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Best way to paint edges in a room? Scott Simpson 02-05-2007
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Posted by Scott Simpson on February 5, 2007, 1:05 pm


I'm painting rooms in my house. There are two ways I tried painting the
edges along the wall. First I tried masking and just using that. Next I
bought a long plastic edge and inserted that at a 45 degree angle to the
wall and painted against that (without masking). While they both turned out
somewhat OK, neither is great. Is there a secret to this?


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Posted by Don Phillipson on February 5, 2007, 1:20 pm



> I'm painting rooms in my house. There are two ways I tried painting the
> edges along the wall. First I tried masking and just using that. Next I
> bought a long plastic edge and inserted that at a 45 degree angle to the
> wall and painted against that (without masking). While they both turned
out
> somewhat OK, neither is great. Is there a secret to this?

Experience (practice) and skill, said my father-in-law
(after 40 years in the painting trade.)

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)



Posted by Zephyr on February 5, 2007, 1:29 pm



> I'm painting rooms in my house. There are two ways I tried painting the
> edges along the wall. First I tried masking and just using that. Next I
> bought a long plastic edge and inserted that at a 45 degree angle to the
> wall and painted against that (without masking). While they both turned
> out
> somewhat OK, neither is great. Is there a secret to this?
>

If you can figure it out, then you are well on your way to making good
money painting.
I think it just takes lots of practice and a steady hand. The variations in
the joint will make the lines look off ( if you tape or use the edger), and
so, you have to cheat here and there to make the line come out looking
straight


Dave



Posted by Joseph Meehan on February 5, 2007, 2:42 pm


Scott Simpson wrote:
> I'm painting rooms in my house. There are two ways I tried painting
> the edges along the wall. First I tried masking and just using that.
> Next I bought a long plastic edge and inserted that at a 45 degree
> angle to the wall and painted against that (without masking). While
> they both turned out somewhat OK, neither is great. Is there a secret
> to this?

Every pro I have even seen, that did good work, used the same thing,
freehand. With practice they can do it better and faster than using either
of those ideas.

--
Joseph Meehan

Dia 's Muire duit




Posted by Oren on February 5, 2007, 6:24 pm


On Mon, 5 Feb 2007 14:42:34 -0500, "Joseph Meehan"

>Scott Simpson wrote:
>> I'm painting rooms in my house. There are two ways I tried painting
>> the edges along the wall. First I tried masking and just using that.
>> Next I bought a long plastic edge and inserted that at a 45 degree
>> angle to the wall and painted against that (without masking). While
>> they both turned out somewhat OK, neither is great. Is there a secret
>> to this?
>
> Every pro I have even seen, that did good work, used the same thing,
>freehand. With practice they can do it better and faster than using either
>of those ideas.

The more I practice freehand; the more confident I get. A quality
brush, well loaded with paint and longer strokes.

Until I was around a "craftsman" I never knew I did not know how to
properly clean a paint brush. After he showed me, plenty of brushes
have been saved.


--
Oren

"Well, it doesn't happen all the time, but when it happens, it happens
constantly."

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