How To Paint Stained Wood Trim Without Sanding

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How to paint stained wood trim without sanding. Watch until the end for a recap on the best tipsFor. Allow the wiping or get the stain to dry for 24 48 hours before varnishing if you varnish too soon the varnish will pull off the not-quite-dry stain as you apply the varnish. It is a shellac-based primer so you wont be able to wash out your brush.

Follow along as we paint the wooden trim in the bathroom. You can see how it dulled the stained wood in the image below. Its really not that bad.

This was a glossy varnished buffet and you can see how dull it is after the deglosser. Let it sit for a few minutes then score the glass along the edge of the wood where you want it to be a nice straight line Then turn the blade sideways and scrape the paint off the glass. In this DIY I show you how I paint wood trim.

How I painted my dark trim white with NO sanding-Make sure the trim is clean-Use Frogtape to tape off the edges. If its high gloss like you mention though you will need to lightly sand it enough to remove the shine before you apply this. Then you can use a brush to apply a primer working your brush using long strokes in the direction of the grain.

Old Masters wiping stain is a good one for this type of tough up staining. Rachelle of Originally Worn goes over the steps on how to paint stained wood trim white without sanding. I havent painted it white yet but its stained days are numbered.

Allow it to penetrate the wood. Painting over stained wood without sanding is an option see Deglossing below Apply only a top-notch primer that will block stains. I have been so impressed with the quality of this painting tape and it comes in several widths-Paint two coats of B-I-N Primer onto the trim.