How To Paint Over Cracked Wood

Be sure to dab paint in the cracks and crevices of the furniture.

How to paint over cracked wood. Scrape away the paint on the object using a wire brush. Fill in any cracks with spackling paste. Run the electric sander along the surface area of the cracked paint.

Using 80 to 100-grit sandpaper remove any loose debris from the cracked area. This will remove the paint and other debris from the cracks and will allow the patching material to bond tightly to the damaged area. Dutch Boy shows you how to efficiently repair cracked or peeling paint.

Paint the area with a stabilizing primer. Step 1 Put on your goggles and nose and mouth mask. Exterior fillers dry fairly quickly allowing to gently sand to a smooth texture.

Be sure to flex the putty knife to produce a flat surface. Remove and chipped paint as crackled paint. You may find layers and layers of old paint if your house has been painted several times over the years which all has to be removed for new paint to adhere to the wood surface underneath.

Wipe away remaining dust and bits with a damp rag. Use a chisel-edged scraper to remove as much peeling and cracked paint as possible. Apply two coats of primer leaving time for the first layer to dry before painting on the second coat.

This is a video on how to fix flaking paint. Apply wood filler to a putty knife and spread a thin layer of filler across the damaged area. Make sure that the wood filler extends slightly beyond the perimeter of the damaged area This excess wood filler will later be sanded away.