How To Prepare Wood Windows For Painting
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How to prepare wood windows for painting. Having removed paint as necessary fill any cracks voids or nail holes with cellulose filler woodfiller or putty. Apply the solution then scrape to avoid scraping on dry glass. Make sure you use primer specifically designed for your wood project interior vs.
Sand the window frame with a medium-grade sandpaper and brush away any dust. 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. Were taking you through the whole process of safely painting our wood and vinyl windows.
The bit that is exposed when you open the window see the parts of window diagram above. Wipe it with a cloth soaked in white spirit. Scraping scrubbing and sanding.
Begin by scraping off old paints. Any areas of bare wood should be primed with a water-based wood primer such as Dulux Water-based Gloss Primer for Wood. Step 4 Paint Window Frame.
Once your primer is dry youre ready to start painting. Apply the primer in a thick even layer. Exterior unfinished wood vs.
Previously painted wood etc. Clean the surface from dust. For grinding flat areas wrap the skin around a wooden bar and for shaped profiles around a pencil.