How To Prepare Wood Trim For Repainting

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How to prepare wood trim for repainting. Thoroughly mix the primer with a paint stick and pour a small amount into a paint tray. Sandpaper or a sanding sponge to smooth out rough spots and dry spackling paste. Ask This Old House painter Mauro Henrique teaches a homeowner some techniques to paint old 1960s wood trim with a varnish on itThisOldHouse AskTOHSUBSCRIB.

Here are some other things you may have to do to prepare your trim for paint. First step before painting exterior is to clean it. Once primer has dried trim is ready repainting exterior trim looking brand new.

Use a stiff putty knife to scrape loose paint to the bare wood. Caulk Trim To Siding. 24 To Help You Paint Trim And Walls Like A Pro This Old House Using a paint sprayer for trim instead of brush young house love painting stained trim modern look s homes quicker brad the painter how to block stains prime and paint wood trim more in my own style old house painting for an older home painters.

Apply primer to trim covering any bare wood and spackled areas. With over 25 years of experience Darin Bambrick demonstrates the best w. Don Vandervort HomeTips.

Getting as much dirt grime dust debris off using a high pressure power washer. Repaint Trim Using Brush. Prepare the room for painting.

A putty knife to scrape peeling paint and apply fillers. Priming all bare wood trim. How to get that automobile finish on wood trim work.