Preparing your area
Pop down a dust sheet in an area that will allow you to move around your garden furniture comfortably to paint it and before you begin the next step, try to remove any metal hardware if you can, which will make painting a little easier.
Preparing your furniture
Before you can paint your furniture, you need to make sure the surface is suitable for painting. If there’s any rotten wood, you can paint it, but it’ll just crumble. It’s advisable to remove anything rotten and broken and replace with new wood that can easily be sourced from any hardware store. Just pop it back into place using a waterproof wood adhesive, allow it to try and you can continue with the preparation process.
If there are any small holes or cracks, you can use exterior grade wood-filler. Making the most of the wood-filler, you can seal any gaps around the joints to maximise longevity and strength.
Once the wood-filler and glue are dry, you can sand it and make it smooth enough to sand it smooth to surface level. Before sanding the rest of the furniture, you should give it a thorough clean with warm soapy water and allow it to dry before moving onto the next phase, which is sanding.
Sand the furniture carefully, removing any old, tarnished paint and paint drips using a coarse grit sandpaper and then a finer one. Then, whilst wearing a mask you should use an old, dry paintbrush to carefully flick the dust from the sanding process.
Almost painting your garden furniture
You’ve prepared your surface - and now you’re ready to begin painting... BUT... we’re starting with an exterior primer!
We’d recommend Sandtex Rapid Dry Plus Primer Undercoat.
Sandtex Rapid Dry Plus Primer Undercoat forms a strong foundation ideal for Sandtex Rapid Dry Plus High Gloss or Sandtex Rapid Dry Plus Soft Satin.
Sandtex Primer Undercoat dries fast with little odour and is devised from advanced water based hybrid technology, to work like a solvent based paint.
Painting your garden furniture
Picking the right brush is almost as preparing the wood. Pick a brush that is the appropriate size for the item you’re painting. For example, a smaller brush is best used for a smaller piece of garden furniture as opposed to a table top, which would suit a larger brush or even a small roller.
So, you’re prepared your wood, you’ve got all of the tools - now the fun can really begin.
Once your primer has dried, you can begin applying paint. Remember, apply several thinner coats that have been allowed to dry instead of one thick coat.
Once all the paint has dried, take a seat and marvel your handiwork because you have just given your garden the makeover it deserves!
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