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Wooden Garden Bench

Garden Furniture - Wooden Garden Bench

Prepare the surface

• Remove all loose and flaking paint by scraping or carefully brushing with a stiff metal wire brush. Going with the grain of the wood unnecessary scoring of the wood.
• Sand rough edges of remaining paint. Refresh surface of weathered wood by sanding with a fine/medium grit paper.
• Dull any glossy paint by sanding with fine grit sandpaper.
• Treat any mildew with a 3:1 water:household bleach mixture, leaving it on for 20 minutes and adding more as it dries. Wear eye and skin protection & rinse thoroughly.
• Remove any remaining dirt to ensure the wood surfaces are clean and ready for painting.

Note: during all these steps we recommend wearing eye protection, work gloves and a dust mask
Priming

• Prime area where old paint has come off. For best results, prime entire job
• Use top quality exterior stain blocking latex or oil based wood primer. (Use oil primer if furniture has build up of old oil based paint)

Painting

• Use a good quality paint and ensure you choose a product recommended for use on outdoor furniture.
• Apply paint following the instructions on the tin.
• Remember it is easier to take time to apply two thin coats of paint than to apply one thick coat and deal with the dribbles and runs!