Painting Tips
Primed Finish
Primed finish or priming refers to the preparation stage of the mouldings. All MDF products are required to be primed/painted with an industry standard sealer that is referred to as primer. This sealer/primer penetrates and seals
the MDF so that the finish coat of paint is applied with ease. Elite Mouldings guarantees that every piece of moulding is primed and ready for a finish coat of paint, an enormous time saver over solid wood trims.
All our cornice trim has a triple coating of high-grade primer which we apply in our factory. Although it looks great when installed, we do need to nail or “pin”, (with a brad nailer). The holes are later dapped or caulked. We also re-prime all the exposed joints that have been sanded. Afterwards we recommend painting with a egg shell paint. (more…)
Typical Wainscoting Installation
Welcome to the Elite Moldings Wainscot installation section. Here you will find out how to install any of our wainscot kits and get helpful advice on what to order and how much of it to order. Please read through the instructions of the product you are interested in and see if this is the right product for you. We have tried to give you as much information as we possibly can, but if you don?€™t find what you are looking for, or you are stuck and have encountered a problem during the installation simply contact us.
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Installing Square Columns
To be updated shortly
Instructions for the different positioning methods will be posted within next few days. We are waiting on some additional photographs. Contact us if you need something sooner.
These joints will be the strongest joints you’ll ever make! Using our Exclusive Lock Miter Joint. Simply follow the directions to create a great looking and a perfectly square column. You may glue, pin or nail in place and all corners will be perfectly square. Gluing alone will provide a very strong bond due to the increased area of the miter joint.
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Installing Ceiling Medallions
A Step by Step guide
1)First the light fixture must be removed
2)Remove stucco on ceiling using a spray bottle with water; use a spatula to remove wet stucco to the approximate diameter of the ceiling medallion.
3)Apply any good quality construction adhesive to the back of the ceiling center
4)Apply ceiling center to the ceiling making sure that the hole for the fixture is perfectly centered.
5)In order to hold the ceiling medallion in place while the adhesive dries, use a couple of small nails around the edge. In the case of large ceiling medallions use four or more drywall screws. Simple cover with dap caulking afterwards. (more…)
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