How To Prep Outside House Trim For Painting

Step 1 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 prep outside house trim for painting. And make sure to avoid these missteps. Wash off any chalk dirt and mildew. To Summarize Prepping Exterior Trim For Paint.

How to Prep for Painting. Prime bare spots with a latex under coater. Once primer has dried trim is ready repainting exterior trim looking brand new.

Let the siding and trim dry completely. Start by scrubbing off all dirt and chalking paint with a scrub brush and a solution of trisodium phosphate TSP. In this video we look at preparing old paint for new paint.

If you have newer painted trim that is in good condition with no peeling you can treat it the same way. This video shows the basics of how to paint exterior trim on a residential paint job. How to Patch Trim for Painting Step 1.

Sanding filler caulking edges where trim meets another substrate allowing to dry. Use a stiff putty knife to scrape loose paint to the bare wood. If its peeling scrape the loose paint using a putty knife as describe above and then go over it lightly with the 220 sandpaper.

Priming all bare wood caulking fillers sealing trim allowing primer to properly dry. Clean the entire surface with. Protect landscape plants by covering them with plastic.