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Posted by malinda (okatsam@aol.com) on Thu, Nov 19, 09 at 9:01
| Hi -- I am painting a small room myself soon, rather than hiring it out. I have chosen my color, Benjamin Moore Stone House, in Aura. Trim will be White Dove. Latex on the walls, oil based for the trim. I am unsure exactly where to start. I will be painting the celing, walls, trim and crown moulding. I have had conflicting info from friends and websites, so I plan on asking at the paint store. What order do you prefer? Thanks! |
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RE: In what order?
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| You will get different responses here as well. Everyone has their own unique techniques and know which they prefer. Can depend on the skill level and accuracy a painter has. I have done trim before walls , but I always go back to the method I originally learned from many years ago. I prefer to of course 1. paint the ceiling first 2. walls second 3. trim (doing the returns first) 4. baseboards last. I just prefer to get the rolling out of the way and to ensure no possible paint splatter of any kind on the trim. oil for trim- ummmm . Have you considered using the waterborne impervo? |
RE: In what order?
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| Here is my preferred order: 1 - Crown molding Trim (it's easier to wipe wall and ceiling paint off trim than vice versa) I cut in along the edges with the ceiling and wallcolors at the same time because it's easier. 2 - Ceiling ('cause I like to get it over with. 3 - other trim 4 - Cut in for the walls, paint small spots 5 - walls ************
That's if the room is empty. |
RE: In what order?
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| Thanks for the response -- I was *told* that our current trim was painted by the builder with oil based paint and that any latex type paint would not do well over it - no? |
RE: In what order?
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| The information about painting with latex over oil based paint is incorrect. If you paint over a clean and dull surface, the latex will stick just fine. You also should use a high quality paint. The reason that so many people think latex won't stick to oil is because so many people use crappy paint on top of slick surfaces that were never sanded or primed. I'll do the trim first. Then I'll tape the trim off after it is dry, then paint the ceiling and then the walls. |
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| Thanks so much for these responses. The consensus seems to be to go for the trim first, so I will give that a try. I am not confident enough to paint without tape, can someone tell me how long the trim paint has to dry before it is safe to tape over it? And should I remove the tape as quickly as I can or wait for the paint to dry all the way? I am assuming since Aura is supposed to dry really quickly, this won't be much of an issue. Hopefully I will get started on this job soon. I am re-thinking my color choice AGAIN. Every paint color I am drawn to seems to look like a beautiful clean beige/tan in the daylight but turns green or muddy brown when the sun goes down and the lights are turned on. I have tried some different light bulbs, even the daylight full spectrum bulbs and still don't like the colors the paint turns at night. Any color advice there would be much appreciated as well. I have the 5 X 9 large color sheets of about 30 Benjamin Moore tan paints, have painted poster boards in my 10 favorites and still nothing looks like a good match to the sofa at night. I have even compared the lrv's of each of my favorites, along with the color formulas. I think I will go batty before I find the right one. I live in Michigan where it is dark by 5:00 PM, so there are MANY hours of the day I will not be happy with the color unless I get it right. Thanks in advance for any help! |
RE: In what order?
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| I tried a crazy experiment this week with Aura. I painted the trim, taped it off an hour later with green Painters Mate tape, applied my first coat of wall paint which was also Aura and left for the day. I came back the next day, second coated the wall, waited about a half hour and pulled the tape. It came out perfect. This experiment really amazed me because the trim was originally painted with oil paint and that green tape has like a medium tack. Now, I wouldn't recommend you do this or anyone for that matter, but it just goes to show that the days of waiting around for trim to dry so that you can tape it off to paint the walls are over. I think if you paint the trim and wait overnight to tape it off, you should be fine. |
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