An unfavorable wrinkled piece of wood supporting your house is not only unattractive to look at, but it may also decrease the value of your home. However, this can easily be taken care of by sanding down and then again painting the wood. Primer is usually used as the first layer on wood & then you can apply the paint & this is due to the reason that it dips into the wood pores and assists the paint stick better. Even though it needs a lot of elbow grease, one of the best ways to get rid of the primer from wood is by the process of sanding. A few specific tools can help in the removal process as soon as the stripper has done its job. These tools are very much affordable that can be purchased at any local paint supply store. If in case you have a clear or stain finish on a wood surface, and it has a primer paint on it, the undesirable primer can be eliminated.
Step By Step Instructions & Items Needed Of Removing Primer From Wood
In order to remove the primer from the wood, you first need to gather the required items & then go through the below-mentioned step by step instructions carefully:
Items Needed
- Drop Cloth, Portable Fan & Safety Glasses
- Rubber Gloves, Respirator & Chemical Paint Stripper
- Paint Brush, Putty Knife & Molding Scraper
- Hazardous Waste Container & Steel Wool
Step By Step Instructions
- First of all, you need to cleanse the wood with the help of a liquid cleaner in order to eliminate as much of the dirt as possible. Then put a very few sprinkles of dish soap into a bucket and fill it with warm water. After that, wash off the wood having the primer before allowing it to dry completely with a towel.
- After cleaning the wood, brush up as much of the primer as possible with the help of a paint scraper. During the brushing process, make sure to run the scraper all along the grain of the wood.
- Now, affix a piece of 40 - 60 coarse-grit sandpaper to a sanding block. Turn over the paper in place over the face of the block and then fasten into place with the handle. If in case power sander is available, you can also use it for sanding process in order to make the task easy & quicker.
- Next, start the sanding again in the grain's direction in the wood. Begin at one end of the wood and go towards downwards, always sanding in the grain's direction. Keep performing sanding process in one spot on the wood unless & until the primer has been sanded away before moving on.
- Finally, eliminate the primer from wood floors with the help of a floor sander. Floor sander has large, round discs at the base which will make eliminating primers from wooden floors easier. Then remove any debris with the help of a shop vacuum.