Prepare Work Area and Surface

paint and we're going to be starting from the bottom and we're going to be working our way up. Because if we start from the top down, our brush strokes going down will have a tendency to make the paint run easier. So, our brush strokes want to be going up and working up. So, there's less likely that our paint is going to run. And I've got a two gallon bucket that I can set my cord in. That way, I don't drip or actually drop that quart and spill it on the carpet. So, I'll be working right here. We're just going to be doing this railing cap right here. And I took and I sanded it with a 3M medium sanding sponge. And then I used Jasco Del Glosser to gloss it so our paint would adhere to the previous painting coat a lot better.