Numerous wood carvers turn a piece of wood into art by preparing the wood first and painting it with acrylic paints. Acrylic paints are easy to clean with water while wet, dry rapidly, and are waterproof when completely cured. For the best outcomes, and to assure the life span of your painted carvings, seal the wood after carving once finished painting, apply a final varnish coat.

Painting a wooden surface with acrylic paint can prove to be troublesome because the paint may not stick, or it might douse into the wood, making a wreck of the wooden surface. To keep this from occurring, artisans ought to set up their canvas, for this situation, the wood, to guarantee that the acrylic paint adheres to their wooden or hardboard surface. The essential materials for this kind of prep work are fine grit sandpaper, a sealant to apply, a primer on the wood before painting and seal in after application.

To figure out how to legitimately prep the wood for painting, here are some things you need to consider doing including cleaning, sanding, fixing blemishes, and lastly priming.

Cleaning:

You would require to follow this step if you use an old wood piece with imbedded paint (in case you are reusing a wood piece). Old paint in a sound condition typically serves as an excellent base for another layer of paint. Cleaning wood surfaces with trisodium phosphate (TSP) and bleach or a substitute is the main thing you have to do to get the wood ready for painting. TSP is a great cleaner, degreaser, and deglosser, which cleans surfaces and separates the luster of the paint coat to guarantee a decent bond between the surface and new finish. You can use wood epoxy to fill in any holes, gaps to even out the surfaces.

Recycling old wood may have layers of paint or varnish that you have to remove before you can paint. If you disregard these layers and just paint over them, you will finish up with uneven surfaces. So, if you are starting a do-it-yourself project and reusable wood, proper preparation before painting old wood enables you to achieve proficient outcomes.

Sanding:

Before painting new wood, delicately sand all surfaces and edges to smooth the grain. At that point, remove the sanding dust to prep for primer. For previously painted wood pieces, take off cracking, chipping, or flaking paint, sand the surface with a 140 or 180-grit sandpaper, remove the sand dust, and wipe with a brush, tack cloth or damp cloth. A significant thing you ought to do is to search for delicate, brittle wood, which could show the signs of dry or wet decay, regularly happening in hot, moist atmospheres. While little areas of spoiled wood can be scrapped off, wiped out, and treated with fungicides, seriously harmed areas ought to be supplanted with new wood. Treat new wood with fungicides as well as additives to prevent recurrences of rotting.

Repair the flaws:

You can discover an assortment of wood fixing items, running from oil-based fillers, epoxies to coloured wood fix materials and paintable latex caulks. While picking a wood fixing compound, think about whether it's intended for inside or outside wood repair and whether you're going to paint, stain, or varnish woodwork. If you expect to apply a stain or varnish, ensure that you pick a filler that won't be visible on the last coat of the paint. Additionally, fill the holes and gaps, and sand all fix zones for a smoother appearance.

Priming:

Picking the correct primer and applying it accurately will guarantee a uniform, smooth, dependable painting surface. Other than enhancing topcoat adhesion, the proper primer can avert glimmering and block the stains that may be seen through the last coat. You can utilize the primer as it is or tint to coordinate with the last shade. When priming, follow the mixing instructions, application techniques, drying times, etc. provided by the manufacturer. First coat usually will lift any unsealed wood particles. To get a smooth surface, re-sand it gently before applying the paint.

The familiar proverb, "A great paintwork is 90 percent prep work and 10 percent painting," is ultimately 100 percent genuine. A layer of paint applied over existing paint or stain may look great—yet it won't last. The way for to durable paintwork is to prep your woodwork, so it's spotless and sparkle free. These are the most fundamental rules you should consider while preparing the wood for painting.

When using fresh cut wood, one needs to kiln dry the wood or leave sitting in a dry place for a year. Otherwise the wood would eventually split. When using wood panel, the manufacturers have already properly dried the wood, but will still need a sealant for some sort before painting.

King’s Framing & Art Gallery carries a variety of wood panels for art lovers that love to paint on wood. You can check them here. We carry some ready to paint, primed or unprimed wood panel collection and masonite panels. Some of our bestsellers are Ampersand Value Series Primed Smooth Artist Panels, Unprimed Basswood Artist Panels, Value Series Birch Wood Panel Value Packs, Art Advantage Cradled Paint Boards, Art Alternatives Limited Edition Creative Surfaces, Gotrick Wood Panel Collection, and Gotrick - Pale Masonite 3 mm Panels. Thus, eliminating all the preliminary prep work. To make it easier for you, King’s Framing & Art Gallery also carry Ampersand Museum Series Gessobords, Claybords, Aquabord Panels, Encausticbords, and Scratchbord Panels.

We also carry white, black or coloured and clear gesso, if you would like the wood grain to show and the necessary prep work has all been done for you. All you need to do is chose the medium and the appropriate gesso for your vision.

Happy Painting!

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