Sand The Floor Paint The Fence

The best way to get loose paint off a fence.

Sand the floor paint the fence. It s a time consuming task but you can speed it up by using a power sander. Remove shoe moulding the wood trim where the wall meets the floor. When god asks you if you are ready to follow him and you reply that you are don t be surprised if it means that you are then lining fields for soccer sweeping roads moving furniture giving cookies writing encouraging notes and doing other what seems to be menial jobs. Research your paint or stain choice ensure it is high quality for a long lasting finish and consider how the paint or stain color will look as the fence weathers.

Allow the primer to dry for at least two hours after each coat. Use a paint roller to apply primer throughout the floor. Repeat the same method above to paint the concrete floor. Once you ve done that vacuum up the dust and wipe down the floor with white spirit.

Sanding the floor will kick up a lot of dust so protect light fixtures and tape over electrical outlets. Before you start sanding remove everything from the room and vacuum the floor. If you re re staining the wood you can sand the fence to smooth the wood grain. You ll need to sand the entire floor not just one section.

Removing loose paint is a critical first step in painting a fence. Painting over old paint that s flaking or peeling keeps new paint from adhering. Clean the fence clean the fence surface by applying a cleaner a small solution of soapy bleach water may be all you need but seek out a fence deck cleaner for tough stains. Begin applying primer by using a paint brush on the corners and edges of the concrete floor or surface.

For floors that have already been painted you ll need to sand back 120 grit paper and a floor sander to the bare wood and remove all peeling cracked or blistered paint.