How We Prepare and Paint Your Home’s Exterior
A lasting exterior paint job starts with thorough preparation and the right coatings for Florida's sun, heat, and rain. At DiPinto Painting, we provide exterior house painting in Boca Raton, Delray Beach, and Boynton Beach, following a careful process from surface cleaning and repairs to paint application and the final walk-through. Our crews combine attention to detail with quality paints to protect your home and deliver a clean, beautiful finish. Here's how we prepare and paint your homes exterior.
Our Exterior Paint Process
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Step 1- Pressure Washing
A quality exterior paint job starts with a clean surface. We pressure the surfaces to be painted to remove dirt, debris, and loose, flaking paint. This creates a clean foundation for proper paint adhesion and helps support a durable, long lasting finish.
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Step 2- Scraping and Sanding
After pressure washing, we scrape away any remaining loose or peeling paint and sand rough edges as needed. This helps create a sound surface for the new coating and a smoother transition between bare areas and existing paint.
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Step 3- Stucco Repairs
We will fill minor stucco cracks with an elastomeric patching compound and complete any additional stucco repairs included in your estimate. This prepares damaged areas for painting and helps create a more uniform finish.
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Step 4- Caulking
We apply premium exterior caulk to gaps and joints around windows, doors, and facia where needed. This helps limit moisture intrusion and creates clean transitions for painting, while keeping intended drainage openings clear.
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Step 5- Masking and Protection
We carefully mask, windows, doors, and trim that are not being painted. Nearby surfaces, landscaping, and walkways are covered as needed to protect them from paint splatter and overspray.
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Step 6- Primer
Primer helps promote paint adhesion, seals pour surfaces, and create a uniform foundation for finish coats. We assess your homes exterior and identify areas that require priming. When a full primer coat is recommended, but not required by the surface condition or selected coating, we offer it as an optional item in your estimate and explain its benefits, so you can make an informed decision.
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Step 7- Painting
For excellent coverage, we apply paint both horizontally and vertically. If your contract specifies we may also back roll or apply a second coat as well.
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Step 8- Trim
We carefully apply one coat of paint to all trim. If your contract specifies we may apply a second coat.
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Step 9- Gutters
All gutters are sprayed for a smooth finish.
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Step 10- Garage doors & entry doors
All doors quoted are prepped and sprayed for a smooth finish.
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Step 11- Metal Surfaces
Any metal surfaces quoted are done last using precise painting techniques.
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Step 12- Clean up
Our crews never leave a mess behind. All coverings, masking, paint chips and other debris are removed once the job is completed.
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Step 13- Inspection
The project manager will carefully inspect the completed project to ensure it meets our high standards before we ask you to review the work for a final sign-off at completion.

