How To Prepare Wood Trim For Repainting

How to get that automobile finish on wood trim work.

How to prepare wood trim for repainting. Wash Surface Wash the surface of the trim with a TSP solution or a low-phosphate household cleaner. Ask This Old House painter Mauro Henrique teaches a homeowner some techniques to paint old 1960s wood trim with a varnish on itThisOldHouse AskTOHSUBSCRIB. Use a stiff putty knife to scrape loose paint to the bare wood.

1 Scrape andor disc sand any woodwork that has peeling paint graduating from rough- to fine-grit paper. The caulking spackling bondo and painting interior trim packages. After the drying period if bare wood or spackle is showing apply another coat of primer to the trim.

Power Wash Entire Exterior. Here are some other things you may have to do to prepare your trim for paint. Apply primer to trim covering any bare wood and spackled areas.

Repaint Trim Using Brush. In this tutorial our Wickes experts show you how to prepare interior woodwork for paintingSubscribe to the Wickes YouTube channel here. Once primer has dried trim is ready repainting exterior trim looking brand new.

Priming all bare wood caulking fillers sealing trim allowing primer to properly dry. A putty knife to scrape peeling paint and apply fillers. Getting as much dirt grime dust debris off using a high pressure power washer.

First step before painting exterior is to clean it. Sanding filler caulking edges where trim meets another substrate allowing to dry. Best Methods Repainting Exterior Wood Trim.