plastic putty knife.

Painting steel box gutters. If your gutter lining has rotted chances are it is tin coated steel. To restore or repair your rusted box gutter liner you first need to clean the gutter and remove any debris. Move the stepladder as necessary and continue scraping the old loose paint from the entire gutter system. Prep up to 1 hr per 100lf remove loose paint spot prime and caulk edges gaps.

Next coat the inside of the gutter channel with a self etching metal primer. Position a stepladder under the gutters. A fresh coat of paint is all you need to improve the exterior appearance of your home. You could replace your gutters but why do that when you can save time and money by painting your steel gutters yourself.

Roll brush 2 coats of paint to gutter exterior face. For the best possible paint job it s wise to apply a corrosion resistant metal primer to galvanized gutters and downspouts but if no rust was found a primer isn t absolutely necessary if you are applying 100 acrylic latex paint. The plastic putty knife does not scratch aluminum like a metal putty knife or steel wire brush. With the proper primer and paint you can make your gutters look brand new and protect them from future exposure.

Gutter painting labor basic basic labor to paint gutters with favorable site conditions. Includes planning equipment and material acquisition area preparation and protection setup and cleanup. Then prime the gutters and apply a top coat so they appear smooth clean and nicely painted. You can paint this primer directly over the existing liner and any rust that exists.