Scrape away all loose paint and test for decay.

Inspect metal furniture carefully for loose paint or rust.

Both surfaces should be clean, dry and free of loose paint.

If the paint starts to peel, you'll have to scrape the loose paint off the wall before you can repaint.

The surface has to be smooth without cracks or loose paint.

When done removing the rust, loose paint, etc., thoroughly wash and dry.

They make an abstraction of swift, loose paint whose eloquence can't be held in the mind's eye simultaneously with the floral decoration.

Scrape away any loose paint or finish from the exposed surfaces, and sand smooth with 100-grit sandpaper.

He picks some loose paint from the wall.

"And plumb recent, too, because there's specks of loose, dry paint on the floor down here."