How To Prep Outside House Trim For Painting

Wash off any chalk dirt and mildew.

How to prep outside house trim for painting. Another key step preparing trim for paint is priming. To Summarize Prepping Exterior Trim For Paint. In this video we look at preparing old paint for new paint.

How to paint a house. Protect landscape plants by covering them with plastic. If its peeling scrape the loose paint using a putty knife as describe above and then go over it lightly with the 220 sandpaper.

Before beginning the painting project the surface of your house should be clean dull and dry. This video shows the basics of how to paint exterior trim on a residential paint job. Rinse thoroughly with a vinegarwater solution and let the trim dry.

Set up scaffolding for easy access to the house wall. If you used TSP to clean the house rinse twice to ensure the solution is completely gone. If you have newer painted trim that is in good condition with no peeling you can treat it the same way.

Painting tips using a 4 paint roller and paint brush. Where trim is laying on siding this edge must be caulked. Start by scrubbing off all dirt and chalking paint with a scrub brush and a solution of trisodium phosphate TSP.

Sanding and Scraping The real bulk of the work in exterior paint prep is surface prep. And make sure to avoid these missteps. This rough surface will show through the new paint coat so avoid rough treatment when preparing old latex paint on trim.