How To Prepare Exterior Trim For Painting

Its important that you use drop cloths to protect the floor and the chairs.

How to prepare exterior trim for painting. The most difficult part of that prep is sanding and scraping. This step is especially important if the door is exposed to weather. Staple a plastic tarp.

How to Prep for Painting. If the trim has previously been painted scrape off the old coats. And make sure to avoid these missteps.

Priming all bare wood caulking fillers sealing trim allowing primer to properly dry. Another key step preparing trim for paint is priming. There is no need to mask trim as giving it a body over-spray coat as well.

You need to lay the door flat on the floor support it with chairs or lay it on a sawhorse. Rinse the trim thoroughly and allow it to dry completely before preparing the surface for primer and paint. Use a long-handled scrubber brush and a mild detergent to gently scrub away accumulated dirt grime mold and other residue.

Begin your painting project by pouring thoroughly mixed paint into a bucket and dipping a quality 2-2½ wide nylonpolyester brush into the paint. Well show you how to achieve a mar-free surface thatll hold paint for 10 years or longer. Apply an oil-based primer coat to metal doors before you begin painting.

For a house with a great deal of trim. Paint all the side edges of trim pieces before painting the front-facing part of. Whether youre repainting wood or painting wood.