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Preparing the Window Trim for Painting

The window trim is prepped for painting. Nail holes are filled with latex interior wood putty and the gaps near the edges of the woodwork are filled with a silicone caulk. An alkyd primer is then applied.
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Preparing the Window Trim for Painting

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" Tommy could -- carpenters turn over nice job period yes they did indeed Bob usually have to use sandpaper and -- beginning stages he's got that nice enough job that we don't have to do that we can avoid that. And I go right to the -- OK and how do you deal with all your nail holes and -- usually nail holes and dealt with nice interior wood -- that we -- not drinkable and and doesn't really. -- And lighted to go to in just one night code and Natalie takes kind of product this is actually latex product -- in this. It's use that drives up you have to worry about it shrinking I don't know what about things like the the edges of the woodwork what where they come right up against the drywall. Little cracks he can't hardly see them right what -- you do there what we do -- Instances -- to prevent shrinkage and to prevent anything from cracking down using my guests silicone. Caulking. Now in terms of all this nice new work here the windows in the trim in the last. You have to put tape only that this you don't get paint we usually don't reason that night that rush. With a nice beveled edge we try to save time by cutting it in with that question -- Thirty you don't. You're super specialty practice right the average homeowner may want to put some tape and statements and -- go for it yet but then we're using what kind of a prime. This is a nice out of the oil primer. Which is best woodwork -- it penetrates a little more. And -- do is we just take it and apply the homeland. Yeah. Here. And what you've got an outfit primer you can put -- latex over it or go ahead with another market based paint -- actually camp that you -- product -- made of latex. Actually do -- know anything madness. He can't go vice versa they'll try to go most receiver and the problem."

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