We don't have enough scaffolding parts to cover the entire east wall. We finished what part we could reach and then moved our operation sideways. We tried to make the change in a logical place so there would be minimum overlap problems with the paint. Jim was in charge of surface prep. The house had been pressure washed before we purchased it. Bits of old wood cover the old window glass. We do not recommend this as a method of removing old paint. It gave the clapboards a fuzzy surface. We first scraped and wire brushed off any loose paint. (This can be seen under the window.) Then Jim took his new favorite power tool - a Craftsman contour sander to the boards. The sander conformed to the curved surface of the old clapboards. He then took an air compressor nozzle and blew off all the dust.
Below is Jim applying the new color changing spackling to the clapboard imperfections. The lavender tinted compound dries white.
