Once caulking compounds and wood fillers have completely dried, prime any bare wood with a high-quality alkyd or 100% acrylic primer. Also prime any stains to prevent them from bleeding through the final paint coats. Wait for clear, dry weather before you prime and paint. Outdoor temperatures...
and smooth it along the plank joints with your finger. It should be invisible once it's painted. You can caulk either before or after priming. A lot of pros prefer to caulk after priming because the primer helps expose gaps and holes, and real sticklers like to prime both before ...
TSP Substitute+Microfiber cloths:ALWAYS. ALWAYS. ALWAYS wipe everything down before painting. TSP substitute is great for removing dirt, wax or grease build-up, and getting a surface clean enough to nicely accept new paint or primer. Caulk +Caulking Gun:I SWEAR byBig Stretch caulk. After yea...
The general order for painting a room is to prime (if needed), then caulk, paint the ceiling, paint the walls, and finally paint the trim. Your room might not need any caulking but if you have any cracks or gaps where the walls or ceiling meet the trim, fill them with caulk. Be s...
For this step, you’ll need:Apower washerorhose,cleaning fluid, and ascrub brush. Step 2: Remove chipped or flaking paint. Examine your home for areas where paint has lifted, is peeling, or curling up, as you’ll need a smooth surface before you begin the paint application. Gently scrap...
After about two hours of dry time, I primed the fronts of the cabinet doors.To do this, I found a trick using push pins! Before flipping them over, I lightly hammered a pushpin in each corner to allow the backside to continue to dry thoroughly while still being able to prime the front...
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but I know a lot of people like to. Matt does use it around ceiling fans when he paints the ceilings and he also uses it religiously when he is caulking (might have to do a different post about that). If you use painter’s tape, make sure you get everything taped BEFORE you open...
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After the surface tension of the paints having the different characteristics (or the coatings having the different characteristics) have been substantially equalized, or other features of the coats have been equalized so as to make the paints compatible to be spread wet simultaneously, the paints are...