How to Repair Soap Damaged Shelf - Part 4 of 6 - Priming the Shelf

Fig.1 Primer

By Gary Boutin

Tools and Supplies:
Gloves or dish washing gloves
Glidden Gripper White Primer/Sealer paint
Paint brush
Paint can opener
Paint wood stirrer
Towel clean wet and dry

We have lived in our condominium for seven years and the laundry shelf  was damaged from the liquid soap we used in our washing machine. This is a simple repair and these next six post shows how this shelf will be repaired. 

This post shows the seven steps on how this shelf was painted with primer. 

Step 1: Fig.1 shows the Glidden Gripper White Primer/Sealer paint that was used to paint the entire shelf. This paint is good enough to only give one coat of paint. Fig.2 shows that you need to cover your hands,  either use dish washing gloves or disposable gloves.

Fig.2 Gloves

Step 2: Fig.3 shows a free wooden stirrer from the Home Depot paint department. Plus a 1-1/2 inch paint brush that was used to prime the shelf.

Fig.3 Wood stir 
and paint brush

Fig.4 Disposable gloves

Step 3: Fig.5 shows the primer being stirred and ready to paint the damaged shelf. The clean towel was used over the washing machine.

Fig.5 Stir paint

Step 4: Fig.6 shows that the severely damaged area was primed. The entire shelf was painted with primer that was dry in 30 minutes.

Fig.6 Paint shelf

Step 5: Fig.7 now this shelf is primed and ready to be painted with semi-gloss paint. 

Fig.7 Job done

Step 6: Fig.8 shows that after using the painting tools they need to be cleaned and dried for the next use.

Fig.8 Clean tools

Step 7: Fig.9 shows that the tools are drying for the paint job.

Fig.9 Tools drying

How to Repair Soap Damaged Shelf:

• Part 1 of 6 - Remove Soap
• Part 2 of 6 - Sand Damaged Shelf
• Part 3 of 6 - Vacuumed Paint Dust
• Part 4 of 6 - Priming the shelf
• Part 5 of 6 - Shelf Liner
• Part 6 of 6 - Semi Gloss Paint
 

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