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Sanding the Door Frame

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Exterior Painting Tips | Restoring a door jamb

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What happens here

After removing the cables, the next crucial step is to prepare the door frame surfaces by sanding. The presenter uses a power sander to effectively remove peeling paint and smooth out any weathered areas, particularly on the door jamb and brick mold, which tend to deteriorate faster. He explains that while full replacement of brick mold is possible, proper sanding and priming can significantly restore its appearance and longevity, especially if a complete replacement is not within the budget. He meticulously sands all surfaces of the door frame.

Goal: Prepare the door frame by removing loose paint and smoothing surfaces

Tools and materials

  • Dust Mask — Protecting lungs from inhaling fine dust particles
  • Power Sander DeWalt — Efficiently removing old paint and smoothing wood surfaces
  • Safety Glasses — Protecting eyes from dust and debris
  • Sandpaper — Abrasive for removing paint and smoothing wood

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them we're going to remove the satellite it's going to make it way easier to the outside of the door sand this and prime it and it's going to look a lot nicer and one thing you know the cable companies um if you tell them to have no cables exposed when they're installing dishes and stuff they actually can do it they can fish It Down the Walls they don't like to because it makes their job a lot harder um and takes a lot longer and they're typically not getting paid but if they won't hide them uh local cable um installers like around here boys Idaho wire guys you can pay them they'll make all your cables um unexposed so this is something that's going to look a lot nicer removing all these cables I'm just going to cut this line we're going to get up there pull the dish seal it with through the roof where the holes are and it'll look a lot [Music]

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