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Painting poorly refinished crown molding/trim? Need advice

10 years ago

Our new home has crown molding and trim that I'm sure is original to the 1930's house, but a previous owner attempted a bad refinish job. The trim appears to have been stripped (sort of) and stained but never sealed. Just cleaning it with standard cleaner seems to take the finish off to almost bare wood. We love the detail of the woodwork but would like to paint it white. What is the proper way to do this? Should we use oil based paint? What kind of prep? Special cleaner or primer? Any advice would be a blessing.

Comments (2)

paintguy22
10 years ago
Sand with 3M medium grit sanding blocks, then prime and paint it. You probably don't need to use oil based primer, but if there is any bleeding of stains through the latex primer, I would use BIN on those. Topcoat with a high quality acrylic paint in satin or semi and you are done. It may take up to 3 topcoats to cover if the stain was dark. After the primer coat, you will want to caulk both gaps that should be tooled down with a wet finger and let that dry before painting over it.
Nick Wenger
8 years ago
Cynthia - did you ever start your kitchen remodel? What did you do with the fridge/island layout?
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