How To Prepare Exterior Trim For Painting

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How to prepare exterior trim for painting. Use a long-handled scrubber brush and a mild detergent to gently scrub away accumulated dirt grime mold and other residue. Set up scaffolding for easy access to the house wall. Another key step preparing trim for paint is priming.

Allow the primer to dry for 24 to 48 hours next apply two coats of exterior paint. Priming all bare wood caulking fillers sealing trim allowing primer to properly dry. Well show you how to achieve a mar-free surface thatll hold paint for 10 years or longer.

If you are painting entire exterior yourself ideally after spraying siding repainting trim with a brush or roller is your best most quickest method of application. Staple a plastic tarp. Whether its exterior woodwork like doors and fences or masonry like brick walls and render - creating a clean smooth surface before applying the exterior paint will make for the.

How do you prepare exterior door trim for painting. Before taking a paintbrush to your exterior trim you must properly prepare the surface. Make sure that you cover any additional hardware on the door with a two-inch blue painters tape at least to ensure that theres no splattering on it later on.

If the trim has previously been painted scrape off the old coats. Begin your painting project by pouring thoroughly mixed paint into a bucket and dipping a quality 2-2½ wide nylonpolyester brush into the paint. How to Patch Trim for Painting Step 1.

In this video This Old House host Kevin OConnor and painting contractor Rich ONeil show how to properly prepare a house for paint. Whether youre repainting wood or painting wood. Run your brush along the side edge of the trim that touches the wall starting at the top and working your way down.