Understand the Problem and Gather Tools

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HOW TO FIX A PAINT RUN. Painting hacks repairing drips & runs. Fixing paint sags.

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The presenter introduces the common problem of paint runs when spraying trim or woodwork with latex paint. He outlines the general strategy: let it dry, wet sand, potentially use glazing putty, and re-spray. He emphasizes that trying to fix a wet run can make the problem worse, leading to brush strokes and coagulation. The necessary tools are introduced: a 3M sanding sponge, a bucket for water, water for wet sanding, and Bondo Glazing & Spot Putty along with a spackle knife if needed. The presenter notes that wet sanding is crucial to prevent the paint from heating up and gumming during sanding, ensuring a smoother result.

Goal: Gather and understand the necessary parts and tools for repair

Tools and materials

3M Sanding Sponge 3M — Sanding the paint run smooth. Available in medium or fine grit
Bondo Glazing & Spot Putty Bondo — Filling deep pockets or imperfections after initial sanding
Bucket — Holding water for wet sanding
Spackle Knife Hyde — Applying and smoothing Bondo glazing putty
Water N/A — Wetting the sanding sponge during wet sanding

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Chris the Idaho painter. In this video, we're going to show you how we deal about a run that you get when you're actually spraying on trim. And if you're spraying trim any or woodwork and you get a run with latex paint, we're going to show you how you deal with that. And we got a run on a column in here we're going to be dealing with and we're going to be wet sanding it. And to get the run out and then we're going to be respraying the column. So, if you get a run and you see or see a run starting, the best thing to do is just let it dry and then wet sand it and bondo and glaze. use Bondo and glazing putty to help get rid of it and then re-shoot the surface. Trying to brush the run out or deal with it while it's wet could actually make it a lot worse because it begins to dry and coagulate really fast and it'll leave brush strokes all over it. So, the best thing to do in dealing with the run, let that run dry and then begin to wet sand the run and respray it. So, we're going to show you that process using a 3M sanding sponge with some water. We're going to wet sand it and use Bondo glazing putty if we need to. So, with dealing with this run on this column, got a couple tools we're going to be using. It's going to be the 3M sanding sponge, either a medium or fine sanding sponge, a bucket with some water to wet our sanding sponge, cuz keeping your sanding sponge wet is what's going to make the sanding process easier, and it's going to make it so the paint doesn't actually when you're sanding it, heat up and gum up and get all gummy. The sanding with wet sanding, it makes it nice and smooth and a lot easier to sand. We're also going to be using some Bondo glazing and spot putty if we need it to uh smooth over with a spackle knife. So, you'll be using a spackle knife if you need the GL Bondo glazing and spot putty after you sand it. You got to determine after you sand it if it completely sands out. Then, of course, we're going to be needing our sprayer to respray it. So, here's a close-up look at this run. I don't know if we can actually get it on video. You can might be able to see it in the proper lighting, but this is the run that we're going to be dealing with right here. I think there you go. You can see it right there. So, after

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