I removed about 75 ft. of baseboard trim to do some wall paper removal/painting and would like to spruce it up a little before reinstalling. It’s just soft pine that has contractor spray on stain and what seems like a clear coat of some sort over the stain. 30 year old house so it’s scuffed, etc. I would normally just wipe it down with Liquid Gold but thought I’d check with the experts here to see if there was better product. My expectations are low, just hoping to blend some of the scuffs and nicks
Sprucing up wood baseboard
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Kevin54
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Ditto on the new trim. Our house had the standard 3 1/2" trim and we swapped it all out for the 5 1/2" Colonial trim. It's not expensive at all. I think a 16' pre-primed piece is something like $7.00. We added the blocks that goe in the corners so we didn't have to make any miter cuts. But either way you go, if you go with a different style or stay with the same style, put up new trim. It's way easier than farting around sanding and refinishing the old.
Gary S
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New trim here too.
I pulled all my 60 year old pine/spruce/hemlock, or whatever it was and replaced it with new oak finished to match the rest of the woodwork in the house.
I pulled all my 60 year old pine/spruce/hemlock, or whatever it was and replaced it with new oak finished to match the rest of the woodwork in the house.
fury9
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Do not hit the nails out through the face, Instead pull them through from the back with a set of channel locks. You'll have a hole instead of a splintered mess
TireTracks
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Use a good cleaner/polish, mabey refinish any that really needs it.
Henricogolfer
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Try rejuvenate, sold at Home Depot for floors, but works well on moulding a as well.
I didn't see your post in time for last week's project, but I picked some up today for a new project and the stuff works great.
crewchief888
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i pulled and refinished the baseboards in the kitchen during our remodel.
what amazed me was every piece of baseboard and trim in the house was marked on the backside as to where it was located in the house.
original trim/finish carpenter cut and fitted every piece, then it was stained and varnished before it was reinstalled.
only the baseboard in the kitchen needed any work done to them, minor finish wear right at the floor from years of mopping the original tile linoleum tile.
what amazed me was every piece of baseboard and trim in the house was marked on the backside as to where it was located in the house.
original trim/finish carpenter cut and fitted every piece, then it was stained and varnished before it was reinstalled.
only the baseboard in the kitchen needed any work done to them, minor finish wear right at the floor from years of mopping the original tile linoleum tile.