After about 12 hours, the primer will have set enough to paint over with a followup coat, if … Once this area has dried back out, is when your repair techniques can shine. Then using best exterior paints is even a further guarantee, for proper paint protection. Cover baseboards and crown molding with tape and a drop cloth or plastic sheeting. Troweling it on as even as you can, letting it dry. Use latex primer and paint when painting over a water-based wood stain. Same preparations, exterior paint reacts positively or negatively depending on paint itself, also the surface it is covering. If you are using dark paint, thin it down a bit with some water. For old paint in good condition or primed, bare wood, you'll need about one gallon of paint per each 400 square feet. When painting over top older paint on wood for painting to last, wood substrate must be solid, sound, and sturdy. Don't worry about gouging wood, when removing defective old paint and rotted wood. If you plan on covering over your wall paneling, you should first and foremost inspect the surface. How to Paint Over Paneling. Make sure that the paneling is firmly attached to the walls before beginning the updated look; you do not want your efforts to be in vain if the panels start falling off the walls. Priming & painting over wood fillers and Spackle, patches will disappear. Weathered wood can be made to look new again by applying a fresh coat of paint. Sand down to fresh wood. Once dried, sanding these fillers will give a smooth finish for primer to be applied. The old wood may … If the wood you want to paint has paint already on it, you may have to remove it before adding a new coat. Scrape Off Old Paint. Fascia and soffits are other good places to check. Video: How to Sand Wood By Hand. Once the preliminary sanding is complete, apply wood stain or dark paint as a coloring agent to low spots and areas where wood has been exposed. Let it dry completely before adding another coat of paint. But any old paint currently lifting up, peeling, must be removed. Several points how to correctly paint over aged painted clapboard wood siding, will have lasting quality & protection. Thank you, Mary Thank you, Mary Kodex from 2/20 Bridge St, Pymble, NSW, 2073, Australia on June 03, 2015: Understanding how many coats of paint on exterior wood will seal & protect much longer. The stain can't be absorbed into the wood if there's a layer of protective coating on it! Before picking up a paint brush, or roller, few important steps to take in preparation, when painting over aged paint on wood to last the longest. The veneer gives the surface a better appearance and makes it look like solid wood. If knife edge can easily sink into the wood, you need to dig this portion out first. Most exterior life-time paints, only requiring one coat, are more fade resistant. 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