Got a picture so we can see what your seeing?
No one has a clue if you took the time to cut the paint and caulking line before removing the molding so it did not rip the paper off.
All the old caulking needs to be removed, any loose paper needs to be cut out. any bare areas need to be primed, once dry it's going to take at least three layers of drywall compound applied with an 8" knife, sanded, primed, then your going to end it having to repaint the whole wall to get it to match.
But you now wish you have of left the crown up.
No one has a clue if you took the time to cut the paint and caulking line before removing the molding so it did not rip the paper off.
All the old caulking needs to be removed, any loose paper needs to be cut out. any bare areas need to be primed, once dry it's going to take at least three layers of drywall compound applied with an 8" knife, sanded, primed, then your going to end it having to repaint the whole wall to get it to match.
But you now wish you have of left the crown up.
