Comments on: How To Use A Paint Sprayer On Trim & Doors

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Fri, 26 Sep 2014 21:16:17 +0000

I’m in the process of planning to paint our new home’s trim. It’s a 1983 beaut. It’s stained wood, so we will need to sand, primer, then paint… I believe. do you have any experience with stained wood trim? I’m also debating pulling it all and just replacing. Opinions?

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Sat, 23 Aug 2014 17:27:18 +0000

In reply to Ashleigh.

It’s still holding up really well! We’ve been really happy with it!

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By: Ashleigh

Ashleigh — Sat, 23 Aug 2014 15:11:21 +0000

In reply to Ashleigh. Oops, on the trim, not walls. :)

By: Ashleigh

Ashleigh — Sat, 23 Aug 2014 15:09:58 +0000

I’m a newish reader, so I apologize if this had been answered in another post I haven’t made it through yet, but now that it’s been on the walls for over a year, how’s the paint been holding up for you? Would you choose it again for trim or walls? I’ve recently bought a house and will start painting soon. The price looks fantastic on this, but would hate to waste money if it doesn’t hold up well in the long run.

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 15:46:21 +0000

In reply to Rebekah Johnson.

In our experience, it went so much faster when we sprayed all the trim and doors upstairs, but we had just subfloor showing, so we didn’t have to tape anything off. We taped off our office and sprayed and it wasn’t much of a time saver after all the time spent taping and all the window scraping afterwards. Sort of a toss up I think!

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By: Rebekah Johnson

Rebekah Johnson — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 15:42:47 +0000

We just bought our first house and someone suggested that we spray our trim and doors too!

Would you recommend spraying if we already have hardwood floors that are in great condition? We would have to tape everything off…would that be worth it? We are planning on painting ceilings.
Thanks! Rebekah

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Thu, 13 Feb 2014 14:33:33 +0000

In reply to Erin Stackhouse.

Hmm, if they’re stained I would still sand them a bit before painting (any glossiness, which comes from the sealer on top of stain can ruin your finish). Then you should spray prime and paint (don’t skip the priming step either, or it can all just flake right off). Good luck!

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By: Erin Stackhouse

Erin Stackhouse — Thu, 13 Feb 2014 02:11:58 +0000

I have a question if you have time. I need to paint the doors in my house. My house was built in 1945 and they are the original medium brown orangish UGLY stain and they have a medium gloss finish. I read your blog about painting your kitchen cabinets at your last house. I know you said to SAND, SAND, SAND. Then I read this blog about spray painting your doors. I have a friend who has a nice sprayer they will loan me (yay!). Do I need to sand mine really well since they are stained? I’m just absolutely dreading the prospect of sanding. Love your blog! Please and thank you!
Erin