Glue or Cope Inside Corners for MDF baseboard

[jylu97]

Doing a search on the web, many seem to still prefer coping vs. mitering inside corners for MDF baseboard?  Which would you recommend?

Liz

 

[monte]

Doing a search on the web, many seem to still prefer coping vs. mitering inside corners for MDF baseboard?  Which would you recommend?
Liz

Liz,

Personally, I prefer to miter.

Keep in mind that it's easier to take small shavings off the ends,

in order to get a tight fit, then go thru all that coping.

Also the design of your baseboard could very well dictate that you use miter cuts,

If you don't want to belabor the whole thing.

And since you'll be painting all that moulding......

this will be your friend........

(meaning..... the caulk to be used as a very thin bead (which is then rubbed with a damp cloth),

to be applied between the top of the trim and the wallboard prior to painting.

Not for adhesion of the miters.)

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Also, one of these miter trimmers could well come in handy for shavings only.

Bit of an overkill for your above project, but pretty handy for furniture making and a lot of trim work.

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R.

 

[dirtydeeds]

jlyu97 / liz

here (in england) we are doing more and more mdf baseboard (usually pre primed)

its always one piece (because its england)

but coping internal corners still works far better than mitring

solvent free gripfill is better than painters caulk (for the odd minor mishap)

 

[Bob Swenson]

Sir DD
Solvent free gripfill ???????????????  ???  ???

 

[Michael Kellough]

Sir DD
Solvent free gripfill ???????????????  ???  ???

If a come-along = a tifor

then,                      gripfill = caulk

Simple.  :

 

[dirtydeeds]

gripfil is a trade name for a solvent based grab adhesive

the solvent free gripfil hasnt got the grab, it is "thinner" than decorators caulk and is white

if you object to decolotage dont google......... gripfill girls

it wont tell you anything about the product  :             

it will tell you that the british do like adverts with a joke or "double entendre" in them somewhere

 

[Per Swenson]

I thought Grip Fill was beer for lighting techs on movie sets.

Eli....Eli.....Eli...,

Per

Folks, MDF 

Mighty Dense Fiberboard, will not come apart when glued with good yellow glue,

such as titebond three.

Per

 

[monte]

jlyu97 / liz

here (in england) we are doing more and more mdf baseboard (usually pre primed)
its always one piece (because its england)
but coping internal corners still works far better than mitring
solvent free gripfill is better than painters caulk (for the odd minor mishap)

Sheeez,

Perhaps I should clarify....

In making my reference to the painters caulk in post #1.......

I meant for the caulk to be used as a very thin bead (which is then rubbed with a damp cloth),

to be applied between the top of the trim and the wallboard prior to painting.

Not for adhesion of the miters.

R.

 

[dirtydeeds]

the use of painters caulk is now understood

i will be looking at per's titebond 3 for gluing mdf mitres and even perhaps mitring internal mdf corners