What Best Type Of Paint To Use On Soffits?

Knowing what best type of paint to use on soffits is very important for several reasons. Giving you suggested ideal paint for eaves, soffits, & vents. So many paints on the market today, really need painting soffits with correct type, designed specifically for all types of soffits.

With today's technology, there is a paint for different exterior surfaces, choosing one made for near your roof-line, overhang, eves, and soffits will save you from those higher heights for many years to come.

Correct soffit paint will withstand all elements outside thrown at it, being most exposed. You really need a paint to withstand winds, rain, all different temperatures everyday of the year.

So, Just What Type Of Exterior Paint Do I Need Painting Soffits?

Well, you are correct specifying exterior paint, but need one painting soffits, weatherproofing many years. Sealing soffit joints, after caulking them, this paint does the trick. Best exterior paint also made for soffits is typically one having a satin paint sheen.

In the picture above, Sherwin-Williams™ Emerald having a satin finish in charcoal black color was applied, using brush & roller. Reason why this was not sprayed, too much masking would be needed, especially around corbels.

If getting up on a ladder is too frightening, and/or not enough time or energy painting soffits like this example, can always contact a professional painting contractor in your area, as this is a painter's expertise.

The very same paint can be applied to perforated, vented, or vinyl soffits, properly adhering, as long as other preparations have been completed.

Soffit Paint

• Designed for overhangs, eves, soffits
• Made to keep you from tallest portions of your home many years
• Will withstand many different elements of weather

Typical soffit paint can be brushed, rolled, or sprayed. If soffits fairly narrow, might be best brushing & rolling instead of spraying. Just as if most soffits are near 24" wide, most of these are sprayed, many times same color as siding.

100% Acrylic Waterborne Exterior Latex Paint Can Be Applied On

• Perforated Soffits
• Aluminum Eaves
• Plywood Overhangs
• Vented Eaves
• Masonite™ Soffits
• Vinyl Overhangs

Without keeping you in suspense any further, best type of paint for soffits is the same for most exterior sidings being a 100% Acrylic waterborne exterior latex, coming in a wide variety of choices, comparing several major paint manufactures, listing below.

 

Best Lifetime Exterior Paint Designed For Soffits

 

BEHR™

Developed for discriminating painters who want the very best exterior paint for their home, BEHR MARQUEE™ Exterior Paint & Primer is Behr's most advanced paint & primer, delivering exceptional dirt resistance and advanced fade protection. This innovative paint was developed to provide early rain resistance, so it has the ability to repel rain showers as early as 60 minutes after application.

“BEHR MARQUEE Exterior Paint & Primer was engineered with one simple goal in mind - to keep your home looking great long after you paint, even under the most severe weather conditions,” said Scott Richards, Senior Vice President of Marketing, Behr Process Corporation. “We harnessed the most advanced technology to offer Behr’s best exterior paint ever.”

The innovative technology delivers a tough, non-stick surface that helps resist dirt build up along with advanced UV protection and exceptional gloss protection for longer lasting, more lustrous color. The result of these two exceptional features is a paint color that stays looking great, long after the surface has been painted.

As a topcoat, BEHR MARQUEE paint’s 100 percent acrylic, less than 50 VOC formula, provides excellent hide and delivers a durable, mildew resistant finish. With its primer qualities, the product offers excellent adhesion to exterior surfaces along with the ability to block exterior stains.

 

Sherwin-Williams™

 

 

 

 

Benjamin Moore™

 

 

 

Valspar™

 

• FlexShield™ 365 Technology - year-round resistance to cracking and peeling

• High-hiding paint + primer

• Maximum weather protection

• Maximum resistance against mold, mildew and algae on the finish

• Excellent fade resistance

• Excellent hiding

• Flexible finish won't crack or peel

• Low-temp application

• 100% acrylic latex

• Lifetime warranty

   

PPG™

 

Product Details

TIMELESS^® Exterior Paint + Primer is formulated with our newest innovations and technology providing complete one coat* hide, coverage and durability. With PPG TIMELESS^® UV-Protect Technology, you get one coat* coverage in 1,000 colors and the best resistance to extreme weather.** The tough finish provides exceptional resistance to chipping, flaking and cracking and provides a mold, mildew and algae resistant coating.

Features:

• Complete One Coat Hide & Coverage*

• Exceptional Resistance to Chipping, Flaking & Cracking

• Excellent Fade Resistance

Only time we've used Timeless®, experience with paint itself was great. Very good coverage, laying out extremely smooth, using a satin sheen, with choice of colors. Reason we don't use more PPG™ is just not near as convenient, having only a limited number of paint stores in Denver.

Know PPG™ is world's largest paint manufacture, including Glidden®, also Sikken's® brands.

There are many different types of paint for an exterior, some having better qualities for which it is intended covering. Perfect example is, you want to use an Elastomeric paint only for Stucco or Efis. Elastomeric paints where designed specifically sealing, weatherproofing Stucco, in a flat paint sheen finish, not a satin.

If unsure of surface coverage, can always ask paint store's staff, which are also in the know, having first hand knowledge which exterior paints are best for your particular situation.

If you are intimidated getting too high up on a ladder, you can always contact a painting contractor who employs professional painters handling this for you. If in Colorado needing soffits painted, painters in Denver are a cut above the rest with Eco Paint, Inc.

Always best using top shelf exterior paint for soffits, not only to protect your eaves, but limiting number of times, painting up at the highest portions of your home.

In closing;

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