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Old 11-20-2020, 06:37 PM
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My house is 8 years old and am guessing that the trim/baseboards were painted with oil based paint.

When the rest of the house was painted a few weeks ago professionally, the painters sanded the trim/baseboards prior to painting them.

What I can tell from my google research, sanding is required if they painted with a latex paint.

Can I paint the closet trim/baseboards with oil based paint and skip the sanding?

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You guessed correctly. 2015/2016’ish The Villages switched to latex for trim. Sherwin Williams has a latex which can be applied over oil based paint with no issues or skimming.