Your dirt-encrusted wheelbarrow would look sharp cleaned and painted wagon red. The weather-worn birdhouses could use a coat of canary yellow. Now's the time to get everything in your gardening shed and on your patio ready for outdoor work and play.
Materials do best if they are properly prepped, then sprayed with a primer.
Always paint according to directions on the can, giving an object several light coats instead of one heavy coat. Apply paints in a well-ventilated area. Use masking tape and newspaper to protect areas you do not want painted. Smooth surface with sandpaper or steel wool. Wipe surface with a tack cloth or clean rag.