How To Prepare Outside Wood For Painting

For previously painted surfaces start by removing any loose peeling paint already present.

How to prepare outside wood for painting. Before priming make sure the exterior surface of your material is clean free of dirt grease mold mildew or any other debris. Apply a coat of white alkyd undercoat and let it dry for three to four hours. There are only a few items required to prep wood trim for painting.

Priming all bare wood caulking fillers sealing trim allowing primer to properly dry. Apply the paint in a consistent even manner. Scraping scrubbing and sanding.

Keep a wet edge by overlapping as you paint. Another key step preparing trim for paint is priming. This type of primer will fill the wood pores and cavities in the wood.

Use a painting tray to remove excess paint from your roller. 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. This will seal the bare wood and create an air- and moisture-tight barrier between the house and your new paint job.

Again if possible paint on all sides. Flat putty knives or pull scrapers work well for this. Cleaning the woods surface is done in a three-way style.

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. For weatherboard use Selleys No More Gaps Exterior Weatherboard or Selleys Plasti-Bond Heavy Duty where movement is likely to occur. To apply an even coat we recommend using an interior paint sprayer.