Hi! I'm looking for some painting advice. We live in a 1919 bungalow that has seen lots of layers of paint inside. Somewhere along the way the woodwork was not painted properly (I'm thinking latex over oil perhaps?) and so the paint pops off. While I know that the proper way to fix this probably would be to strip the woodwork and start fresh, that is, unfortunately, not going to happen. (I recognize I am generating bad homeowner karma by wanting to cheat here, but there is definitely lead paint paint in the mix and so the stripping and sanding would be a huge undertaking.) We are planning to put the house on the market this spring and I want to get started on the touch ups necessary for getting her ready for her close up. ; )
Does anyone have any suggestions for a good way to repair and repaint spots like the ones shown in the attached pictures? I've heard that smoothing them over with drywall mud and then painting them works. Or, is the only thing to do to just paint over them like so many people have done before me and hope for the best? Thanks for any suggestions you may have!