How To Prepare Cracked Wood For Painting

Pressure washing removes loose paint and built-up grime and improves paint adhesion.

How to prepare cracked wood for painting. Remove rotted wood using the scraper. Use wood filler to fill holes and cracks in interior wood. If you dont already have some buy suitable wood filler and a filling knife a putty knife or paint scraper work just as well from your local DIY store or online.

Fill any holes cracks or imperfections in the wood with a specialist wood filler. Use the high pressure carefully especially around windows. Avoid directing water up under the laps and keep the nozzle at least 16 in.

Away from the wood. If a crack has formed between the join of the woodwork and the wall fill and seal this with caulk a waterproof substance which is sold in a cartridge and applied with a gun. Apply sparingly as using too much will leave you sanding away the excess.

Using the filling knife liberally apply the wood filler to the damaged woodwork taking care to fill the holes and cracks. For new and unpainted wood Paint over knots with knotting otherwise the sap in them will bleed through. Before you can paint make sure that the woodwork is free from dirt dust and grime and that all imperfections such as bubbles cracks and flakes have been removed or filled.

High-pressure water can break the glass. Some require primers andor undercoats to provide a base suitable for painting. When sanding always use a block to ensure the area remains level and sand in the direction of the grain.