How To Prep Outdoor Wood Furniture For Painting

You can update the furniture by adding new hardware or you can use a polish to change the sheen and color to it.

How to prep outdoor wood furniture for painting. Watch as Aces Home Expert Lou Manfredini shows you how easy it is to bring your furniture back to life with paint. An occasional light wash with dish detergent and warm water will help you enjoy your freshly stained or painted outdoor wood. Flat surfaces such as moldings and soffits can be easily sanded with a belt sander.

If the finish of the piece you are painting is damaged or chipping in any way then always sand first. You want to remove any old paint flakes or dust thats been left on the surface. Learn how to prep your furniture thouroughly so your paint job lasts.

Use strokes in the same direction as the wood grain. As with primer start by painting the underside of the piece then flip it over to paint the top. Depending on the state of your furniture you may need to do some prep work first.

You can easily update a piece of wood furniture with paint. For larger structures a wire brush is an easy way to knock off the remaining pieces of paint and surface fibers while also roughing up the woods surface for better paint adhesion. Place your furniture where it wont be under a drip line from a roof or tree limb.

You will need two coats of paint. Outdoor latex paint usually has ultraviolet protection that protects the color and finish of the paint in the bright outdoor sun during the summer months. Let the furniture dry in a clean dust-free well-ventilated area.

Wash the entire wood surface once youre finished scraping andor sanding. But in that case your first coat of primer needs to be rust-inhibiting. This technique will work for outdoor metal furniture as well.