Prepping for Painting: Sanding
Posted on July 17, 2007 - Filed Under Housing |
Why sand before painting? Well, it’s not because I’m bored.
Sanding
helps the primer grip the paint which is already on the wall. A nice
coarse paper equals quick sanding. For me, the walls are the easiest.
A large chunk of wood (palm size) and wrap it in sand paper. Within
minutes, the walls of a room are finished.
The most challenging aspect of sanding: trim. All those little grooves and valleys . . .ugh.
A
friend of mine loaned me a hand-sander. Built during the Nixon
administration, this piece of technology vibrated with a force large
enough to register on the richter scale. It was used on all the doors
until it’s untimely death Saturday, July 14th at 4:49 p.m. There was
still about five miles of unfinished trim.
Seven hours was
enough for a Saturday. I thought if I left the sander overnight, it
would magically fix itself. Or the Easter Bunny would make an
extremely late delivery with a new sander.
No such luck.
You suck, Easter Bunny.
Because
of a conscience (thanks Mom!), guilt rode beside me to Lowes to buy a
replacement for my friend. In the end this turned out to be a blessing
is disguise. The new, improved, ergonomic sander ate the paint right
off the trim. In about half the time! And half the decibels!
I wasn’t quite like the Norse God Thor, wielding his giant hammer. But I was pretty close.
A few hours later, the trim was finished.
I am Spartacus.
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