4. Tips And Advice
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- You'll do a better job if you work methodically, tackling one frame or panel at a time.
- Don’t take a break half way through painting a frame - you'll leave a line between the old and new paint.
- For a panelled door, unscrew the hinges and lay the door flat on a bench or trestles to prevent drips. First, paint the mouldings around the panels using a small 25mm brush.
- Next paint the panels, followed by the central vertical section and the top and bottom cross rails. Complete by painting the long upright sides.
- Leave your paint-filled brush in a jar of water rather than cleaning it at the end of a session. This stops the paint hardening overnight. Dry off the water and you're ready to start again.
- Black knots in wood are dead and will fall out. Prise them out and fill the holes.
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