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Posted by Harlan Messinger on September 10, 2006, 9:53 am
Joseph Meehan wrote:
> 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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