painting facia boards

[alcad]

The wooden facia board on the south side of my house has a lot of shakes in it. I've tried removing all old paint sanding and filling them prior to painting with Dulux weathershield primer and top coat, but within 2 years it had cracked and peeled off
Any advice other than remove and fit plastic?

 

[Zampa]

I would be tempted to leave the filler next time..just give it a good rub down and then undercoat and two coats of water based gloss...its very flexible and may move with the cracks

Sometimes filler, being brittle, can break and fall out.

 

[alcad]

Thanks dor that, I haven't tried water bases gloss before, as I assumed a oil based one would be best, but will give it a go as it can't give a worse result than the Weathershield

 

[Zampa]

The weathersheild stuff is good...but it just might not be right for your situation..

Give them a good rub down first though...and if the shakes are big enough you might be able to fill them with caulk, which is also very flexible.