How To Prep Stained Wood Trim For Painting

Its All in The Prep The prep work is a big reason why converting stained trim to painted is so labor intensive.

How to prep stained wood trim for painting. The choice of primer is. Rinse thoroughly with a vinegarwater solution and let the trim dry. After this use a clean rag and wipe off any stain thats pooling on the wood.

Wipe off the excess and if you want to sand it lightly but I never doI just wipe off the excess with my finger so just the hole is filled 3 Wipe down all of your trim with a damp cloth. Using a paint brush or a rag apply an even layer of stain on the woods surface. Regardless of the religious factor involved in painting hardwood trim lololol if you must do it you need to buff sand the wood 150 or 220 is fine for this step.

Thoroughly mix the primer with a paint stick and pour a small amount into a paint tray. The very first thing you need to do is clean everything for that I use Krud Kutter. Use a stiff putty knife to scrape loose paint to the bare wood.

In this DIY I show you how I paint wood trim. I am in no way a professional but this method works very well for me and I have been doing it this way for years. PRIME the trim with BINs Bullseye pigmented shellac.

After the drying period if bare wood or spackle is showing apply another coat of primer to the trim. A putty knife to scrape peeling paint and apply fillers a paint scraper for rough oil-based paint sandpaper or a sanding sponge to smooth out rough spots and dry spackling paste. Paint adheres well over water-based stain so after completing the prep steps outlined above apply a.

Apply primer to trim covering any bare wood and spackled areas. You can use both water-based and oil-based primers on previously varnished surfaces. After the Bins dries very lightly sand it again with 220-400 paper or 40 steel wool.