a local repair or prior coating needs preparation before a new finish is considered. Prepare and touch up the agreed small accessible exterior areas with compatible materials, keeping the repair boundaries clear.
Signs: the surface is scuffed, patchy, weathered or no longer presents evenly or a local repair or prior coating needs preparation before a new finish is considered. Causes: surface damage that needs preparation before finishing or incompatible or unknown prior finishes that need checking.
Keep the paint label or colour reference where available. An original colour can still look different beside a weathered finish. A sample supports discussion, but no exact invisible match should be promised solely from a colour code or phone photograph.
The edge of the damaged paint may need suitable ordinary preparation before a touch-up. Show surrounding flaking and previous repairs. Hazardous-material disturbance and extensive stripping are excluded; the accepted area must be sound enough for the proposed local treatment.
Follow curing instructions and expect that weathered surrounding paint can limit the match. Discuss wider repainting separately if needed. Limits: Small accessible sound exterior spots only. No full exterior restoration, waterproofing, hazardous coating disturbance or specialist high-access work.