Painting Guide - Introduction Introduction Identifying paint failures, and understanding surfaces and surface preparation are crucial in the prevention of future paint failures. When the homeowner makes a decision to go ahead with a particular paint project, an inspection of the project is required to determine the surface, and the surface conditions. Equally important is the condition of the exterior surface. Perform the same inspection on interior surfaces. Once an inspection of the surface is complete and the surface and paint failures have been identified, preparation of the surface is ready to begin.
Preparation begins with a thorough washing of the surfaces.
Interior surfaces can be washed by hand with household or commercial cleaners. Washing exterior surfaces by hand can be time consuming. A more conventional way to wash exterior surfaces would be with a power or pressure washer. Pressure washing may cost a little more financially, but the trade off comes with having the surface washed in a fraction of the time it would take to do it by hand. Interior walls need to have cracks, gouges, and holes repaired and sanded to a smooth finish, after the surfaces have been washed or wiped.