For your painting project to see good results you should apply a coat of primer/sealer to the stained trim boards before applying the paint. Commonly used stains are oil base. Common paints are water base. The two do not work together. So seal the stain with a water base sealer and when it dries you can apply any kind of paint to it you desire.
In order to change paint to stain, you have to strip the paint down to the bare wood. You can also take it to a shop that will "dip" it for you and save you the aggrevation.
Use a heat-gun and a scraper. You can soften most paints with heat. Do it outside and try not to inhale the fumes. Or obtain a paint stripper from your hardware store and follow the directions given. After you have found out how horrible it is to remove paint you will start to think differently about the benefits of painting wood. You can also find some techniques here >>planswoodworking.info/
I M NOT A GOOD PAINTER ,I GOT PAINT ALL OVER THE WINDOW TRIM AND WALL TRIM .HOW DO I GET THAT PAINT OFF WITH OUT MESSING UP TRIM
I paint interior doors to match the trim, but everyone has their own ideas.
Take a fine sandpaper and rub off the spots until the wood is smooth. Repaint.
Most people will mask off with tape the trim and paint the large body of the job first, then remove the tape and carefully paint the trim last.
You Paint the trim first, then wallpaper.
Use a heat-gun and a scraper. You can soften most paints with heat. Do it outside and try not to inhale the fumes. Or obtain a paint stripper from your hardware store and follow the directions given. After you have found out how horrible it is to remove paint you will start to think differently about the benefits of painting wood. You can also find some techniques here >>planswoodworking.info/
I M NOT A GOOD PAINTER ,I GOT PAINT ALL OVER THE WINDOW TRIM AND WALL TRIM .HOW DO I GET THAT PAINT OFF WITH OUT MESSING UP TRIM
I paint interior doors to match the trim, but everyone has their own ideas.
Take a fine sandpaper and rub off the spots until the wood is smooth. Repaint.
Most people will mask off with tape the trim and paint the large body of the job first, then remove the tape and carefully paint the trim last.
no it is not stained sothat you can stain or paint it how you like.
No, it isn't.
yes
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Yes, they will be for a while.
You don't have to. the trim can be a contrasting color. It's your house, if you like it, it's nobody's business.