How do I prepare my porch to be painted?

Painting a Porch
When painting a porch, prepare the porch surface by scraping away old flaking paint, filling any gouges and sanding the surface smooth. Pound in or replace any protruding nails and clean the floor, including the spaces between the boards. Prime with quality primer and paint with one or two coats of floor paint. Use low-tack painter´s tape to create design.

Prepping bare wood
To prepare wood for painting, lightly sand wood with fine sandpaper. Seal wood with a water-based sealer, making sure to cover front, back, and edges and use flat or foam brushes to apply. The sealer makes the grain rise so sand the wood a second time and wipe again with tack cloth.

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Giving old wood a fresh look
Exterior wood siding can be painted, or stripped and painted. Strip paint using a torch by burning the old paint and scraping it lightly being careful not to damage the wood. Clean the surface with trisodium phosphate (TSP), which you can find in the paint department of your local home renovation centre. Repair siding where needed and caulk. If you are repainting in the same colour, apply the finishing coat after the wood is dry. If you are changing colours, apply a primer coat followed by the new colour, using exterior paint (an oil based primer will be necessary if going from oil to latex). Avoid painting in full sun, at sunset, in the early morning, in the rain or in the wind. To keep bugs from sticking to the fresh paint, simply add two tablespoons of citronella to the paint.

Finishing product: paint, stain, varnish, etc.
Different customers have different needs. No product meets every need. To select the appropriate product, start by identifying your needs based on the following specific criteria in order to create a “funnel” leading to your ideal product. The product selection process is simple, effective and based on eight product selection criteria: function, environment, surface, use, composition, appearance, colour and quality.

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