House Works: Three prepping tips for proper exterior painting

Will you be painting outdoor wood this summer? We’ve all heard that the key to painting success is proper surface prep, but how do you make this happen? Try these three outdoor paint preparation tricks and you’ll get the best possible results in the least time.
 
Tip #1: Sharpen Scrapers Often
Start working with a brand new paint scraper of any kind and it’ll remove flaking paint well. An hour later, not so well. A day later and you’ve probably lost 50 per cent of yo