Is painting trim supposed to take forever?

I painted trim today, in our mid century never-updated kitchen, spent about 2 hours chiseling off crud, sanding, and caulking cracks. Then I spent another 2 hours actually painting--i feel like it took way longer than it should have. 3 doorways both sides, 1 window, and maybe 20 ft of baseboard. I swear I went into a trance, looked up and it was 2pm. I was taking my time and am a total perfectionist, but this is crazy slow? submitted by /u/mapleCandid [link] [comments]

Feb 17, 2025 - 22:05
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I painted trim today, in our mid century never-updated kitchen, spent about 2 hours chiseling off crud, sanding, and caulking cracks. Then I spent another 2 hours actually painting--i feel like it took way longer than it should have. 3 doorways both sides, 1 window, and maybe 20 ft of baseboard.

I swear I went into a trance, looked up and it was 2pm. I was taking my time and am a total perfectionist, but this is crazy slow?

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