Painting Old Wood Trim
Start by protecting the floors and walls with painter s tape.
Painting old wood trim. That simple change brings a home out of the 60 s and into the new millennium. Wood having a moisture content no more than 13 mc. Wood trim on a house is lovely until it isn t anymore. That s a lot of time for our wood trim to be exposed to the elements.
Removing glazing and paint there are different types of glazing compounds. Tape the walls using regular painter s tape. In my home we painted all the trim throughout the whole house from a medium wood tone to classic white. Even though we painted our entry and hallway a light gray about a year ago we hadn t touched any of the trim since we bought our house.
Mauro likes to use a wider masking tape on the floor and then cover that with the drop cloth to ensure a clean cutting edge. Pull the scraper in the direction of the wood grain and use finesse and elbow grease to rake the paint away but not gouge the wood. Repairing old wood windows step by step part 2. But it s more difficult and hazardous to use.
Experts recommend using oil based paint which will give you a harder finish. Previous coating must be bonding adhering properly. I must said that painting trim is not my favorite step in the painting process but it does make a big impact. Because of this the outside trim around the front doors garage door and the porch pillar were in pretty bad shape this spring.
For painting wood trim we have found latex paint to be absolutely fine. We ve been hard at work in our entryway this past week slowly but surely getting rid of all our 80 s wood trim. That can be used to glaze windows. Before painting apply primer to the old wood surface whether it is indoors or out.
Our house is almost 20 years old. Similar preparations as to metal fiberglass manufactured sidings and the like. Primer helps paint stick and improves the coverage so you can dramatically change the color of the old wood if. Contributed by welcome to heardmont.
Instead the paint should be scraped off by hand using a paint scraping tool. Scrape until the remaining paint won t budge and you have nice crisp but not sharp edges in the details of the wood. Because we have young children in our house and are painting wood trim white ourselves the risks of oil based paint outweigh the pros. The high pressure of the sprayer can knock those old boards loose and infuse the bare areas of wood with water.
Steps for painting old wood trim.