Spot Prime vs. Complete Prime: Which Does Your Exterior Siding Need?

Spot Priming involves applying primer only to specific areas that have been scraped to expose bare wood. In contrast, Complete Priming is necessary when the previous coat is a semi-transparent stain or if the siding currently has no finish at all.
Examples of Spot Priming
Applying spot primer with brush and roller to scraped siding
Spot priming bare wood patches on exterior wall
Siding with spot primer applied to multiple scraped areas
Hand brushing spot primer onto exposed cedar grain
Close up of spot primer on exterior trim
Oil based spot primer application
Examples of Complete Priming
Full exterior surface being completely primed before painting Complete primer application on a Redmond area home
Full prime on cedar siding in Sammamish
Home with a complete base coat of primer ready for finish paint