How To Prepare Woodwork For Painting

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How to prepare woodwork for painting. This will ensure all dust and any particles left behind from moving the furniture away from the walls will be collected. Be very careful not to strip away too much paint. Paintwork with only a few light blemishes can be prepared by sanding.

If the kit comes back positive consult a painting. Do this in the direction of the grain until you have a smooth and level surface. Clean thoroughly with sugar soap sand down with a fine paper to give a key for the new paint and then apply your paint.

The Coach shows you how. If you plan on painting baseboards trim or doors make sure to sand them as well. Using opaque acrylics like I have been with a gesso-only technique has been fine.

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Once its dry use a piece of 180grit sandpaper to rub the area back to a smooth finish. Go over each area of the wood with your sandpaper to remove part of the top layer of paint but dont apply too much pressure as youll remove too much. For previously painted walls take a look for any lumps and bumps or flaking paint areas.

A sanding machine can be used cautiously for a large surface if preferred. Simply remove imperfections and give the woodwork a key an adhesive surface for the new paint to cling to. You probably know that bare raw w.