How To Prepare Outside Wood For Painting

For weatherboard use Selleys No More Gaps Exterior Weatherboard or Selleys Plasti-Bond Heavy Duty where movement is likely to occur.

How to prepare outside wood for painting. There are only a few items required to prep wood trim for painting. Feather-sand the edges of sound well-adhered paint down to bare wood. Go ahead and use sandpaper to smoothen any sharp edges.

To Summarize Prepping Exterior Trim For Paint Sanding filler caulking edges where trim meets another substrate allowing to dry. Scrape Loose Paint Caulk and Glazing Use a putty knife or multi-use paint scraper to remove flaking paint from the wood trim and loose glazing from the panes. Again if possible paint on all sides.

Apply a coat of white alkyd undercoat and let it dry for three to four hours. Sand rust from nail heads then set and caulk the nail holes. Before priming make sure the exterior surface of your material is clean free of dirt grease mold mildew or any other debris.

An aluminum wood primer is recommended when the wood is to be exposed to moisture. To apply an even coat we recommend using an interior paint sprayer. For larger structures a wire brush is an easy way to knock off the remaining pieces of paint and surface fibers while also roughing up the woods surface for better paint adhesion.

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. A light sanding by hand or with a palm sander for especially rough bare spots is highly recommended prior to priming. Begin by scraping off old paints.

Before you can cover up that weathered wood with a coat of paint those loose fibers must be removed. Cleaning the woods surface is done in a three-way style. For previously painted surfaces start by removing any loose peeling paint already present.