How To Prepare Cracked Wood For Painting

For new and unpainted wood Paint over knots with knotting otherwise the sap in them will bleed through.

How to prepare cracked wood for painting. Some require primers andor undercoats to provide a base suitable for painting. Replace rotted fascia boards with. Avoid directing water up under the laps and keep the nozzle at least 16 in.

Away from the wood. Apply sparingly as using too much will leave you sanding away the excess. Fill any holes cracks or imperfections in the wood with a specialist wood filler.

Using the filling knife liberally apply the wood filler to the damaged woodwork taking care to fill the holes and cracks. Before you can paint make sure that the woodwork is free from dirt dust and grime and that all imperfections such as bubbles cracks and flakes have been removed or filled. Remove rotted wood using the scraper.

Use the high pressure carefully especially around windows. If you dont already have some buy suitable wood filler and a filling knife a putty knife or paint scraper work just as well from your local DIY store or online. If a crack has formed between the join of the woodwork and the wall fill and seal this with caulk a waterproof substance which is sold in a cartridge and applied with a gun.

Fill the holes with wood filler. When sanding always use a block to ensure the area remains level and sand in the direction of the grain. Pressure washing removes loose paint and built-up grime and improves paint adhesion.