Never did it always painted after install
What are the plusses and minuses?
I am wondering if I prepaint and then go to cut, if the paint will burr up or peal some.
Other?
Thanks
Never did it always painted after install
What are the plusses and minuses?
I am wondering if I prepaint and then go to cut, if the paint will burr up or peal some.
Other?
Thanks
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Prefinished crown
is always tougher to work with.
Further, the toughest is stained.
With paint, why ? I've always found the painter had an easier time painting it than I did fitting it. Spread the joy around.
More to the point, you can't sand splices to an invisible connection, you could mar corners slipping them together.
You need to keep runs and drips off the backsides.
The nail holes will be more visible as halo's after filling and sanding.
You'll probably get the not quite so dry paint on the table and fence of your saw.
Paint could chip when cutting, as could it soften and "burn" with the speed of the blade.
I'd prime, hang, fill, caulk and paint.
ahhh two or three solid points I didn't even consider.
THanks!
We prime and put on one coat of paint or stain and put on one coat of varnish all the time. Manufactured kitchen parts come completely prefinished. Never had any issues with any of it except when a homeowner does the painting and leaves huge drips on the backside. Those require an extra step to shave off. As long as you don't cut with the wrong blade or from the backside, can't say I've ever had any chipping. Prefinishing saves a ton of work, so much easier to paint, stain, on a workbench and put the pieces in a rack, especially staining. No fussy cutting in, nice sharp lines, looks done after installing. You have to know how to fill nail holes without making a mess. We do the same with exterior trim, too.