Trim and 6 panel door Painting

As mentioned in a previous post I am going to paint trims. This time wall painting is included in a project. It means that we can paint baseboards and trims "relaxed", because we can step with the paint on the walls and then use easy masking tape after trims are completely dry and tape it on the top of the baseboards and trims. So in this case you won't need to paint baseboards by hand. 

Step 1 We will start with taping a carpet so we could paint a bottom of the baseboard 

Step 2 Sand the surface of the trims and 6 panel doors by using 150 grit sanding sponge. Vacuum clean the surface after sanding

Step 3 Caulk trims and allow to settle for minimum half an hour before painting

Step 4 Paint the door trims first. As I mentioned we can step on the wall with the paint, because walls are going to be painted

Step 5 Paint 6 panel doors with a brush and a small roller. I like mini roller covers from 

Benjamin Moore store. They make smooth finish and very fine texture. Actually you are not going to have ideally smooth finish without spraying (as does doors manufacturer). Any mini roller cover going to make some fine texture. The question is what cover is going to make the best possible finish on the door

I like to paint the panel both directions to leave roller texture finish around the panel (to cover brush marks)

Step 6 Next we can paint baseboards. As I mentioned earlier we can step on the wall above the baseboard, because we are going to paint these walls later 

Step 7 We can take off tapes from the carpet

 So this project stops right here. We are going to allow everything to dry. After color for the walls is going to be ready we will come back, put easy tape on baseboards and door trims and after walls painted we will take off tapes and will have excellent lines!