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How To Use Guide

Your go-to destination for expert guidance on using our premium-quality and eco-friendly mouldings. Our user-friendly installation instructions, painting recommendations, best practices on cutting, storage tips, and top-quality tool suggestions are all included in this comprehensive guide, designed to help you achieve stunning results without the usual hassle. 

How To Guide

Storage & Handling

All Trimfinity Moulding is best stored inside and placed in a horizontal flat position. Allow moulding to acclimate to area of installation for 24 hours at room temperature. Our product does NOT need to be protected from water.

Door Jamb Installation

Door Frames can easily be constructed using Trimfinity® Door Jambs. Measure and cut hinge, header and strike jambs to length. Make jambs level and plumb. Clamp the jambs and mockup the door to the Hinge jamb and trace hinge locations and trace the latch plate on the strike jamb. Router the Depth into both jambs for the hinges and latch plate using mortise jig kit. Shim Jambs then use 2-1/2” long  6D or 16ga Finish Nails to attach to Studs.

Cutting/Sawing

All Trimfinity® Moulding can easily be cut with a quick chop stroke or quick push thru motion from a powered saw minimizing the cutting surface area.  For smaller jobs a Backsaw and Miterbox will suffice.

Miter Joints: formed by cutting two pieces of material at an angle, usually 45 degrees to form a 90 degree corner for window and door casing. The cut is typically on the face of the moulding lying on the table

Bevel Joints: Involves cutting the edges of two pieces usually at a 45 degree angle to form a 90 degree corner for baseboard, shoe and chair rail moulding . The cut typically starts with the Baseboard standing against the saw fence cutting the edge of the pieces on a 45 degree angle. Scarf Joints use same technique as bevel

Crown Moulding: Place and cut moulding so ceiling side will be flat against the bottom of table and wall side flat against the fence for inside and outside corner.

Rip-Cut: Use table saw or circular saw with a *No-Melt blade for best results.

Coping: For inside corners a coped joint is cut to provide a precise fit where the walls are not square.

Sanding, Painting + Finishing

Our products is prefinished to provide an ultra pure white, satin finish so painting is an option.  If painting, recommend at a minimum; Paint & Primer all-in-one interior 100% acrylic latex paint. Although scuff sanding is not needed, light sanding of the surface with fine sandpaper will remove dirt and debris blemishes.

 

It is recommended the product to be clean, dry, free of dirt, grease and/or other surface contaminates before painting  Our product can be stained by application per manufactures instructions.

Care Instructions

Use soap and water or 50/50 Solution water/IPA alcohol to clean the surfaces of the moulding. Avoid long term exposure of solvents such as Acetone and mineral spirits that can affect the finish. 

Suggested Tools

• Safety Goggles

• Dust Mask

• Tape Measure

• Pencil

• Hammer

• Nail Set

• 200 Grit Sandpaper

• Color Match Putty

• Caulk Gun

• Acrylic Latex Caulk

• Coping Saw (optional)

• Hand File (optional)

• FineTooth backsaw

• Miterbox

• Fine Tooth Saw blade

• Finish Nails (4D thru 6D)
 

Power Tools:

• Power Miter Saw

• Carbide Tipped Fine tooth Saw

• Blade (Ultra Fine 80T)

• Power Nail Gun (16 to 18 ga)

• Table Saw and blade for rip-cuts

*suggest a No-Melt fine tooth blade with M-TCG, -2 ° Neg Hook Angle

• Router (for Door Jambs)

• Mortise Jig kit

• Power Drill and Bits

Power & Manual Nailing

It is best to use a power nail gun, generally setting the PSI on a scrap piece by adjusting so the nail head sits slightly below flush into the material. Suggest 16 ga finish nails for Jambs and 18ga for all other decorative moulding. For manual nailing, suggest 6D finish nail for jambs and stools and 4D brad nails for decorative moulding along with a hammer and nail set. Fasten moulding to framing members when possible.

