How To Prep A Wood Porch For Painting
The key is rustic wood bold reds and subtle white accents.
How to prep a wood porch for painting. Be sure to allow the primer to dry completely before you begin paint. Once dry sand the patches smooth using a medium grit sandpaper 60-100. The aim of the game is to give yourself the best possible surface for all that lovely paint to stick to.
Exterior primer is the final step toward preparing the wood of the porch floor itself. With this in mind go big with the Farmers Porch trend. Hi phoenix2327 Thanks for reading about my painting my porch and deck and thank you for the nice compliment on the fence too.
How to Prep Walls for Painting Prep is key when it comes to painting. Before weathered wood can be painted it will require extensive prep work to ensure that the paint stays on for more than just a couple of years. Coat the wood of the floor with a layer of exterior primer.
Deborah from Las Vegas on November 28 2012. Use a 2- to 3-inch soft-bristled paintbrush. It is tempting to paint over wood rot as a quick band-aid however it will not fix the issue and the color will not last if the surface is not properly prepared he says.
Step 1 Inspect the wood to make sure there isnt any sort of varnish or finish on the wood. Keep a distance of 8- to 12-inches from the surface and spray with the grain of the wood to avoid damage to the surface of the deck. Patch the holes and cracks using an exterior grade spackle like Plastic Wood and an exterior grade caulk.
I had a good time painting that. 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. Use an oscillating tool fitted with a rigid edge blade then fitted with coarse grit sandpaper to peel away and then sand any pocked or loosened patches of paint or to remove caked on debris.