Through the natural wear and tear of the weather, wood fence gates sometimes seem to have their paint chip or peel off. Wanting your gates to be in top shape, you might want to repaint them when they start to look shabby. Since a wood fence gate might be the first thing someone sees when they approach your home, you will want them to look nice. Repainting wood fence gates is not a hard process and the small amount of time it takes to do it is well worth the payoff. You will probably need to buy a few supplies if you do not have them already, and prepare the wood fence gates a little bit before jumping right in to the paint, but it will not take long and your fence will be looking great in no time!
Before you repaint your wood fence gates, you should make sure you have, or go and purchase the paint, a paint brush, and sandpaper or a paint scraper. First, you will use the sandpaper or paint scraper to strip the old paint from off of the wood fence gates. Depending on your needs and your resources, you can decide if you want to use sandpaper or a scraper. As you strip the paint, you may come across a loose nail or a staple that is poking out on one side from the wood fence gates. When the paint is all scraped off, you should replace all the fallen out nails and remove all the poking out staples. Make sure the fence is in good repair by checking for any cracks or holes in the wood fence gates that you can fill with wood filler. You will want to be sure, also that you are not going to paint over any bugs or spider webs, twigs or dirt, so you should clean off the wood fence gates pretty well. Depending on if you want the hardware painted over, you should either take it off or tape it up before painting the wood fence gates. When the preparation work is all done, you can begin to paint the gate, starting on the front, going down to the sides, and around to the back. It is possible that you will want to paint on a second and third coat of paint so that you will not have to repaint it again quick as soon. Doing multiple coats will make the wood fence gates more durable and help them to last through bad weather, longer. If you have taken the wood fence gates off the hinges to repaint them, you should wait until they are completely dry before reattaching them to the gateposts.
Repainting your wood fence gate is a great way to be sure that it stays looking great and in top condition. Scraping and painting the gate is not a hard job to do, but you do need to know how to do it correctly before getting started so that you can be successful. Repaint your wood fence gate today and be happy with the beautiful results!
Before you repaint your wood fence gates, you should make sure you have, or go and purchase the paint, a paint brush, and sandpaper or a paint scraper. First, you will use the sandpaper or paint scraper to strip the old paint from off of the wood fence gates. Depending on your needs and your resources, you can decide if you want to use sandpaper or a scraper. As you strip the paint, you may come across a loose nail or a staple that is poking out on one side from the wood fence gates. When the paint is all scraped off, you should replace all the fallen out nails and remove all the poking out staples. Make sure the fence is in good repair by checking for any cracks or holes in the wood fence gates that you can fill with wood filler. You will want to be sure, also that you are not going to paint over any bugs or spider webs, twigs or dirt, so you should clean off the wood fence gates pretty well. Depending on if you want the hardware painted over, you should either take it off or tape it up before painting the wood fence gates. When the preparation work is all done, you can begin to paint the gate, starting on the front, going down to the sides, and around to the back. It is possible that you will want to paint on a second and third coat of paint so that you will not have to repaint it again quick as soon. Doing multiple coats will make the wood fence gates more durable and help them to last through bad weather, longer. If you have taken the wood fence gates off the hinges to repaint them, you should wait until they are completely dry before reattaching them to the gateposts.
Repainting your wood fence gate is a great way to be sure that it stays looking great and in top condition. Scraping and painting the gate is not a hard job to do, but you do need to know how to do it correctly before getting started so that you can be successful. Repaint your wood fence gate today and be happy with the beautiful results!
No comments:
Post a Comment