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Preparing
your surfaces
Prepare all the surfaces you are about to paint
as best you can to get the most
professional-looking finish.
Walls and ceilings
Take up rugs and vacuum the floor to remove any
dust. Where possible, remove furnishings and
accessories such as lampshades and pictures.
As long as
old plaster is in reasonable condition and
completely dry, only limited preparation is
required. Simply fill in any small cracks with a
Filler and dust the surface down before
painting.
Small
cracks and dents can be filled in with
multi-purpose filler, but larger ones need more
careful treatment. There is a wide range of
Fillers available to help you prepare for the
perfect finish.
Remove old
wallpaper before painting. The easiest way to do
this is with a steam stripper. Alternatively you
can use Wallpaper Stripper to make
stripping easier.
Walls should then be washed to remove all
residues of paste.
Filling holes in plaster
Small holes up to 50mm in depth can be filled
with a Sanding filler.
Large holes in plasterboard must be properly
filled with a Deep Gap filler.
Preparing wooden frames for painting
The window frame must be clean, sound and dry.
It is important to clean out all cracked and
defective putty between the glass and the frame.
It tends to become brittle with age and can fall
out.
Scrape out all the loose material. Treat any
mould with Multi-Surface Wash.
When the
window frame is clean and dry, prime areas of
bare wood with a Primer for Wood or a Primer &
Undercoat for Wood. Use a proper putty knife to
fill the gap between the glass and the frame
with multi-purpose putty. Leave the putty to
harden thoroughly before painting.
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