How To Prime Exterior Wood For Painting
Begin by scraping off old paints.
How to prime exterior wood for painting. Rusty nail stains Wash the rust off sand the nail heads down and caulk them with a good water-based all-acrylic caulk. Table of Contents. Diamond Brite Paint 31900 5-Gallon Oil Base Primer.
With a scrubbing brush water and detergent scrub mildly. Scraping scrubbing and sanding. Use a wide flat paintbrush to apply the paint to the wood.
Hold the spray gun approximately 1 foot from the surface. To start off priming use sandpaper to scrape off the previous paint or to even out the bumps on your surface. Allow the paint to dry before applying a second coat and then paint the back if you wish.
Spray a coat of paint onto the surface using even side-to-side sweeps and overlapping strokes. Then spot-prime every nail head separately and paint the surface with a quality latex coating. Another key step preparing trim for paint is priming.
Priming the wood helps you deposit the paint nicely. Going over all facets reasons why prime before painting is required over old paint on wood siding. KILZ L220101 KLEAR Multi-Surface Stain Blocking.
Go ahead and use sandpaper to smoothen any sharp edges. Then rinse it let it dry prime the bare wood and add your topcoat. Most acrylic paints will take roughly 20 minutes to dry.
