How To Prep Stained Wood Trim For Painting
Using a paint brush or a rag apply an even layer of stain on the woods surface.
How to prep stained wood trim for painting. I am in no way a professional but this method works very well for me and I have been doing it this way for years. Wash the surface of the trim with a TSP solution or a low-phosphate household cleaner. After the drying period if bare wood or spackle is showing apply another coat of primer to the trim.
Apply primer to trim covering any bare wood and spackled areas. Apply stain-blocking primer to the trim. Thoroughly mix the primer with a paint stick and pour a small amount into a paint tray.
Use a stiff putty knife to scrape loose paint to the bare wood. PRIME the trim with BINs Bullseye pigmented shellac. Use latex primer and paint when painting over a water-based wood stain.
There are only a few items required to prep wood trim for painting. After this use a clean rag and wipe off any stain thats pooling on the wood. Regardless of the religious factor involved in painting hardwood trim lololol if you must do it you need to buff sand the wood 150 or 220 is fine for this step.
If youve never tried Krud Kutter you dont know what youre missing. In this DIY I show you how I paint wood trim. Wipe off the excess and if you want to sand it lightly but I never doI just wipe off the excess with my finger so just the hole is filled 3 Wipe down all of your trim with a damp cloth.
It will be smooth as glass. Allow primer to dry for 24 hours. Its All in The Prep The prep work is a big reason why converting stained trim to painted is so labor intensive.