Prepping a room before Painting part 3
Trim Preparations
Now we’re going to deal with any areas in the room that need to be re-caulked and what you’ll see usually is that caulking needs to be touched up around where the baseboard meets the wall or around window trim, caulk is the best solution for sealing this gap and making everything look clean. So you’ll need to open a tube of caulking when you are opening up a tube of caulk take the tip and put it right into the spout Cutters (on the back of the caulking gun) going in about a 45-degree angle and squeeze the handles. Depending on how quickly you want to get to painting will change what caulk you want to use I prefer using fast dry paintable caulk because it’s ready in 15 minutes. After, load the caulking gun with the caulk and drag and squeeze the gun along with the seem to be sure to drag and squeeze at an even pace to avoid future problems or messes. It’s actually better for your walls to meet your baseboard at a 90-degree angle so Instead of just running your finger along it like common practice creates a burrow, I suggest you use your five in one tool and use the small square on the front of the blade (opposite of the pointy side) take your damp rag and you’ll put it in one layer over it hold it nice and tight and drag that along starting in the corner and run it along the edge of the baseboard and it creates a really nice clean square 90-degrees angle for you. This makes it easier to paint in the future as well.
Time To Sand
Once the wall repairs are completely dry, now it’s time to move on to sanding and this time you should be using 220 grit sandpaper for a really nice smooth finish perfect for paint. If there is an excessive amount, go safety first and use eye protection and respiratory mask so that you don’t breathe in any of the dust and my eyes are protected. I recommend sanding in a circular motion and that will feather out the imperfection and give you the smoothest finish, don’t be surprised if you get a little dusty. okay so your walls are spackled an