How do I keep my baseboards looking good?

Hello I would suggest washing with a magic eraser for stubborn areas with scuffs or microfiber cloth- white moldings do need routine cleaning. Use the soap or cleaner of your choice, often Dawn dish detergent will suffice.

If you buy a good quality semi or I use high gloss white paint and you should not need a sealer then I just vacuum the baseboards when dusty first then if needed I wipe them with a wet cloth and turns out nice for me. and you can use a cleaner like what has been mention depending on your situation.

As long as it's glossy, you should be good. I find I have to wipe them down an awful lot - just from dog hair and dust.

No answer- just very related question. Our glossy/semi glossy base boards (in our 130 year old house) have a lot of detail on the top. 3 0r 4 deep “divot-ed” lines/layers. Short of sticking my nails in one by one and running them as deep into the lines all through the house as I can with spray (which eventually makes my finger tips bleed, btw, I’ve done this), any ideas? Is there some invisible spray or barrier I can put there to block dust from accumulating so deep.

A vacuum takes out some, but not all.

Magic eraser takes the shine off. It’s essentially very fine sandpaper.

thanks!

That’s what I want to know too. That’s why I was asking about maybe a sealer?

Thought maybe a professional painter or brilliant mind might have an answer??

I vacuum in my socks, and raise my foot and "dust" the baseboards as I go.

What a clever thing! Thanks.