ᐅ Paint the door frame white and remove the light pink marks.

Hello, I’m taking some time to organize my apartment. I have a problem: the hallway walls were painted light pink by the previous tenant. However, I’m not happy with the door frames. The light pink color has seeped into the door frames. I don’t want to hire a painter for this. I would like to paint the door frames myself. Attached are pictures of my hallway so you can see the frames. What can I do? Logic tells me to buy white paint and paint along the door frames. But which type of paint is suitable for this? And how can I achieve straight lines along the door frames with the white paint? Is the white paint strong enough to cover the light pink?

Hi, wow, someone really had no idea how to paint or tape properly here.
Simply painting over that color won’t work. But there are several points to consider...

1) To paint your door frame (which is already quite yellowed), you need to at least lightly sand the old paint if it is still stable. If it is peeling, it should be removed first. Then you paint the frames white.
Important: you mentioned a previous tenant. Check with your landlord whether you are even allowed to do this so easily.

2) The old paint is most likely latex paint. If you’re lucky, you can make this easier for yourself. Take a small brush and soak the paint with lukewarm water. After about half an hour, try rubbing it vigorously with a cloth. If your paint on the frames is still good, you should be able to remove the entire paint even after years this way.

3) You get straight lines either by being a brush virtuoso, or like 99.99% of people, by using painter’s tape to mask off the edges. You paint freely over the tape and then pull it off afterward.

Thank you very much for your kind advice.

1) I would sand that by hand using sandpaper or carefully with a small power sander (orbital sander) that I have at home.

2) What do you mean by tich?

By "Tich," he probably means a cloth, and I would simply apply turpentine to it. I wouldn’t sand anything there at all; these are apparently steel frames, which are usually baked enamel coated or powder coated. Sanding would cause serious expensive damage, and it’s not necessary.

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Yes, exactly, “cloth” – autocorrect is tricky, sorry.
Try that first, really; turpentine is also a good option. In my experience, just water has worked several times, so start with the “light” option.
Unfortunately, I don’t know anything about sanding burned-in paint, but @11ant: don’t you have to roughen the surface somehow? How else would the paint adhere?

Paint brushed on without preparation "holds" as well ;-)
Removing a handful of steel door frames, repainting them with a baked-on finish, and reinstalling would roughly cost in the mid four-figure range, I would estimate. That would be quite an expensive lesson.

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