Make sure you spray at a downward angle and rinse thoroughly.
Repainting rusted steel gutters.
If the surface has peeling or soft paint it scratches with a fingernail remove it with a putty knife or a.
This became less commonplace however as steel gutters are far more likely to develop problems with rust.
Then paint with a good quality exterior latex paint.
Although they probably won t rust aluminum can be punctured more easily than steel gutters.
Sometimes rust corrosion can eat all the way through galvanized steel gutters.
You can use the same process for repairing holes in both steel and aluminum gutters.
Once the hole is clean and dry spread roofing cement 1 around the edges of the hole and apply a patch of appropriately sized metal flashing.
Gutters often used to be made of galvanized steel as it was a very strong and hardy material.
For non flat surfaces that the metal scraper can t reach switch to a wire brush to remove the rest of the rust.
After the patch is situated cover it completely with another coat of roofing cement.
Aluminum gutters can develop holes too.
When you want to repaint your gutters you will need to do some extra preparatory work.
The plastic putty knife does not scratch aluminum like a metal putty knife or steel wire brush.
Using the metal scraper scrape as much of the metal railings as possible to remove the rust and any peeling paint.
This primer will protect the bare metal almost as though you were replacing the zinc coating.
Do not paint the interior of vinyl gutters.
First prepare the surface by rubbing the gutters down with denatured alcohol.
After your done washing you need to rinse the soap off with your water hose.
Once the bulk of the rust and peeling paint have been removed clean up the surfaces with a dry scrubbing pad.
Once the area is clean and dry coat the affected spot with a metal primer designed to inhibit rust.
You are now ready to inspect and repair your steel gutter.
You don t need to get down to bare shiny metal just clean off the flakes and powdery surface rust that prevent paint from adhering.
In either case rub the rust back until you see only clean bare metal.
Before you paint your steel gutters you want to repair any holes or cracks in them.
Rusted gutters mean trouble and some gutters seem to rust more readily than others.
Tips for repainting gutters.
Fixing cracks are the easiest.
If grime or grease remains use mineral spirits and medium steel wool to remove it.
The first step is to clean off loose rust and flaking paint and then apply a rust inhibitive primer.
Scrape off all loose flaking and peeling paint.
Position a stepladder under the gutters.
However badly rusted metal areas need more prep work and possibly a special primer.
