I never seem to get this right, but is seems there should be a “best” way to trim and paint a new interior. Assuming the trim is to be painted and not yet installed and the trim carpenter is doing the painting what sequence would yield the best results?
1. Install trim then prime and paint everything.
2. Pime and paint walls, pre-paint the trim, install trim, then touch up.
3. Pre paint the trim, install trim, then do the walls.
4. One coat on everything, install trim, then 2nd coat on everything.
Michael
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Suggest prime & one finish coat on all trim before installing on walls which have prime coat and one good finish coat. After trim is installed, the dings the carpenter has made in the walls can be touched-up with the final wall coat. Then use a final coat on the trim to cover the nail hole patches, saw cut lines and any accidental spatters from finishing the walls. Is quicker for painter and avoids customer callbacks IF YOU HAVE OWNER INSPECT AND ACCEPT WALLS AND TRIM AS SOON AS FINAL COAT GOES ON THE TRIM.