Furniture, Wood and Cabinetry Finishing - Strip or repair painted door trim?

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Stumped1
10-11-09, 05:16 PM
Replaced an exterior door and while removing the trim, some of the paint chipped away. There are 4-5 layers of paint on the trim, so areas where the paint broke free have a noticeable indentation, if I just paint over it will stand out.

This is an older home, so replacement trim is not available. Should I remove the trim and strip it bare, or spackle the indents and paint over them.

marksr
10-12-09, 03:49 AM
How old is the house? old enough to have lead paint?

Since it is a LOT easier/quicker :D I'd probably sand and spackle.