How Do You Prepare Woodwork For Painting

To streamline the painting process all you need to do is clear out your furniture cover the floor and repair your walls.
How do you prepare woodwork for painting. In this tutorial our Wickes experts show you how to prepare interior woodwork for paintingSubscribe to the Wickes YouTube channel here. Sweep an orbit sander over the wood in wide circular strokes. Of course if this sounds like too much hassle or hard work you can always call in the professionals.
Be sure to sand away any wood. Dont completely remove the paint. Lightly coat the wood with your solution three times waiting half an hour between each coat to allow the wood to dry.
Follow these simple steps to get your surface prepared. The light scuffing action will produce a more textured surface that promotes proper paint adhesion. Clean thoroughly with sugar soap sand down with a fine paper to give a key for the new paint and then apply your paint.
You can use a vacuum cleaner with a brush-type accessory so you dont damage the wood or a dusting brush. Simply remove imperfections and give the woodwork a key an adhesive surface for the new paint to cling to. You can scrape these back to a solid edge then apply some wall filler.
Now your wood is ready for painting. It helps prevent any dust particles from sticking to the walls and being painted over. When the sanding is complete youll need to get rid of any bits of dust stuck to the woodwork.
A sanding machine can be used cautiously for a large surface if preferred. If youre painting over a dark color apply a coat of primer before you paint. As long as you prepare youll be able to paint.