Do it Yourself Liquid Vinyl Siding

Blend the ceramic paint additives into your acrylic elastomeric paint using an industrial grade paint mixer where you purchase your paint. This is a free service your paint store offers that will not add to the cost of either the elastomeric paint or the ceramic additives.

Apply a 100 percent acrylic primer to the home's walls using a roller on a day when no rain is expected. Allow at least one hour to dry.

Apply the additive-enriched elastomeric coating to your exterior walls using a roller, firmly pressing the paint into any crevices or irregularities on the surface. The final recommended thickness varies from paint to paint, so you should use an inexpensive wet-film thickness gauge to monitor your spread rate. When liquid, an elastomeric paint is four to six times thicker than an ordinary latex paint, and a wet elastomeric paint film typically shrinks by half when dry. Rather than applying an extremely thick single coat of elastomeric, you should apply your first coat of elastomeric paint at half of your ideal wet-film thickness. Allow the paint to dry overnight before applying a second coat.

Apply a second coat of the additive-enriched elastomeric paint, again monitoring the wet thickness to be sure that it is half your ideal wet-film thickness.

Maintain your new elastomeric coating by pressure-washing annually. The paint will stretch and compress as necessary to adjust to any shifts in the home's frame, but if the coating is damaged in any way it can be patched with leftover paint. Because the old elastomeric paint might separate in the can over time, you should ask your original paint store to re-blend the paint before applying.