Screws/Adhesives

Using a power drill, pre-drilled pilot holes are recommended for maximum holding capacity using 85%    of root diameter of the screw. Don’t overtighten the screw to prevent stripping.
 

Adhesives such as Liquid Nails will secure our product to many other materials such as drywall and block wall where fasteners may be difficult to use.

Caulking + Puttying

Caulk joints using a paintable, acrylic latex caulk for best results. Holes can be filled using a light weight spackle, plastic wood filler or putty stick. Recommend to fill, then clean excess with damp sponge to eliminate sanding. Color matching fillers may be required using our Wood Finish moulding for best concealment.

Cutting Guide

Cutting Guide

Trimfinity® moulding using EPS plastics will provide a clean, crisp cut using a quick chop cut or when possible, to minimize the surface area when cutting into the material. Typically choosing the more TPI (teeth per inch) finer the finish for your blades.

Please note: Standard Finish blades when rip-cutting the MCS Trimfinity moulding may result in “chip welding” where the surface area creates friction melting the material. We recommend the Amana Tool - LB10801C Electro-BLU Carbide Tipped Non-Melt Plastic 10" Dia x 80T M-Tcg for best success!

EPS Materials w/ Standard Fine Finishing Blade for Moulding
Thin, Less Wide (QTR Rnd, OSC, Caps, Lattice, Stops,etc)
Hollowed Profile up to to 3-1/4 wide (713, 356, 623)
Hollowed Profile from 3-1/2 Wide and up (RB03,163)
Solid Profile (Craftsman, Jambs,etc)
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Cross Cutting: Fine Finish Circular Saw with carbide tip
Quick Chop Cut
Quick Chop Cut
Best cut is to push thru with sliding saw minimizing area.
Best cut is to push thru with sliding saw minimizing area.
Mitering: Fine Finish Circular Saw with Carbide tip teeth
Quick Chop Cut
Quick Chop Cut
Best cut is to push thru with sliding saw minimizing area.
Best cut is to push thru with sliding saw minimizing area.
Beveling: Fine Finish Circular Saw with Carbide tip teeth
Quick Chop Cut
Quick Chop Cut
Best cut is to push thru with sliding saw minimizing area.
Best cut is to push thru with sliding saw minimizing area.
Jigsaw : High Carbon Steel (HCS)
Cuts Smooth
Cuts Smooth
Cuts Smooth
Cuts Smooth
Rip-Cut: (M-TCG) and a 2° negative hook angle with carbide tip
Best with a modified triple-chip grind (M-TCG) and a 2° negative hook angle with carbide tip
Best with a modified triple-chip grind (M-TCG) and a 2° negative hook angle with carbide tip
Best with a modified triple-chip grind (M-TCG) and a 2° negative hook angle with carbide tip
Best with a modified triple-chip grind (M-TCG) and a 2° negative hook angle with carbide tip
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Routing: Carbide-tipped router bits
Cuts Smooth
Cuts Smooth
Cuts Smooth
Cuts Smooth
Coping: High Carbon Steel blade, 15 TPI
Cuts Smooth
Cuts Smooth
Cuts Smooth
Cuts Smooth
Cutting Guide Videos

Cutting Guide Video Clips

Bevel Cut
00:06
Routing
00:14
Miter Cut
00:13
Jigsaw Cut
00:19
Cross Cut 1
00:19
Cross Cut 2
00:08
Coping
00:56
Rip-Cut
00:14

Material Guide

We've pulled together a general list of commonly used materials frequently associated with trim and moulding projects to help you.

NOTE: As with any material, we recommend that you test all products & supplies on a scrap piece of moulding first as precaution.

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Supplies You May Need:

•  200 Grit Sandpaper

•  Color Match Putty

•  Wood Glue

•  Wood Filler

•  Acrylic Latex Caulk

•  Acrylic Latex Bonding Primer

•  Acrylic Latex Paint

Cross Hatch Paint Test
ASTM Standard Method D 3359-09, Adhesion By Tape Test
Check out our findings below:
Material Guide
Cross Hatch Paint Test
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