Oil or latex
You can determine if your woodwork is oil or latex by sanding a small painted area and smelling the sandpaper. You can use latex paint over oil base paint, but it is not recommended to use oil base paint over latex. QUOTE=jayerose;1863464]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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