How To Clean Wood Trim Before Painting

Vinegar is a wonderful cleaning agent that can also get paint off wood trim.

How to clean wood trim before painting. Wipe off the excess and if you want to sand it lightly but I never doI just wipe off the excess with my finger so just the hole is filled 3 Wipe down all of your trim with a damp cloth. Glenda Jansons on Jun 16 2016 Warm water and dawn dish soap. Getting as much dirt grime dust debris off using a high pressure power washer.

Use a stiff putty knife to scrape loose paint to the bare wood. Spray or wipe it on scour it with a scouring pad then wipe it off. Then wipe down with plain water.

Clean the trim thoroughly. Use the side of the tray to wipe excess paint off the brush helping to avoid drips while painting. Pour a little white vinegar into a microwavable bowl and heat it in the microwave oven.

Using a sponge apply the hot vinegar to the affected area and let the solvent sit for 15 minutes. Dip an angled brush into the paint covering no more than ½ inch to 1 inch of the brush. Trim that has been up for a while can be grimy and will repel the new varnish if not clean.

Repaint Trim Using Brush Roller First step before painting exterior is to clean it. Clean all the trim not just parts of it. Not trying to peel old paint as high pressure power wash would harm the wood before removing all necessary paint.

Less likely to damage trim even more scraping or wire brushing old paint when wood has dried back out. Apply wood putty to any holes in the trim. White vinegar for heavily soiled unfinished wood that has sticky residue or similar film buildup.