Garden Shed Paint guide Canada – How to paint your garden shed

How to paint a shed – Valuable tips on how to paint a shed

The following guide contains the most valuable upfront tips, followed by necessary tools and instructions about preparation and cleaning, and finally painting the shed.

Whether you choose for an outdoor wood paint, a stain or a varnish, keep in mind the following when painting a shed or fence:

• Large or small area to paint – If you have a large area to cover, you might consider spraying as an application method to effectively coat your garden shed. A smaller shed, on the other hand, is best painted the traditional way with brush and roller.
• No rain, no direct sun – Make sure no rain has been forecast for the time the paint is painted on the shed, still wet. Check also that the wet paint is not hit by direct sunlight.
• No dripping – You are painting vertical exterior surfaces hence apply paint in multiple thin layers instead of one thick one to avoid ugly dripping.
• Flat or Satin – You can choose from many different finishes, but a flat finish is always offers slightly less weather protection tan satin, semi-gloss, and glossy.

Step-by-step guide: shed painting

For shed painting you need to have the right tools, do proper preparation, and finally know how to paint your shed. Let’s have a look:

Tools and supplies you need to paint your garden shed

• Shed paint or shed varnish
• Ladder
• Paint brush, 10 cm and 15 cm broad
• Smaller paint brush (ca. 5 cm broad)
• Painting roller with high pile
• Extension poll for the roller to reach high
• Cleaning rags
• Masking tape
• Sheeting or cardbord, carpet
• Cleaning brush

Cleaning and preparation

1. Remove all loose dirt and dust with a dry hand broom.
2. Clean all the surfaces of the shed you want painted thouroughly with water and detergent if needed.
3. Let dry.
4. Tape off everything that must be protected from paint. Use masking tape and paper/cardboard /sheeting.
5. Protect the ground surrounding the shed with cardboard or carpet.

Colouring the shed in your favourite colour

1. After you have chosen your personal best shed paint colour that accents your garden, you can grab the small brush.
2. Start painting edges, take your time and paint accurately, filling all panell edges, corners and trim edges.
3. If you opt for a two-tone shed, meaning the trims get a different colour than the walls, start with the trims. Possible dripping paint can still be erased then.
4. After the paint has dried, paint remaining surfacces with a roller or the broad brush.
5. Remember to put on several thinner layers rather than one thick coat, if you are afraid of the paint dripping. In the end you want to achieve a high film thickness.
6. If you want to fill minor flaws in the wood, use a high pile roller to smoothen out irregularities.

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