Painting - Painting New Baseboards?
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Houllx
04-24-03, 10:07 AM
I have all the walls painted and I have not yet installed my baseboards. They are raw wood. Do I need to primer them first? also should I prime and paint them before I install them? Then touch up the nail holes and joints? I also need to paint new interior doors. Should I paint before I install or after? Thanks for all your imput... This is a new house by the way
insainity
04-24-03, 07:30 PM
Well i usally spray my trim,then cut and roll the walls.But either way will work! :D
Id primmer it before you enstall it.Humm and yea if you want to put on two coats of finish paint then id put one on,before also.Most brands of latex will take two finsh coats to cover.If its oil,one should do.Id put two primmer coats(the primmer drys faster) and one finish if your useing oil.And you dont think it will cover or you see it is not.
Warning!!!! if your doors are hollow core.Be careful,when you paint them and then stand them aginst the wall to dry,they need to be stood fairly straight up.Not leaning steeply.Or they will warp/bow,from being wet.(leaning on a corner,so as not to stick to the wall,is best)They also recomend not doing it when the humitity is very high.I have seen many cheap flat hollow (and a few panel doors)core doors warp,after being sprayed while it was raining out side.
But anyway if they are pre hung,you should install them.And then remove them,for painting.I also wouldnt paint the frames,untill they are in stalled.They could be a pain to paint.And the desired finish would be hard to get. You might find it easier to just run the caseing and then cut the wall back into it.If so just kinda roll the edge of the cut in to blend it with the wall.If you have two coats of paint on already and it isnt a real dark color it should touch right up.
Good luck to you!
Oh and watch the runs that will happen on the back of the trim.It will hold it out from the wall,when you go to install it.Shoe mold is the hardest to do with a brush.
Also dont forget to lightly sand the primmer coat with 100 to 220 gritt sand papper.Some paint stores have cheap sanding pads that work great.There around 50 cents each.I use 100 gritt.Also the primmer you want is called under coater,weather its oil or latex.Farrel Calhouns(my first chioce) or Jones Blare latex covers best(that ive tried anyway).Farrels also has a nice oil product.All will sand really easy.
Id primmer it before you enstall it.Humm and yea if you want to put on two coats of finish paint then id put one on,before also.Most brands of latex will take two finsh coats to cover.If its oil,one should do.Id put two primmer coats(the primmer drys faster) and one finish if your useing oil.And you dont think it will cover or you see it is not.
Warning!!!! if your doors are hollow core.Be careful,when you paint them and then stand them aginst the wall to dry,they need to be stood fairly straight up.Not leaning steeply.Or they will warp/bow,from being wet.(leaning on a corner,so as not to stick to the wall,is best)They also recomend not doing it when the humitity is very high.I have seen many cheap flat hollow (and a few panel doors)core doors warp,after being sprayed while it was raining out side.
But anyway if they are pre hung,you should install them.And then remove them,for painting.I also wouldnt paint the frames,untill they are in stalled.They could be a pain to paint.And the desired finish would be hard to get. You might find it easier to just run the caseing and then cut the wall back into it.If so just kinda roll the edge of the cut in to blend it with the wall.If you have two coats of paint on already and it isnt a real dark color it should touch right up.
Good luck to you!
Oh and watch the runs that will happen on the back of the trim.It will hold it out from the wall,when you go to install it.Shoe mold is the hardest to do with a brush.
Also dont forget to lightly sand the primmer coat with 100 to 220 gritt sand papper.Some paint stores have cheap sanding pads that work great.There around 50 cents each.I use 100 gritt.Also the primmer you want is called under coater,weather its oil or latex.Farrel Calhouns(my first chioce) or Jones Blare latex covers best(that ive tried anyway).Farrels also has a nice oil product.All will sand really easy.