How To Prepare Wood For Sanding

Follow it through with a 100 a 120 a 150 and a 180- grit paper respectively.

How to prepare wood for sanding. Always sand with the grain of the wood. Before sanding scrape loose and flaking paint from the siding. Also the brush fibers could clean dust from tricky holes or corners.

Do NOT start sanding with very fine sandpaper on unfinished wood. Finishing it up with a 220-grit sandpaper is incredible. To get a long lasting beautiful finish from your paint or varnish and to avoid flaking and chipping you will need to prepare your bare wood properly.

Remove the Baseboards Before Sanding. Tear sandpaper sheets into fourths then fold them into pieces just big enough to hold with three fingers. It takes four steps to sand wood to perfection.

For small intricate wood projects sanding by hand is best. Sand in a straight line back and forth until you reach the end of the woods surface. As you notice a sandpapers grit number determines the coarseness of its grit.

Prepare for Sanding Floorboards Start with a quick tidy-up by running the hoover over the floor. It is the primary tool to clean the woodwork. Go around with a hammer and make sure you sink all of these nails back into the hardwood floor.

Repeat this process for every part of the wood youll be staining. Finally apply a coat of primer. The technique of wetting the wood down before staining is called popping the grain.