How to change the smell of old, stale wood trim?
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My house was built in the 1950's. The trim and sill around the windows are stained. Probably the original is still on there. When it rains, I detect a stale, wood smell. How can I get rid of that? Do I need to sand and re-stain - would painting them help? It's just an old wood smell I can't stand! Any suggestions?
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You will have to sand off the original stain,clean any remaining residue and either re-stain or paint.
I have a house built in 1880 and get that smell also. I use Clorox clean up on the sills and trim and that seems to do the trick.
If you're only getting the smell when it rains , then moisture is getting in and the windows need to be resealed. Sanding and painting will be a waste of time until that's done .