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Originally Posted by jayerose
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?
thank you!
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Almost certainly your house’s interior was painted with latex, with the walls spray painted and the trim painted with a brush. Oil took a lot longer to dry and cure and off-gas. If it has a popcorn ceiling, as mine does, that was also sprayed. Yes, you can paint the closet trim with latex. I recommend that you spend a couple minutes cleaning off dust or dirt with a wet washcloth, so the paint will stick better. That’s plenty.