Restoring Old Wood Trim

Scrape and sand badly damaged areas.

Restoring old wood trim.

Scrape down to the wood. Before grabbing a store bought wood stain try a natural ingredient. A carbide paint scraper removes the old. Coconut oil not only rehydrates your wood but also restores your wood s natural color and soft glow.

Restoring wood trim finish without stripping restoring wood trim finish without stripping. Rotted wood can be repaired to look like new with easy to use epoxy fillers designed for wood window restoration see abatron ad below. Soften old paint along the edges of trim and stained baseboards with alcohol. Scrape away badly weathered finish.

It may appear to stain the wood darker but it s actually a restoration of the healthier natural color. In many cases these windows have been in service for over a hundred years with much of their deterioration resulting directly from a lack of maintenance. Renew dull trim in one weekend. How to refinish woodwork test the finish.

Strip the old finish. Sometimes paint from previous paint jobs will get spattered on the. Thomas assesses the finish on an inconspicuous area such as a door edge below by rubbing it with.