How To Touch Up Chipped Paint On Trim: Touching Up Or Repairing Chipped Paint On Wood Trim


Touching Up Or Repairing Chipped Paint On Wood Trim

Wood trim fills gaps and improves the appearance of the space surrounding windows, doors, and at the top and bottom of walls. Trim can be painted to match the room's walls, but over time, paint can peel and scratch, revealing the color of the underlying wood. The wood trim can be returned to its original appearance by painting it. To achieve a final paint job that is smooth, you must, however, remove the pre-existing chips. Your home will feel homier and more elegant with painted wood trim. Yet paint tends to chip no matter how careful you are. Your wood trim paint chip repair doesn't have to be a time-consuming weekend undertaking. The easier and quicker it is to solve the issue the earlier you identify it. There are various microclimates in the Bay Area, so if you live in one where it rains frequently, you should wait for a dry day with temperatures between 60 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit so the paint will dry correctly. Deep chips that have impacted the wood itself require wood filler to create an even surface, while paint-only chips can be quickly rectified.

Step 1: Remove Scuff Marks, Stains And Loose Paint Chips

  • Put a bucket with fresh water in it that is half full close to the wood trim. A non-sudsing floor cleaner and 1 to 2 tablespoons of water should be added to another bucket. Shake the bucket of cleaning solution with a scrub brush to get most of the water out.
  • Clean the wood molding's surface to get rid of stains, scuffs, and flaky paint. Scrub the trim once more to remove any remaining soap by rinsing the brush in the pail of clean water. Continue cleaning the wood trim until it is fully free of debris, then use a towel to pat it dry.

Step 2: Sand The Wood Trim Lightly With A Fine-grit Sandpaper

  • Use a fine-grit sandpaper, such as 180-grit, to lightly sand the wood trim. Sand the trim until the shine has disappeared from the surface.
  • Focus on the paint that has chipped off until the trim feels perfectly smooth to the touch when you move your fingers over it. Check for small gaps with chipped paint, such as raised trim, and scrape any loose pieces with the edge of a putty knife.

Step 3: Remove Most Of The Sanding Dust

  • To get rid of the majority of the sanding dust, wipe all the wood trim with a clean cloth. To get rid of the last of the dust, put a brush attachment to the end of a vacuum hose and vacuum the trim.
  • Painter's tape should be used to cover all of the wood trim's edges, butting the tape's edge up as close as you can to the trim. To ensure there are no air bubbles, press the tape down firmly with your fingertips.

Step 4: Apply Wood Filler

  • Using a craft stick to trowel in a small amount of wood filler at a time, apply the filler to deeper chips. To check that the wood filler is exactly flush with the remaining paint on the trim, hold the edge of the craft stick perpendicular to the trim before running it across the surface of the filler. Use a fresh shop cloth to remove any surplus. Sand the wood filler until it is totally smooth. Clean up any dust.

Step 5: Apply A Coat Of A Latex-based Primer & Paint To The Wood Trim

  • Using a tiny 2-inch-wide or smaller paintbrush, cover the wood trim with a single layer of a latex-based primer. Once the primer is no longer tacky to the touch, let it dry fully. Using a new or thoroughly cleaned 2-inch-wide brush, paint the wood trim with latex.
  • After giving the paint 24 hours to cure completely, carefully remove all of the painter's tape and throw it away.
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