Finally, make sure you're using the right trim paint and that you have properly prepared your wooden trim before painting. The post Paint Your Trim Like a Pro with This No-Mess Hack appeared first ...

There are good reasons to start your paint project on the walls, and equally good reasons to start with trim. Here are the pros and cons of both sides.

Paint on aluminum trim usually starts to peel after 15 to 20 years, he said, with the shortest lifetime in areas where salt from oceans and bays tends to be carried by the air in windstorms.

Paint attaches itself to the trim both by mechanical means (locks into the tiny pores and grooves) and chemically (sticks to the trim like tape). A clean, dry surface is imperative.

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The Fairfield History House, built in 1894 and now owned by the Fairfield Historical Society, is being repainted and having other exterior work done, just ahead of the historical society's barn ...