sorry nobody's answered you. they must be missing your posts. :/

for trim painting, if you have the ability to, spraying them with a paint sprayer will give you a beautiful finish. there's a learning curve with spraying though, so i'd try it on some scrap wood first to get the feel.

that being said, you have to tape/mask pretty much the entire room (and the ones next to) if you need to protect walls and floors.


if you have to hand paint, sand the trim first, or at least apply a deglosser to get the finish knocked down so that you can paint easily. definitely prime, and then paint.
many thin coats are better than 1 or 2 heavy ones. thin coats have the advantage of not having much in the way of brush strokes showing, while heavy ones will show strokes.

if you want a SUPER high gloss in a straight white, you could use glidden's exterior trim and door paint.
it's a gel, so it's self-levelling, and once cured, it's rock hard. it's oil based, so it takes longer to dry than a regular latex paint, though, so keep that in mind.

Also not a pro, but what kind of trim...style, wood species, new or old, primed or not? Those are a few things that they will need to know.

The trim is completely scraped down to the actual wood. Whoever painted it before had such a thick coat that I have been peeling it off with my hands. Nothing else needed. I am ready to apply the primer, and I just need to know if anyone has a certain technique when painting trim...I want it to look great, but don't have a lot of confidence! I want to thank everyone for all your incredibly helpful tips. I need everyone to know how helpful they have been to me! Thank you so much!

I recommend u sanding it really well, making sure that you are dealing with smooth wood! Tape off areas with Frog tape since you are a beginner. Then, smooth the tape down with a firm finger. Make sure you use primer with a trim brush. Let dry, then apply your selected trim paint with a trim brush! I recommend a semi gloss latex paint....good luck!!

I love using those inexpensive foam paint brushes for trim work, easy to use and smooth finish. You may want to scoot around with a pillow of some sort, your bottom and knees will be crying for mercy if there are many rooms needing baseboard touch ups {yep been there done that}.