How to Paint Interior Woodwork with Wickes

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In this tutorial, our Wickes expert will show you how to paint interior woodwork and give you the help and advice needed to get a good finish.

Starting with the windows, apply masking tape to the window pane and mask or remove any fittings, such as locks, latches or hinges. Also remember to keep your windows open whilst you paint to make sure you do not seal them shut.

Now you can add your undercoat to the woodwork. Start by painting the frames and sills with a suitable wood undercoat. Be sure to use a small brush for windows.

If you're also painting the walls, it's best to do the undercoat on all woodwork before doing the top coat on the walls.

In the same way, mask off areas you wish to protect and apply the undercoat to skirting boards, architraves and doors. When doing the skirting boards take particular care to protect your floor. It's worth putting down masking tape and attaching your protective sheets. Then apply undercoat to the architraves and doors'.

Clean your brushes using water for water based paints or white spirit for oil based paints.

Now you can let the undercoat dry, and be sure to follow the manufacturer instructions.

Once the undercoat is dry, you are ready to apply the top coats. It's best to put two coats on woodwork for a longer lasting and protective finish.

We would recommend a water based product, as they are quick drying, don't smell like solvent based paints and the white options don't yellow.

In this how to, we're using gloss paint as our top coat which will give a shiny finish. You can opt for a satin, eggshell or matt finish. But it's all down to personal preference.

As with the undercoat it’s best to start with the windows, followed by the skirting boards, then the architraves and doors.
Interior woodwork paint tends to be thicker than emulsion so it has a tendency to slowly drip if too much is applied at once. Be mindful of this as you paint and don't overload the brush.

Use a suitably sized brush and take your time with any edges that meet your painted walls. Certain top coats for wood, especially oil based paints are harder to wipe off surfaces if you make a mistake. But don't worry, if it does not wipe clean, you can always touch it up with emulsion when you've finished.

Wait for the first coat to fully dry before applying the second coat with the same process. Once again be sure to follow the manufacturer instructions for dying times.

Now all that is left is to let the last coat dry and carefully remove any masking tape and replace any fixtures or fittings.

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