Interior Trim, Windows and Doors

Interior Trim, Windows and Doors

Questions and answers about the preparation and painting of interior trim (base, casing or windows) and doors.

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• KNOTS 'BLEEDING' THROUGH PAINT - I shellacked the knots before I painted but they still bled through the 2 coats. If I paint again will they still come through?
• How to paint casement window sash that has been stained and varnished? - We have casement windows we would like to paint. They have been stained and varnished. After sanding them, is it best to use an oil based primer and then a latex paint. Is it good to put on two coats of paint? Thanks. I am painting just the sash.

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• PAINTING STAINED TRIM - I AM THINKING ABOUT PAINTING MY TRIM WORK AND DOORS WHICH HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN STAINED. I KNOW THEY HAVE NOT BEEN VARNISHED BUT THEY DO SEEM TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF "SEALER" ON THEM. CAN YOU TELL ME THE BEST STEPS TO TAKE TO PAINT THEM.
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• Paint vs. Stain - We are planning on finishing the basement in our home. There will be an office and a family room. We have chosen red cedar paneling for the entire office and would like to use the same red cedar paneling for the bottom half of the family room wa...
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• New all wood window paint. - What kind of paint should I use to paint a new all wood double hung window. I don't want any blocking.
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• Steel door paint color. - Should the interior steel door be painted the same color as the room color?
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• Door Paint - I have contractors at my house replacing doors and painting the hallway. The doors which were repainted have a different feel then the previous ones. I believe they used flat paint and not semi gloss. I have kids in the house which will require...
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• Interior Oak trim - My house has all natural oak trim throughout. I am tempted to paint the trim in my bedroom but am wondering if it will look bad to have the trim natural in most rooms and painted in one or two others. Do I need to be consistent in the trim color...
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• Nail Holes - Can nail holes be re-filled after they have already been painted?
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• Brown spots on paint. - I decided to paint some wood trim and a wood door in my new house white. I have noticed that as the paint starts to dry small brown spots appear. Does any one know why this is caused or how to fix it?
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• Casement window refinishing. - What process and materials should be used to refinish the exposed wood portions of aluminum clad casement windows.
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• I can peel the paint off my woodwork in big plastic like hunks. - Original woodwork sprayed on - maybe oil based enamel. Years later, repainted with latex enamel by a professional painter who didn't prep first. Now trying to sand and paint again and the 2nd paint job is peeling off in big hunks. Doesn't sand w...
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• Crackling - I crackled my window trim. What do I have to do to get it painted with crackle paint. Help please, would really hope I do not have to sand all off.
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• New Interior Trim - 30 year old home..new trim. Does it have to be primed? I have many partial cans of Semi-gloss off white paint. Will painting it with 2 coats be as good as priming and painting?
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• Removing paint from varnished doorway. - I have varnished doorways but while painting the walls white my son dripped paint on the doorways. What can I use to remove the paint?
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• Interior doors paint or stain? - I am replacing my interior doors but the trim is already painted white and I don't want to replace it. Because the doors are solid pine, I don't want to paint them but stain them instead. Can the wood doors be stained same color as my hardwood fl...
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• Caulking kitchen cabinets. - Do you caulk around cabinets and then paint or do you paint and then caulk?
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• Wood windows with mullions. - 100 plus panes in wood windows with many years of built up paint. Quickest and most economical way to remove paint without damage?
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• change colour of stained door - I just finished staining 2 new solid pine french doors with an oil based stain. I don't like the colour. What can I do now? Can I paint over with a lighter stain (without sanding) or with a white paint? (I really want to avoid sanding)
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• Paint Patches on Door - The contractor has painted a bare interior door now there are some patches (absorbed paint patches). What paint should I use to finish the job?
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• Sanding between coats. - What should a sanded surface look like between coats? I am using an oil based paint on some flush panel doors. I am using a Wagner spray gun. I have already applied my first coat. I intend on using a 240 grit sand paper after the first coat...
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• Painting a Doorway - How do I paint a doorway that has wood stained trim on the outside and on the inside I am painting the trim- which was stained. How do I separate the stained from the painted?
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• Spray tip for oil base? - What size tip to spray a door with oil base?
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• Painted a inside metal door with latex instead of alkyd. - What do I do if I have painted a inside metal door with latex instead of alkyd?
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• Curing paint on wooden doors. - How long does it take the paint to cure on wooden doors?
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• Painting In What Order - I am about to get a wood floor installed throughout the house and install crown molding. Should I have the painter in before the floor and the trim is installed or after or before and after?
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• How to prevent brush strokes? - I have got myself a Purdy Nylox Sprig flat brush, and I painting the door trim and using semi-gloss. Is it the proper way to paint in one stroke and back brush once or twice? Thanks, Steven
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