How To Clean Wood Trim For Painting

Glenda Jansons on Jun 16 2016 Warm water and dawn dish soap.

How to clean wood trim for painting. Starting at the top of the door or trim wipe the entire surface with. Clean the wood surface thoroughly. Then wipe down with plain water.

Clean and rinse one section before moving onto the next section. Ask This Old House painter Mauro Henrique teaches a homeowner some techniques to paint old 1960s wood trim with a varnish on itThisOldHouse AskTOHSUBSCRIB. TSP trisodium phosphate - sold in the paint aisle of Lowes.

Thoroughly mix the paint with a paint stick and then pour a small amount into a clean paint tray. If you start at the top the cleaner can run down the wood and create hard-to-remove streaks. Then take your paint guide and stick it between the tape and the trim and push it down as far as you can.

Use a long-handled scrubber brush and a mild detergent to gently scrub away accumulated dirt grime mold and other residue. 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. Sanding filler caulking edges where trim meets another substrate allowing to dry.

Wash wood from the bottom upward with slow easy up-and-down strokes so the solution has time to soften the grime. There are only a few items required to prep wood trim for painting. Another key step preparing trim for paint is priming.

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