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Posted by Frank Warner on June 2, 2006, 6:58 pm
> Hello:
>
> Will be painting a portion of a ceiling, but not the whole thing.
>
> So, I am faced with the problem of painting a nice, straight (junction)
> line.
>
> I thought I would just use the 3M Blue tape, but have read that this is
> really only good for large "splatters" and protection, and not really good
> for trying to define a line.
>
> Reason apparently being, that no matter what one does, a little paint always
> runs under the tape by capillary action if you paint over the tape in trying
> to make the straight, smooth line.
>
> So, how does one do this ?
>
> Is there a special brush, or... ?
>
> Special techniques, etc. ?
>
> Any thoughts on this would be most appreciated.
The proper way to do this is to use the blue painter's tape but paint
the edge you want using the paint color on the _other_ side of the
tape, let this dry, then paint the new color.
For instance, if the portion of the ceiling you don't want to paint is
blue, and the new section is green, put your tape on the line where you
want the new color to start and paint a narrow strip of blue. Let the
blue dry, then paint the rest of the ceiling green, overlapping the
tape as you would normally.
The theory is that any paint creeping under the tape will be the same
color as the old surface, and this color coat will seal the edge of the
tape against paint creep from the new color.
-Frank
--
Here's some of my work:
http://www.franksknives.com/
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