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Home Improvement > Moldings & Wood Trim > How to Pre-finish Wood Trim Before Installation

Learn how to pre-finish crown molding, bead board and other wooden trim before installation.

Cover and protect your work surface with a tarpaulin or sheets of craft paper, as we did. Lay out strips of scrap wood in one direction and then set the trim at right angles to it to lift it off the work surface. The space beneath will facilitate coating the edges of the trim and minimize the amount of stain and topcoat lost on the protective cover. Having a dedicated workbench is a great help, but you can set up a temporary work area with sawhorses and lay the trim across them just as easily.
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