How To Prep Stained Wood Trim For Painting

Use latex primer and paint when painting over a water-based wood stain.

How to prep stained wood trim for painting. In this DIY I show you how I paint wood trim. It will be smooth as glass. Either way if you want to be on the safe side before you get all gung-ho and paint everything you can apply a test patch of primer in an inconspicuous area after youve done your surface prep apply your topcoat over the test patch once the primers dry enough to receive it then wait to see if you get any stain bleeding through.

Using a paint brush or a rag apply an even layer of stain on the woods surface. After the Bins dries very lightly sand it again with 220-400 paper or 40 steel wool. 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.

Thoroughly mix the primer with a paint stick and pour a small amount into a paint tray. The choice of primer is. Regardless of the religious factor involved in painting hardwood trim lololol if you must do it you need to buff sand the wood 150 or 220 is fine for this step.

Use a stiff putty knife to scrape loose paint to the bare wood. Wipe off the excess and if you want to sand it lightly but I never doI just wipe off the excess with my finger so just the hole is filled 3 Wipe down all of your trim with a damp cloth. Rinse thoroughly with a vinegarwater solution and let the trim dry.

PRIME the trim with BINs Bullseye pigmented shellac. Apply stain-blocking primer to the trim. There are only a few items required to prep wood trim for painting.

Apply primer to trim covering any bare wood and spackled areas. You can use both water-based and oil-based primers on previously varnished surfaces. Wash the surface of the trim with a TSP solution or a low-phosphate household cleaner.