| It's no secret that working with crown molding can | | | | your perfect trim, the dimples happen when you use |
| be difficult, it can ring fear in the hearts of even the | | | | the full hammer head on those little nails. You can |
| most confident do it yourselfers. You can ward off | | | | prevent this impression by leaving a little of the nail |
| any problems by learning from the mistakes of | | | | sticking out and then finishing it with a nail set. |
| others and reading up on all the tips you can find. A | | | | 3. If you're going to paint the trim this trick will work |
| little practice doesn't hurt, either. These tips are | | | | for you. You can fill in any gaps in the joints with |
| designed to get you thinking ahead to all the ways | | | | caulk. Then paint over the caulk to make it appear as |
| you can make your first (or latest) crown molding | | | | one complete piece. It won't work for staining, but it |
| project trouble free. | | | | does really well if being painted. |
| 1. If you're replacing existing molding you'll first need | | | | 4. Do you have unfinished trim? You've probably |
| to remove the old and then prep and put up the | | | | figured out that sanding a round edge with flat |
| new. Removing the old molding requires patience as | | | | sanding block can be tricky. Try making your own |
| the nails are already inset and covered. You can | | | | rounded sanding block using scraps of packing foam. |
| make it easier on yourself by driving those original | | | | Cut out the impression of the round end of the trim |
| nails completely through the existing trim, then pry | | | | and apply sand paper to that impression. You can |
| the old trim off the wall by rocking it away from | | | | keep the sandpaper attached to the foam block with |
| those nails. | | | | super glue or carpet tape. |
| 2. You don't want to have dimples around each nail in | | | | |