How to be Handy [hairy bottom not required]: Build Money Saving Home Improvement DIY Skills, Create a Unique Home and Properly Look After Your Stuff by Ian Anderson

Author:Ian Anderson [Anderson, Ian]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: DIY, Home improvement, Self sufficiency
ISBN: 9788293249061
Publisher: handycrowd media
Published: 2017-08-25T00:00:00+00:00

Most of the above materials have some kind of protective finish that needs maintenance or topping up periodically. Let’s take a look at the specific things you can do to a few different materials…

Proper Preparation

I’ll put this here, before we look at specific materials as the principles are similar whether you’re maintaining a wall, woodwork, or a metal gutter. Preparation is critical, just slapping on new stuff simply won’t protect the material, even if it looks good initially. Generally…

Scrape away any old flaky layers of old paint.

Clean paintwork with a ‘house cleaner’ detergent, with a mould killer element if there are green of black spores on the paintwork.

A bucket of cleaner and another of clean water and a couple of sponges work well indoors. Wipe over with one sponge and detergent and ‘rinse’ with the other sponge and clean water. Outdoors, careful use of a pressure washer to pump cleaner onto the paintwork works well (don’t go too close). Scrub with a small brush on a long handle and afterwards rinse everything away being careful with the angle you use (avoid getting water behind anything), mimic how the rain would hit the surface to be safe. Allow plenty of time for everything to dry.

Sand down the surface, removing any ‘shine’ to provide a rock-solid base (called ‘key’) for new coatings.

Use a suitable primer on any bare areas, maybe even two coats. Lightly sand with a fine sandpaper to flatten again.

The final sanding grade should be 120/180 grit (or finer) otherwise the scratch marks may show through the final finish.

Apply the finish coats flowing the manufacturer’s instructions (usually two for best durability).

Lightly sand in between coats with fine sandpaper and work in a super clean environment for time consuming, but glass smooth results.

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