Medallion Exterior Paint

Features

This tough house paint keeps your home safe from the weather a 100% acrylic coating. Paint dries quickly and cleans up easily with soap and water. Gives mildew resistant coating.

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Where To Use

Use paint on all exterior surfaces, including wood siding and trim, hardboard siding, primed metal, shakes, shingles, brick, cement, cinder block, stucco, concrete, stone, asbestos, galvanized steel, aluminum and vinyl siding. DO NOT USE on glazed brick, glazed aluminum, glazed masonry, floors or steps.

Coverage

400 Sq. Ft. per gallon of paint depending on porosity. With some paint colors or drastic color changes, more than one coat may be necessary to achieve a uniform finish. DRY TIME: Dries to touch in 30 minutes, 4 hours before recoating, longer in high humidity or cool temperatures.

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Preparing Your Surfaces

Before you paint clean and dry the surface thoroughly, removing all dirt, dust, rust and grease. On bare wood, coat knots and sappy areas with stain block primer/sealer. Then prime entire surface with exterior oil or latex primer. On previously painted surfaces, scrape, sand, then prime. Wire brush badly chalking areas. Dull glossy surfaces with gloss remover or sandpaper. Countersink nails and fill with putty. Caulk all cracks and joints.

On unprimed, pre-primed or previously painted hardboard siding, prime with an exterior oil primer.

On masonry, wire brush loose materials from chalky areas.

On metal, remove rust on galvanized gutters and prime with a rust inhibitive primer.

On new galvanized surfaces, allow to age 6 months before painting or clean with muriatic acid.

On unpainted metal surfaces, remove rust, clean with mineral spirits and prime with a rust inhibitive primer.

On vinyl siding, wash weathered vinyl siding thoroughly and allow to dry. Then paint with a color lighter than the original siding color.

WARNING! Painting vinyl siding with darker colors will cause warping or deformation from heat absorption.

CLEAN MILDEW FROM THE SURFACE! Mildew is a fungus that looks like dirt, but won't wash off. Mildew must be removed before painting or it will grow through any new coating. To remove mildew, scrub with a commercial mildew remover or a solution of 1 part liquid chlorine bleach to 3 parts water. Rinse thoroughly and allow to dry. Protect eyes and skin be wearing protective equipment, including rubber gloves and eye goggles when working with the bleach solution.

Warning!

If you scrape, sand or remove old paint, you may release lead dust. LEAD IS TOXIC. EXPOSURE TO LEAD DUST CAN CAUSE SERIOUS ILLNESS, SUCH AS BRAIN DAMAGE, ESPECIALLY IN CHILDREN. PREGNANT WOMEN SHOULD ALSO AVOID EXPOSURE. Wear a NIOSH-approved respirator to control lead exposure. Clean up carefully with a HEPA vacuum and a wet mop. Before you start, find out how to protect yourself and your family by contacting the National Lead Information Hotline at 1-800-424-LEAD or log on to www.epa.gov/lead.

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Clean Air Formula

All Valspar paints and primers designated Clean Air Formula are non-toxic and low VOC with low odor output.