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  1. regulardad

    Preparing door previously painted with oil paint

    Hi all, I am prepping a door, which was painted with oil paint at least 14 years ago. There are quite a few areas with loose paint to scrape. As can be seen in the photos, there is still a way to go with paint that is on the ¿molded? areas of the door. My gut is if I go much further with...
  2. regulardad

    Smoothing out lines where paint was scraped

    Thanks! I have both wood putty and drywall mud. Do you think one would be better than the other?
  3. regulardad

    Smoothing out lines where paint was scraped

    Hi all, The base boards along my staircase had a fair amount of loose paint which I scraped off. So of course, at the point where I stop, there is a line between the area I scraped and the area I didn’t. I sanded along these lines to try to make them a smooth as possible before I repainted. I...
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