How To Paint Stained Wood Trim Without Sanding

This was a glossy varnished buffet and you can see how dull it is after the deglosser.

How to paint stained wood trim without sanding. The finished surface will quickly adhere to your paint without sanding or priming. Work in a well ventilated area. Lots of choices there.

Then you can use a brush to apply a primer working your brush using long strokes in the direction of the grain. But you could also sand it and paint it white or another color. These are expanded below.

Big timesaving tip. Rachelle of Originally Worn goes over the steps on how to paint stained wood trim white without sanding. Ask This Old House painter Mauro Henrique teaches a homeowner some techniques to paint old 1960s wood trim with a varnish on itThisOldHouse AskTOHSUBSCRIB.

Paint will adhere to stain but it wont adhere to the shiny coat of varnish or lacquer that is often applied over the stain. You can see how it dulled the stained wood in the image below. Follow along as we paint the wooden trim in the bathroom.

The trim in almost the entire house was a very glossy dark stained wood. How to paint over stained varnish wood without sanding - YouTube. To paint over stained wood you have to remove the varnish with either sandpaper or a deglosser.

Apply two coats of a trimcabinet paint harder than other paints See our quick way to clean up. Painting over stained wood without sanding is an option see Deglossing below Apply only a top-notch primer that will block stains. I havent painted it white yet but its stained days are numbered.