1.   If that is so, the painters should have noticed it, because paint will not stick well or for long on such wood.

2.   Paint will not stick to weathered wood, either, or old paint that has exposed weathered wood.

3.   Q. I moved into an old farmhouse, and was warned by the previous owner that the ceilings are calcimined, and paint will not stick to it.

4.   Sanding will allow new paint to stick better, the liquid sandpaper softens the old paint enough so paint will stick to it.

5.   Rinsing is necessary because paint will not stick to a bleached area, even when the bleach has dried.

6.   The more you sand, the better the paint will stick.

7.   The paint is sticking to my feet a hell of a lot better than it ever did to the basement floor.

8.   The paint would never stick.

9.   To paint, sand the shutters heavily to reduce gloss and roughen the finish so the paint will stick.