Painting the J-FK crown and baseboard molding

Interior semi-gloss latex paint PaintJ-FK/A01L.png

water in the paint raises the grain PaintJ-FK/A02L.png

The grain is filled with paint but there is not much on the surface - that's good! PaintJ-FK/A02BL.png

240 - 320 grit sandpaper PaintJ-FK/A04L.png

Folded to get into all the details PaintJ-FK/A03L.png

Sanding to the wood - smooth and transparent PaintJ-FK/A05L.png

Final smoothing with a non-woven pad (also called synthetic steel wood) PaintJ-FK/A06L.png

I have spent a lot of time sanding - it is the most important step! PaintJ-FK/A07L.png

a polishing cleaning PaintJ-FK/A08L.png

2nd coat - interior semi-gloss latex PaintJ-FK/A09L.png

Pretty nice - it could use another sanding (320) and another coat PaintJ-FK/A10L.png

This photo compares this crown with one that was only sanded with the non-woven pad (upper) PaintJ-FK/A11L.png