How To Prep Exterior Wood Trim For Painting

Remove extra caulk with a putty knife.

How to prep exterior wood trim for painting. Last thing to do is remove any door furniture handles trim that sort of thing that you dont want painted or tape them up. You need to lay the door flat on the floor support it with chairs or lay it on a sawhorse. Buy a dripless caulk gun to save time and frustration.

A putty knife to scrape peeling paint and apply fillers a paint scraper for rough oil-based paint sandpaper or a sanding sponge to smooth out rough spots and dry spackling paste. Priming all bare wood caulking fillers sealing trim allowing primer to properly dry. There are only a few items required to prep wood trim for painting.

Wash Surface Wash the surface of the trim with a TSP solution or a low-phosphate household cleaner. If there are any areas of bare wood on your trim you must prime the surface before painting. Cut the tip smaller than you think you need.

Sand rust from nail heads then set and caulk the nail holes. Painting Wood Siding Photo 1. Attain the truest paint color in the fewest coats.

Once primer has dried trim is ready repainting exterior trim. Feather-sand the edges of sound well-adhered paint down to bare wood. Continue until all side edges of the trim are complete.

Starting at a top corner of the door trim begin painting along the side edge of the trim where it meets the wall. Its important that you use drop cloths to protect the floor and the chairs. Apply a thin bead of paintable acrylic latex caulk only inside the crack where wood meets a wall for a smooth professional appearance.