2007-10-17 03:20:01 · 19 answers · asked by Eileen J 7 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
I mean the doors and windows as the trim,,both are already primed? THANK YOU!
2007-10-17 03:20:50 · update #1
It shouldn't really matter. If you paint the wall first and get some on the rim, hopefully you'll have some painter's tape on there so that doesn't happen! And if you paint the rim first, then you'll have some of that tape on the wall instead so you don't splatter it there. :]
Either way works really. Painter's tape is a huge help though.
2007-10-17 03:24:04 · answer #1 · answered by Morgatron 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Would you like a tie breaker?
I always paint the trim first and then the walls. I do this because, I use one of those cutting in tools that you can paint walls around trim with. Over the years, I have found that to be the most trouble free way for a non professional to do it. Also, it is easier to wipe wall paint off of the trim enamel than it is go try to wipe trim enamel off the wall paint.
2007-10-17 11:28:19 · answer #2 · answered by oil field trash 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My dad was a professional house painter for years and said you first paint the ceiling (ceiling white reflects the most light into the room), then the walls, then trim is always last (use specially made trim brushes for clean lines.
Paint the corners of the room and at the ceiling line and around the window trim before you paint the body of the walls.
2007-10-17 10:29:25 · answer #3 · answered by Tseruyah 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
paint the walls first and then paint the trim the next day after the walls have cured. Use tap on the walls so you do not get paint on them. If you paint the trim first you would have to tape the trim later to do the walls and you do not want to pull paint off of the trim.
2007-10-17 10:24:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always paint the wall first. After it's dry I do the trims by using a sheet of thin card with a straight edge to prevent errors.
Ian M
2007-10-17 10:25:00 · answer #5 · answered by Ian M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would paint the ceiling first if you're painting it, then the trim, then cut in the edges around the tops of the walls, in the corners, along the trim, and at the bottom of the wall, and finally do the walls last.
2007-10-17 10:24:21 · answer #6 · answered by Ralfcoder 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I painted the walls first, then the trim.
2007-10-17 10:23:27 · answer #7 · answered by bbmecum 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always paint the walls first then the trim last.
I hate painting, I just painted the entire inside of a house.
enjoy!
2007-10-17 10:24:05 · answer #8 · answered by WhereTheBuffaloRoam 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paint the trim first then fill in the walls
2007-10-17 10:22:29 · answer #9 · answered by Calleigh 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cut in and paint the walls first, then paint the trim and mouldings.
2007-10-17 10:47:46 · answer #10 · answered by Rawstuff 007 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