What Is The Best Way To Paint A Skirting Board?

What is the best way to paint a skirting board?

Painting can be very time consuming. When you have a bad technique you may end up having to do the job again and using more paint than is necessary.  Line the bottom edge with masking tape so that it covers the carpet – or alternatively roll the carpet back.

First you need to make sure that the wood is adequately prepared. You will need to sand down the wood to prepare a smooth surface and make sure that the surface is clean of dust or dirt. The best way to do this is to wash down with sugar soap.

Make sure that you have paint which is suitable for wood. This is very important. Using a brush which is suitable to the size of the area you can begin to paint. Start by carefully lining the straight edges. Paint over the wood using different directional strokes to cover the surface completely.

Finish with a smooth stroke in the direction of the grain of the wood. This is generally horizontal if the wood is horizontal and vertical if the wood is vertical.

Painting a second coat is recommended.

I want to paint my skirting boards before fixing them.  I was thinking, could spray paint them.  What sort of spray paint equipment should I use.