Hello;
I just bought a 95 year old house with beautiful Douglas Fir baseboards and trim around all doors and windows. The problem is that it is looking dull after almost 100 years and has some places with paint-over from a bad wall paint job. How would I go about refinishing these? Would I have to take the trim off? A contractor told me just a light sanding to scuff off the surface of the varnish, then re-varnish. Another contractor said he didn't think that would work because what was used as a varnish back then is different than what we use today. Has anyone tackled this sort of thing before and have any good suggestions?
Thanks!
Matt
I just bought a 95 year old house with beautiful Douglas Fir baseboards and trim around all doors and windows. The problem is that it is looking dull after almost 100 years and has some places with paint-over from a bad wall paint job. How would I go about refinishing these? Would I have to take the trim off? A contractor told me just a light sanding to scuff off the surface of the varnish, then re-varnish. Another contractor said he didn't think that would work because what was used as a varnish back then is different than what we use today. Has anyone tackled this sort of thing before and have any good suggestions?
Thanks!
Matt