a question to which I do not know the answer. should Jennifer put something special like a bonding agent on the old paneling prior to actual panting? It would be helpful for this senior blind handman as this will maybe a spring project in this house.. thanks.Lee
On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 02:06:23PM -0500, Tom Hodges wrote: > Jennifer, I'll give you two tips. > > Number 1, run a bead of caulk where ever two wood panels come together, > before painting. If you don't the paint will have a hard time filling in > the gap. I'd also caulk at the top of the baseboard and anywhere else there > is a gap. > > > > Number 2, Nail the quarter round to the baseboard prior to painting them. > Quarter round comes in various sizes, 1 quarter inch, half inch, three > quarter inch, etcetera, so buy the size you need to cover the gap, where the > carpet was. > > > > Also, when putting the quarter round in, place the end of shims under it > about every foot or so. Then after nailing them in, take them out and you > will end up with a small gap, which will allow you to place paper under the > quarter round to mask it off for painting, so you won't get paint on the > floor. > > > > Hope this helps. > > > > Tom > > > > From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] > On Behalf Of Jennifer Jackson > Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 6:56 AM > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] base boards and painting > > > > > > Good Morning Handy People, > > I am about to tackle a new project in my home. Actually, I am drafting my > now eleven year old to be my worker bee and "we" are going to do several > projects around the house. *smile* > > Our first project is to paint that stupid paneling in my living room. It has > some gouges in it and some wall paper goo still stuck to it that appears to > be permanent. I can not get it off with physical force or nasty chemicals, > so I give up. I plan to use some wood putty to fill in the gouge marks, > prime, and then paint. I will really appreciate any tips for getting this > done as far as the actual primer and paint myself as I want to contribute to > the we in this project. > > I also need your thoughts on how to handle the base boards. Last year my > husband took out the carpet and painted the concrete in that room. The > floors look really good and we get lots of compliments. He did not, however, > ever get around to lowering the baseboards or filling in the space where the > carpet used to be with quarter round. I think using the quarter round is the > best idea because it means that if we want to put carpet in later we can > just remove the quarter round and not all the baseboards. > > So now I am trying to decide what to do about the baseboards when I paint. > Should I paint them too, and then just paint some quarter round and put it > in? should I even paint the baseboards at all, or leave them wood colored > with the walls painted? I am painting the walls an off white in a standard > color and the floors are a natural gold color. > > I know it will be easiest to just paint it, but I also want to consider the > resale value of my home. Also, we had a flood last week, so I am going to > have to get a lot of my downstairs baseboards restained anyway. > > This project is taking place tomorrow by the way. Both of my younger sons > will be gone and the oldest and I will have the place to ourselves to get > this done. > any basic painting tips are appreciated too. > > Jennifer > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > -- There's no use in having a dog and doing your own barking. .
