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Posted by Harlan Messinger on September 10, 2006, 9:40 am
Last weekend, I masked the edges of my bedroom walls with green
painter's tape, painted the ceiling, and took down the tape after the
paint was dry. So far so good. Yesterday I masked the edges of the
ceiling and painted the walls a different color from the ceiling.
This morning I took down the tape. As expected, there are places where
the second taping went slightly beyond the edges of the ceiling paint,
so I have some gaps to fill in. What's the best way to do that?
Also, along just one wall, the tape brought a couple of narrow strips of
ceiling paint down along with it. How can I best fill those channels? I
guess in both cases an important concern is filling the gaps to the same
depth as the finished surfaces. Or higher--I guess sanding afterwards is
an option.
Any tips for the future on preventing these problems? I'm going to be
tackling the trim next so I'm wondering how I can avoid these glitches.
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Posted by Joseph Meehan on September 10, 2006, 9:41 am
Harlan Messinger wrote:
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> Last weekend, I masked the edges of my bedroom walls with green
> painter's tape, painted the ceiling, and took down the tape after the
> paint was dry. So far so good. Yesterday I masked the edges of the
> ceiling and painted the walls a different color from the ceiling.
> This morning I took down the tape. As expected, there are places where
> the second taping went slightly beyond the edges of the ceiling paint,
> so I have some gaps to fill in. What's the best way to do that?
> Also, along just one wall, the tape brought a couple of narrow strips
> of ceiling paint down along with it. How can I best fill those
> channels? I guess in both cases an important concern is filling the
> gaps to the same depth as the finished surfaces. Or higher--I guess
> sanding afterwards is an option.
> Any tips for the future on preventing these problems? I'm going to be
> tackling the trim next so I'm wondering how I can avoid these
> glitches.
Frankly I don't tape a textured ceiling. I would tape the wall if doing
the ceiling however. For painting a wall, I just cut it in by hand.
--
Joseph Meehan
Dia duit
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Posted by Harlan Messinger on September 10, 2006, 9:53 am
Joseph Meehan wrote:
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> Harlan Messinger wrote:
>> Last weekend, I masked the edges of my bedroom walls with green
>> painter's tape, painted the ceiling, and took down the tape after the
>> paint was dry. So far so good. Yesterday I masked the edges of the
>> ceiling and painted the walls a different color from the ceiling.
>> This morning I took down the tape. As expected, there are places where
>> the second taping went slightly beyond the edges of the ceiling paint,
>> so I have some gaps to fill in. What's the best way to do that?
>> Also, along just one wall, the tape brought a couple of narrow strips
>> of ceiling paint down along with it. How can I best fill those
>> channels? I guess in both cases an important concern is filling the
>> gaps to the same depth as the finished surfaces. Or higher--I guess
>> sanding afterwards is an option.
>> Any tips for the future on preventing these problems? I'm going to be
>> tackling the trim next so I'm wondering how I can avoid these
>> glitches.
>
>
> Frankly I don't tape a textured ceiling. I would tape the wall if doing
> the ceiling however. For painting a wall, I just cut it in by hand.
My ceiling isn't textured. In any event, I don't trust my hand to be
that steady. When trying that in the past, I haven't been successful at
keeping the paint from crossing over the joint and, frankly, don't see
quite how to do it. Certainly not with a roller. With a brush I must be
unable to control the flair of the bristles that finely.
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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on September 10, 2006, 10:14 am
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> that steady. When trying that in the past, I haven't been successful at
> keeping the paint from crossing over the joint and, frankly, don't see
> quite how to do it. Certainly not with a roller. With a brush I must be
> unable to control the flair of the bristles that finely.
Practice.
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Posted by KLS on September 10, 2006, 2:51 pm
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>> that steady. When trying that in the past, I haven't been successful at
>> keeping the paint from crossing over the joint and, frankly, don't see
>> quite how to do it. Certainly not with a roller. With a brush I must be
>> unable to control the flair of the bristles that finely.
>Practice.
Or buy one of these tools:
http://www.toolspotting.net/2006/03/shurline_paint_edger_1.html
I've been using them for nearly 20 years, and they are invaluable.
Available at your local hardware store!
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> painter's tape, painted the ceiling, and took down the tape after the
> paint was dry. So far so good. Yesterday I masked the edges of the
> ceiling and painted the walls a different color from the ceiling.
> This morning I took down the tape. As expected, there are places where
> the second taping went slightly beyond the edges of the ceiling paint,
> so I have some gaps to fill in. What's the best way to do that?
> Also, along just one wall, the tape brought a couple of narrow strips
> of ceiling paint down along with it. How can I best fill those
> channels? I guess in both cases an important concern is filling the
> gaps to the same depth as the finished surfaces. Or higher--I guess
> sanding afterwards is an option.
> Any tips for the future on preventing these problems? I'm going to be
> tackling the trim next so I'm wondering how I can avoid these
> glitches.