System and method for installation of molding

Abstract

A system for installing pre-painted moldings. The system includes pre-painted moldings each configured to be fastened to a wall by fasteners. The system also includes a caulk material, filler material, concealer material, and touchup paint each color matched to the paint color applied to the moldings. The caulk material is configured to fill a gap defined between each of the moldings and the wall to which the molding is fastened. The filler material is configured to fill a gap defined between any abutting portions of the moldings. The concealer material is configured to conceal any surface disturbances caused by the installation of the fasteners. The touchup paint is configured to adhere to the paint pre-painted on the moldings. The system may also include a marker configured to apply a coating color matched to the paint applied to the moldings, a scraping tool, and/or a buffing tool.

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         30 . A kit for use with pre-painted moldings fastened to one or more walls by a plurality of fasteners, the pre-painted moldings comprising a plurality of surface disturbances caused by installation of the plurality of fasteners, the kit comprising:
 filler material color matched to the paint pre-painted on the pre-painted moldings and configured to fill a gap defined between any portions of a pair of the pre-painted moldings that abut one another, the gap filled with filler material being substantially indistinguishable from the paint pre-painted on the abutting pair of the pre-painted moldings; and   concealer material color matched to the paint pre-painted on the pre-painted moldings and configured to be applied to the pre-painted moldings and after being applied to be substantially indistinguishable from the paint pre-painted on the pre-painted moldings, the concealer material being configured to conceal the plurality of surface disturbances caused by the installation of the plurality of fasteners.   
     
     
         31 . The kit of  claim 30 , further comprising:
 caulk material color matched to the paint pre-painted on the pre-painted moldings and configured to fill a gap defined between each of the pre-painted moldings and a wall of the one or more walls on which the pre-painted molding is installed, the caulk filled gap being substantially indistinguishable from the paint pre-painted on the pre-painted molding; and   touchup paint color matched to the paint pre-painted on the pre-painted moldings and configured to adhere to the paint pre-painted on the pre-painted moldings and once adhered to be substantially indistinguishable from the paint pre-painted on the pre-painted moldings.   
     
     
         32 . The kit of  claim 30 , wherein the concealer material comprises a crayon. 
     
     
         33 . The kit of  claim 30 , wherein the concealer material comprises a wax crayon formed by extrusion. 
     
     
         34 . The kit of  claim 30 , further comprising:
 a scraping tool configured to remove excess concealer material from the pre-painted moldings.   
     
     
         35 . The kit of  claim 34 , further comprising:
 a buffing tool configured to buff any portions of the pre-painted moldings from which excess concealer material was removed by the scraping tool.   
     
     
         36 . The kit of  claim 30  for use with pre-painted moldings comprising one or more surface defects, the kit further comprising:
 a marker configured to apply a coating to the one or more surface defects of the pre-painted moldings, the coating being color matched to the paint pre-painted on the pre-painted moldings and configured to at least partially conceal the one or more surface defects. 
 
     
     
         37 . The kit of  claim 30 , further comprising:
 a scraping tool configured to remove excess filler material from the pre-painted moldings.   
     
     
         38 . The kit of  claim 37 , further comprising:
 a buffing tool configured to buff any portions of the pre-painted moldings from which excess filler material was removed by the scraping tool.   
     
     
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