How To Prep Walls After Sanding
What can be wet sanded will only make the finish better and help smooth out sanding scratches and wavy compound.
How to prep walls after sanding. This should keep the edges of the paper from showing through the final finish. First of all removing all the power outlet and light switch wall plates. STEP 1- Prepping.
The more dust that you have the more times that you should change out your cloth as you swiffer your room I changed out mine with each new wall. Let the filler to dry then smooth down with a fine sandpaper. Sweeping compound contains ingredients that help keep dust on the ground making it easier to remove without it becoming airborne again.
This video shows you what you should DEFINITELY do after sanding your walls. Start at the left hand side of your first wall and swiffer in a straight line from the top of the wall to the bottom moving down the wall as you go. Clean the gaps with sugar soap before you fill as any dust could stop the filler sticking to the wall.
For previously painted water-based paint sand with a fine-grit sandpaper. Then pulling out the stove and screwing a piece of wood to the wall in the cabinet opening behind it. Be sure to overlap each stroke slightly to ensure you dont miss any spots.
Also cover the floor with drop cloths and cover moldings switches window frames handles and so on with masking tape. Real drywall sanding is done with a vacuum connected orbital electric drywall sander. Tools for the job.
Then grab a pole sander and give the wall a good sanding hitting all the high spots. Carol if you see your contractor with a pole sander fire them immediately. Eric Stromer gives instruction on how to properly prepare walls to paint after wallpaper removal.
