Caught myself painting trim before caulking for 10 years

I was at a job in Portland last month and an apprentice pointed out my order was backwards, I had always painted the trim first then caulked the gaps after. Turns out filling the gaps before painting gives you a cleaner line and saves an extra coat (about 2 hours per room). Has anyone else been doing something simple like this backwards for years without noticing?

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the_diana21d ago

Bet you'll start noticing other people's backwards trim work everywhere now too.

thompson.xena21d ago

Hang on, I actually disagree with that. I think most people are looking at the finished product as a whole, not zooming in on the little details like that. If the trim is painted well and looks clean, nobody's going to notice a tiny backwards piece unless they're really looking for it.