If you were Registered and logged in, you could reply and use other advanced thread options
|
Posted by Oren on September 15, 2009, 10:36 pm
wrote:
show/hide quoted text
>Surfingbull wrote:
>> Hi All, I'm about to start painting my bathroom. I covered the door
>> trim and baseboard with the blue painter's tape. Last time, I pulled
>> up the blue tape minutes after the second coat of paint. I usually
>> get some paint onto the tape and I was afraid leaving it until paint
>> dried would pull up more paint in the process. This time I would like
>> to check with you guys on what is the correct thing to do.
>> Should I pull up the blue painter's tape very soon after the 2nd coat
>> of paint or should I wait until the paint is dry?
>Almost immediately after painting, for sure before the paint dries.
>For most junctions, you can make better use of the paint pad with the two
>little wheels on it. For those of us who've never mastered cutting in, this
>gizmo is a miracle. I just painted four rooms and a hall with doors,
>closets, windows, etc., with ceilings a different color than the walls, and
>used no tape at all - just the pad thingy.
I bought some of these pads one day to trim paint. "Bubba" said: "If
they had these when he was a kid, he would have been a "painter".
|
|
Posted by JimmyDahGeek on September 16, 2009, 11:53 am
show/hide quoted text
> >> Should I pull up the blue painter's tape very soon after the 2nd coat
> >> of paint or should I wait until the paint is dry?
If the trim you are covering up is stained wood this is what I do.
After I put the tape down I go around with a brush and clear
polyurethane and seal the tape. this prevents the paint from seeping
under the tape. After I'm finished painting I run a utility knife
between the wall and the tape to cut the seal. This make for a nice
clean line between the wall and the trim.
|
|
Posted by JIMMIE on September 16, 2009, 1:18 pm
show/hide quoted text
> Surfingbull wrote:
> > Hi All, I'm about to start painting my bathroom. =A0I covered the door
> > trim and baseboard with the blue painter's tape. =A0Last time, I pulled
> > up the blue tape minutes after the second coat of paint. =A0I usually
> > get some paint onto the tape and I was afraid leaving it until paint
> > dried would pull up more paint in the process. =A0This time I would lik=
> > to check with you guys on what is the correct thing to do.
> > Should I pull up the blue painter's tape very soon after the 2nd coat
> > of paint or should I wait until the paint is dry?
> Almost immediately after painting, for sure before the paint dries.
> For most junctions, you can make better use of the paint pad with the two
> little wheels on it. For those of us who've never mastered cutting in, th=
> gizmo is a miracle. I just painted four rooms and a hall with doors,
> closets, windows, etc., with ceilings a different color than the walls, a=
> used no tape at all - just the pad thingy.
Did I get the wrong ones? I tried this pads and they left little
streaks where they didn't paint. They were tiny but very visible. I
had to go back and cut in anyway.
Jimmie
|
|
Posted by Josh on September 16, 2009, 2:36 pm
On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:18:12 -0700 (PDT), JIMMIE
show/hide quoted text
>> For most junctions, you can make better use of the paint pad with the two
>> little wheels on it. For those of us who've never mastered cutting in, this
>> gizmo is a miracle. I just painted four rooms and a hall with doors,
>> closets, windows, etc., with ceilings a different color than the walls, and
>> used no tape at all - just the pad thingy.
>Did I get the wrong ones? I tried this pads and they left little
>streaks where they didn't paint. They were tiny but very visible. I
>had to go back and cut in anyway.
I also use the pad with the wheels, and agree it's a miracle tool.
There are some nuances to using it that takes a bit of practice (but
less than other ways to do it) -- making sure every little bristle on
the pad gets paint while the wheels NEVER get paint on them (try
loading it from the open tray of paint where you can hold it flat over
the surface and slide it around a bit)
The one I have doesn't have a foam pad; it looks a bit like velcro
with short bristles; got it at Home Depot. You still have to roll
over the area as close as you can get, but you need to do that with
brush cut-in also.
Josh
|
|
Posted by HeyBub on September 16, 2009, 3:29 pm
JIMMIE wrote:
show/hide quoted text
>> Surfingbull wrote:
>>> Hi All, I'm about to start painting my bathroom. I covered the door
>>> trim and baseboard with the blue painter's tape. Last time, I pulled
>>> up the blue tape minutes after the second coat of paint. I usually
>>> get some paint onto the tape and I was afraid leaving it until paint
>>> dried would pull up more paint in the process. This time I would
>>> like to check with you guys on what is the correct thing to do.
>>> Should I pull up the blue painter's tape very soon after the 2nd
>>> coat of paint or should I wait until the paint is dry?
>> Almost immediately after painting, for sure before the paint dries.
>> For most junctions, you can make better use of the paint pad with
>> the two little wheels on it. For those of us who've never mastered
>> cutting in, this gizmo is a miracle. I just painted four rooms and a
>> hall with doors, closets, windows, etc., with ceilings a different
>> color than the walls, and used no tape at all - just the pad thingy.
> Did I get the wrong ones? I tried this pads and they left little
> streaks where they didn't paint. They were tiny but very visible. I
> had to go back and cut in anyway.
Hmm. Several ideas:
1. You may not have had enough paint on the pad.
2. You can go back and forth with the device until all the area that needs
paint gets paint.
3. The pads are moderately adjustable, so you may have to move the pad a
smidgen to match the area you're attacking.
|
Page 2 of 4 < 1 2 3 > last >>
| Similar Threads | Posted | | Painter's tape inquiry | March 22, 2009, 6:56 pm |
| Remove masking tape from window | August 17, 2005, 10:24 am |
| RE: Remove Masking Tape from Window | August 20, 2005, 11:06 pm |
| Painter's drop cloth | March 5, 2006, 12:48 pm |
| metal roof and leaks? using tape to fix? Eternabond brand tape | September 7, 2006, 5:09 pm |
| Tuck Tape? Vapor barrier tape? | September 23, 2007, 11:09 am |
| teflon tape vs pipe tape ??? | November 3, 2005, 8:39 am |
| Old tile - To remove or not to remove... | July 11, 2006, 8:30 am |
| How to tape up? | April 9, 2008, 9:39 am |
| Duct Tape, or what? | December 10, 2005, 3:42 pm |
|
|
Yahoo! 
Google 
Windows Live 
del.icio.us 
digg 
Netscape 
XML Sitemap
>> Hi All, I'm about to start painting my bathroom. I covered the door
>> trim and baseboard with the blue painter's tape. Last time, I pulled
>> up the blue tape minutes after the second coat of paint. I usually
>> get some paint onto the tape and I was afraid leaving it until paint
>> dried would pull up more paint in the process. This time I would like
>> to check with you guys on what is the correct thing to do.
>> Should I pull up the blue painter's tape very soon after the 2nd coat
>> of paint or should I wait until the paint is dry?
>Almost immediately after painting, for sure before the paint dries.
>For most junctions, you can make better use of the paint pad with the two
>little wheels on it. For those of us who've never mastered cutting in, this
>gizmo is a miracle. I just painted four rooms and a hall with doors,
>closets, windows, etc., with ceilings a different color than the walls, and
>used no tape at all - just the pad thingy.