How To Prep A Wooden Porch For Painting
Wood filler if needed scrapper.
How to prep a wooden porch for painting. So when the porch and deck began to look bad I only had one choice to make it look nice again. Priming all bare wood caulking fillers sealing trim allowing primer to properly dry. 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.
Step 5 -- Test the Paint Color. Most primers will dry overnight. Once primer has dried trim is ready repainting exterior trim looking brand new.
Clean the porch well with a wet-dry vacuum. Exterior primer is the final step toward preparing the wood of the porch floor itself. Once I made the decision to paint the wood the only way to refinish it would be to completely strip the paint from all the wood and then treat it as new.
Clear away debris from any holes or cracks with a. Sweep an orbit sander over the wood in wide circular strokes. Depending on the weather in your area this can take up to 24 hours.
Sanding filler caulking edges where trim meets another substrate allowing to dry. Step 1 - Check the Condition of the Column. 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.
Be sure to hit corners recesses molding and any other features you intend to paint as well. Step 2 - Check the Paint. Patch the holes and cracks using an exterior grade spackle like Plastic Wood and an exterior grade caulk.