How To Prepare Stained Trim For Painting

Tape off any areas that you need to protect like floors.

How to prepare stained trim for painting. Thoroughly mix the primer with a paint stick and pour a small amount into a paint tray. Flow Leveling - A smooth finish is the ultimate goal when doing a trim re-paint. The very first thing you need to do is clean everything for that I use Krud Kutter.

How to Prepare Stained and Varnished Trim Step 1. It will be smooth as glass. Apply primer to trim covering any bare wood and spackled areas.

A putty knife to scrape peeling paint and apply fillers a paint scraper for rough oil-based paint sandpaper or a sanding sponge to smooth out rough spots and dry spackling paste. Use a roller to paint stained trim or any wallceilingthen give it a quick spin in a bucket. Choose a paint that has good flow characteristics so its easy to work with a brush and wont leave excessive brush marks on the surface.

Once sanded stained wood trim accepts new layers of paint easily. Most of the paint will fall to the bottom of the bucket. Allow primer to dry for 24 hours.

The discoloration is most pronounced if you are using white paint or a very light-colored paint. As the cloth becomes soiled fold it to expose a clean area or use a freshly saturated cloth. After the drying period if bare wood or spackle is showing apply another coat of primer to the trim.

Move furniture out of the room and lay down drop cloths on all floors carpet. I have been so impressed with the quality of this painting tape and it comes in several widths. After the Bins dries very lightly sand it again with 220-400 paper or 40 steel wool.