How To Prepare Exterior Woodwork For Painting

If the blisters go right down to wood level its important to remove the moisture source before repainting.

How to prepare exterior woodwork for painting. So if you havent painted exterior within last six months it is recommended you need to wash exterior walls soffits fascia porch ceilings removing dust and debris before painting again. It helps prevent any dust particles from sticking to the walls and being painted over. Its helpful to have the homeowner give the rooms to be painted a quick vacuum or sweep up before the painters get started.

This will ensure all dust and any particles left behind from moving the furniture away from the walls will be collected. Cracking and flaking on multiple coats of paint. And make sure to avoid these missteps.

How to Prep for Painting. Go over each area of the wood with your sandpaper to remove part of the top layer of paint but dont apply too much pressure as youll remove too much. Lightly sand the surface to improve the paints adhesion.

Then take off the blisters with a scraper and sand the surface smooth priming bare timber with a high quality primer before adding the top coats. It is always best to wrap the paper around a sanding block to keep a flat surface with which to sand. Preparing Exterior Trim for Painting Step-by-Step.

For exterior bare wood surfaces. Sanding and Scraping The real bulk of the work in exterior paint prep is surface prep. Cleaning washing off cracks crevices where siding overlaps each other tends to collect a considerable amount of dust debris.

If your wood was painted before you need sand it down with fine-grain sandpaper to create a key for the new paint stick to. It may also require scraping stripping reglazing wire brushing filling and caulking. At the very least preparing exterior trim and siding for painting involves thoroughly cleaning lightly sanding and priming the surface.