Painting Floor Trim

Paint the rest of the trim above the knife so that it is thoroughly covered with a thin layer of paint.

Painting floor trim. Check out how to use these tips to your advantage. Time needed to paint your trim. How to paint a faux terra cotta floor on concrete how to paint baseboards how to paint a room without the mess. Then when you paint the walls you re faced with the challenge of bringing the darker paint right up to the edge of the trim.

You could mask off the trim with tape but if you have a steady hand. If you re painting your trim indoors you ll need to cut in the trim meaning carefully paint along the edge where the trim meets the wall floor. First you paint the trim. These trim painting tips will pay off for smooth and perfect results.

Whether you ve schooled yourself on how to paint a room or tried your hand at painting kitchen cabinets you probably haven t painted a floor. Apply primer to trim covering any bare wood and spackled areas. Part 2 paint the trim. A folded sheet and finger pressure work great for most areas.

Although if you ve painted stairs you re already a step ahead first consider your supplies. A rubber sanding block is comfortable to grip works well with feathering and lets you apply more even pressure in. Allow primer to dry for 24 hours. Painting trim can actually be quite a time consuming project especially if you are doing window and door trim.

After the drying period if bare wood or spackle is showing apply another coat of primer to the trim. Painting interior trim such as window or door casing and crown molding nearly always guarantees that your room will look fresher and neater. Thoroughly mix the primer with a paint stick and pour a small amount into a paint tray. Painting your baseboards is one of the best cosmetic improvements you can make in a room and it only takes a day or two.

For painting over baseboards in rooms with hard flooring such as wood tile or laminate carefully run painter s tape along the floor where it meets the trim. You are going to apply the paint directly don t be scared if the knife gets paint on it step 5 finish painting the trim. Wait several hours or days if using oil paint for your first layer to dry completely before moving onto the second coat. If you think you can paint floors with regular wall paint you re sadly mistaken.

If you are applying tape to a freshly painted wall then use their delicate surface version which is made specifically for newly painted surfaces. Paint the center section of the trim after the edges. The same idea holds true for baseboards. I also use it to tape off trim when i m painting walls.

Follow with a second strip of the tape to make a wider masked area. Make sure to hold the knife firmly against your trim and allow no excess paint to drip down into the crack.