How To Prep A Wooden Porch For Painting
Clean the porch well with a wet-dry vacuum.
How to prep a wooden porch for painting. Coat the wood of the floor with a layer of exterior primer. According to Leysock it doesnt matter whether you paint side to side or up and downjust as long as your method is uniform. Dont rush this because the paint wont dry and cure properly if.
Use a scraper to remove any flaking paint and make sure to wear goggles to prevent paint chips from getting into your eyes and gloves to protect hands. The light scuffing action will produce a more textured surface that promotes proper paint adhesion. That is one job I am not willing to tackle.
Sanding filler caulking edges where trim meets another substrate allowing to dry. Make sure that your products are paintable andor stainable. For a wooden surface after you sweep and hose it down youll need to wait for the wood to completely dry before taking next steps.
Once dry sand the patches smooth using a medium grit sandpaper 60-100. These will be painted white as soon as I can get to it so I dont want the blue to show through the white paint later. Examine the condition of the column to make sure that everything is fine.
Step 2 - Check the Paint. Start at the top and work down painting in small sections and feathering each new section into the old section while the paint is still wet. Wash off any sanding dust and dirt using an appropriate cleanser.
Finally its always important to be sure that the color youre planning on using for your paint job will look good on your porch. You may also apply a second coat of primer after the first one has dried if you wish. Then using blue painters tape I masked off the frames around the screened panels.
