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Paint the parts
the first coat. The first coat mostly soaks
into the wood, filling and reinforcing the grain so the sanding
step clips off the fibers and leaves the surface smooth. Resist
sanding before painting - it will leave the surface fuzzy and
make a smooth finish harder to achieve. The quality of your
final finish is dependent on the quality of the sanding after the
first coat. Do not go back to re-paint just because the paint has
soaked in. Just a bit of paint left on the surface tells you you
have put on enough to saturate the grain, which is the right
amount. More paint than that will only make sanding harder.
Glue doesn’t stick well to paint.
Avoid painting edges,
grooves, and areas that will be glued.
Do not stack painted parts - even when they
feel dry they will stick and damage each other.
Keep them spread out or separate them with
waxed paper.
A word about primer:
Primer is designed to help paint stick
to an impervious surface or to join layers of dissimilar paints.
In
this
application, the first coat of paint soaks right into the
wood and fills the grain - you
could
do that with primer, but its
job of being an interface between different materials doesn’t
apply here. In
this
application, primer just adds steps and
expense. I don’t use it under exterior colors, but I
do
one-coat
and sand the interior walls and ceilings before assembly, and
primer (or any light colored paint) is a good choice for that.
Paint
the walls on both faces. Paint the Upper Floor on the
bottom face (the ceiling).
Paint the Trim on one face and both edges.
Paint the second coat
. The Second coat for the outside of
the Walls should be done after assembly of the housebody and
before attaching the Roof. The second coat goes on smooth
and creamy with enough paint on the brush so it is quiet while
you are brushing the paint out, but not enough to leave puddles
or drips.
Sand everything
. Sand until the paint is smooth and “soft”
feeling, transparent, and some of the wood is showing through.
Sand the Clapboard one-clapboard-surface-at-a-time. Fold
the sandpaper and sand back and forth until the surface of that
board is smooth and transparent; then move on to the next
board. Fold the sandpaper as needed to keep it fresh.
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Cleaning an edge with the
back of a utility knife blade
Cleaning a groove with a Cabinet Scraper
Clean the edges and grooves
before assembly. A little paint always
builds-out the corner of an edge or groove and will make assembly
harder and the glue joint less strong. Test the Floors in their grooves
to see that they fit well.
Painting:
www.RealGoodToys.help
has painting and sanding videos
Cleaning a groove with a knife
Painting page 11
Instructions for kit #B 1925