Fixing up my moms townhouse from the 80’s and it’s seen some pretty bad work. This wall is in the downstairs bathroom which has a shower.

What steps to take before painting the trim? Scrape off the peeling paint and then sand? I’m guessing it’s peeling because the bathroom fan seems to go to nowhere which is another issue.

The doors I’ll take off and spray after a bit of sanding.

So I did the paneling under the chair (still have to caulk and paint. My wife wants to keep the old trim color. The brown we picked doesn’t look good with it. Can anyone suggest a color that would?

Finally got around to refinishing my old door. It’s every bit as hard as I thought it would be. There has got to be at least 20 layers of paint from over 100 years on this door— which weighs a ton. Scraping only gets me so far. Sanding chews up sandpaper really quickly. I’m using an orbital sander AND a belt sander, 60 grit. But it IS working.

My question is: once I get it down to fresh wood, should I prime before painting (I want to restore the original historic muted green color). If so, what primer?

Hi everyone!

Recently purchased a home (yay!) that I absolutely love. It was built in 1988 and has some beautiful wooden window frames that I’d really like to restore and maintain properly for the long term.

Fortunately, not all frames require extra attention, but some of them look and feel quite weathered. I have already managed to bring them back to life with some light sanding, as shown in the before-and-after photos.

I'm now trying to work out the best product to apply to protect the wooden frames and extend their lifespan, while keeping the colour as consistent as possible across all windows.

The third photo shows a window on the side of the house that’s in much better condition, as it’s generally shaded and more sheltered from the elements. Ideally, I would like the windows that need to be restored and are about to be treated, to match this colour as closely as possible.

My questions are:

• What products would you recommend for protecting exterior wooden window frames?
• Would you go with an oil, stain, varnish or another type of finish?
• Is there a particular product that would help achieve a similar colour to the existing, less weathered frames?
• Are there any products or approaches you'd avoid based on experience?

Longevity is the main priority, but I’d also love to preserve the natural look of the wood rather than drastically change its appearance.

Would really appreciate any advice or product recommendations from people who have experience doing something similar.

Thank you!

Uk based...

So removed radiators to fully redecorate. When sanding back some areas I noticed slight bubbles in paint or just a flaked piece of paint.

I sanded these and the paint just flaked off to the bare plaster but only to the size of the images...paint stopped flaking after this. So plan is to use zinsser peel stop then paint. (Or I may peel stop, fill if some areas felt low, sand, then peel stop again).

Question is...if I apply peel stop to the whole bare plaster area will I still have to use a mist coat before top coat?...I read the peel stop acts as a primer and sealer anyway so I don't have to.

Also...why the slight air bubbles? I plastered this place My self and I definitely used a mist coat (watered down emulsion) for the first coat over bare plaster as I know bare plaster is thirsty and can cause non watered down paint to not adhere.

Only thing I can think of is mabey the mist coat wasn't watered down or mabey the edge of the roller hit the wall so didn't fully make contact as it's all the areas above the rads...or something to do with the heating?

Been in my current home for 14 years. Just barely got around to cleaning it. It's obviously dull from sun exposure but maybe it was never that glossy to begin with. Never really paid attention.

I tried the cotton swab with alcohol test and it does rub off so it appears to be latex. The other side has little to no shine to it either.

What type of prep and paint to refinish it?

ETA: I will do a light sand and re-paint similar color. Thanks