Stucco requires masonry-specific bonding primer after pressure washing and crack repair. Wood trim requires alkyd-modified or shellac-based primers after sanding, scraping, and spot-priming bare areas. Grove Street Painting matches primer to substrate on every surface.
For stucco in Sarasota, our preparation sequence is: pressure wash at 2,500-3,000 PSI to remove mildew and surface contamination, repair cracks wider than 1/16" with elastomeric patching compound, allow 48-72 hours of dry time, apply masonry bonding primer (Sherwin-Williams Loxon Primer or equivalent), then topcoat with 100% acrylic elastomeric paint that bridges hairline thermal cracks.
For wood trim, the sequence changes: hand-scrape and sand loose or peeling paint to sound substrate, fill nail holes and gaps with exterior-grade filler, spot-prime bare wood with alkyd-modified primer (BIN or Cover Stain for tannin-bleeding woods like cedar), then topcoat with acrylic latex trim paint in a semi-gloss or satin sheen.
Skipping or mismatching primers is the number one cause of early paint failure in Florida. The wrong primer on stucco causes efflorescence bubbling; the wrong primer on cedar causes tannin bleed-through within weeks. See our stucco repair process for the complete preparation and coating system.
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