How to Prepare to Repaint Window Ledges
If your home has old wood windows with peeling and/or flaking paint, restore them by repainting them. Before you paint your windows, you will first have to prepare the frame and ledges for paint to ensure it sticks and looks smooth. While the task is not difficult, it requires a substantial amount of elbow grease, along with a few hand tools.
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Things You'll Need
- Drop cloths
- Mineral spirits
- Scrub brush
- Paint scraper
- Vacuum with extension hose
- 60-grit sandpaper
- Tack cloth
- Painter's tape
Instructions
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Place drop cloths under the window on the floor to catch any falling debris.
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Wet a scrub brush with mineral spirits, then scrub the window frame and ledges thoroughly. Continue to use mineral spirits and a scrub brush to clean off the flaking, peeling paint.
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Scrape away stubborn paint from the window ledges and frame with a paint scraper. Allow the old paint to fall onto the drop cloths.
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Place a vacuum with an extension hose under the window and vacuum up any loose paint flakes from the window ledges and frame.
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Sand the window ledges and frame using 60-grit sandpaper to remove any remaining paint from the window. Wipe the frame and ledges with a tack cloth once you have sanded all the old paint away.
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Adhere painter's tape around the inside of the window frame and outside the edges of the window ledges to protect the window pane and walls from wet, dripping paint.
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