PREPARING SURFACE PAINTING

Determining the Moisture

Content of Wood

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 Surface Examinations

• No exterior painting or
interior finishing shall be
done under conditions
which jeopardize the
quality or appearance of
painting or finishing.

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PREPARATION
• All surfaces shall be in proper
condition to receive the finish.
Woodwork shall be hand-sand
prepared and dusted clean.
• All knotholes, pitch pockets, or sappy
portions shall shellacked or sealed with
knot sealer.
• Nail holes, cracks or defects shall be
carefully puttied after the first coat with
putty matching the color of the stain or
paint.

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Interior Woodwork
• Finishes shall be sand
papered between coats,
cracks, holes for
imperfections in plaster
shall be filled with patching
plaster and smoothed off
to matched the adjoining
surfaces.

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1.Inspecting Wooden Surface for Painting
• Prepare hammer and nail

• Inspect the area to make sure that

the carpenter had finished the
carpentry works already

• See to it the surface has been

nailed already.

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2.Performing Nail Setting
• Prepare hammer
• Perform nail setting and make
sure that hammer head will
not leave marks on the surface.

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3.Performing Fine Sanding
• Prepare body filler
• Prepare a scraper and a putty
knife.
• Mix body filler could be
enough for the given surface
• Perform patching until all
contoured, crooked surfaces
will be leveled off.

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 Concrete Surface for Painting

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Procedure in Cleaning Concrete Surfaces Before Painting

• Inspecting concrete
surface for painting:
• Inspect the area to make sure that
the masonry works had been
finished.
• Ask the mason how long does the
masonry work have been finished.
• If the masonry works is newly
finished; keep it dry for about 150
hours or 1 week.

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2.Clean the Surface
• Perform sanding to rough,
uneven portions.
• Remove/scrape off excess
concrete mixtures
• See to it the surface is free of
dirt.

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3.Treat Surface with Concrete Neutralizer

• Measure given surface area to

be treated
• Mix neutralizer according to
the area measurement
• Apply concrete neutralizer.
Let it dry over night

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