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What Happens to Exterior Paint If You Skip the Primer?
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What Happens to Exterior Paint If You Skip the Primer?

The paint went on in August and looked great. Covered evenly, dried to a nice sheen, and matched the chip almost perfectly. By the following May, the north edge of one of the window casings had lifted, and you could see a thin gap between the paint and the wood. By October — sixteen months after the job — a six-inch strip peeled off a corner board and took a sliver of wood fiber with it.

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