Hello! I thoroughly am impressed by the great information on this message board. It has already helped me finish taking down the last pieces of wall paper with the green scrubby sponge! I also would have never thought to seal openings between wall and trim after priming with a painters caulk.

Anyhow, I am a novice painter about to embark on painting the kitchen. This is a 1945 house, and the only paint thats in awful shape is one of the windows. It had been painted shut by previous owners. It apparently was opened when my SO purchased the house 8yrs ago, but hasn't been since then. We can't get it open. Eventually we are going to have all the windows in the house replaced, but I want to keep this window from chipping lead paint until then. Because its already getting chilly at night, I don't want to take the window out to repaint it. I assume the paint needs to be stripped, as its chipping horribly. I also know not to sand it as there is lead paint on the window.

So where do I go from here? The SO isn't handy at all, and I am becoming handy, slowly. Can I just remove the paint that is in bad shape, prime, and then paint? I know the window trim will also be replaced in a few months when we get the new window in a few months, and the trim is what is chipping the most. I picked up citristrip, plastic scraping tool, stripping brush, and stripper wash. (as well as plastic sheeting)

I appreciate any help ya'll can give me, I am so overwhelmed.