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Posted on 8/19/23 at 5:37 am to NATidefan
Get the Shurline edging tool….
Real painters hate it, but they work extremely well and let you zip around every edge.
Real painters hate it, but they work extremely well and let you zip around every edge.
Posted on 8/19/23 at 5:47 am to NATidefan
Painters don't tape
Posted on 8/19/23 at 6:12 am to IT_Dawg
That thing works for about 6 inches then there is paint on everything.
Posted on 8/19/23 at 6:16 am to IT_Dawg
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Get the Shurline edging tool….
It seems to always leave a very small gap between the edge/trim.
Posted on 8/19/23 at 6:36 am to NATidefan
I never tape when I paint.
Posted on 8/19/23 at 7:20 am to NATidefan
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I know good/most painters use good brushes and can just hand do it without tape... still amazes me.
Man, I’ve seen painters cut in crown molding on an 18’ ceiling with their paint brush on the end of a 10+’ pole while standing in the floor. And not get one hair’s worth of paint on the ceiling or wall. It’s fricking amazing. I would have a better chance of hitting Skenes’ fastball than doing that.
This post was edited on 8/19/23 at 7:25 am
Posted on 8/19/23 at 7:27 am to NATidefan
I just did my living room and kitchen a few weeks ago. Have to tape, up and down 12 foot ladder. But saved myself probably a grand.
Posted on 8/19/23 at 7:30 am to NATidefan
Learned a couple of lessons. Don't cheap out on brushes or rollers. Spend the dough on a good brushes because they hold paint well and the bristles remain pliable and intact. Also, buy good paint which doesn't have to be the most expensive and certainly not the cheapest for good coverage.
Posted on 8/19/23 at 7:31 am to Walt OReilly
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It’s all in the strokes I love painting around trim
Posted on 8/19/23 at 7:32 am to NATidefan
Yes. Yes I can.
Posted on 8/19/23 at 7:34 am to Macfly
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Also, buy good paint which doesn't have to be the most expensive and certainly not the cheapest for good coverage.
Subtle: I own a Benjamin Moore franchise brag
Posted on 8/19/23 at 7:39 am to NATidefan
My brother in law owns a commercial painting company. He does well.
They don’t use tape.
They do use quality brushes.
When I had my house redone some rooms he kept the sheet rock toward the interior of the house skimming the walls. It’s hard to tell between old Sheetrock and new Sheetrock.
It’s a lot of prep which I don’t have the patience to get a quality paint job.
They don’t use tape.
They do use quality brushes.
When I had my house redone some rooms he kept the sheet rock toward the interior of the house skimming the walls. It’s hard to tell between old Sheetrock and new Sheetrock.
It’s a lot of prep which I don’t have the patience to get a quality paint job.
Posted on 8/19/23 at 7:46 am to MyRockstarComplex
Nah, it's the brush company. 
Posted on 8/19/23 at 7:56 am to kywildcatfanone
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Painters don't tape
Probably 20 years ago I’d agree. But with sprayers this simply isn’t true. Especially on new builds. Guys will spray rooms now, but especially exterior. Windows and other things are taped and they spray the exteriors with things like hardiboard.
Now, if you are talking repainting a room then mostly likely. But they still use plastic and tape to tape up furniture and what not from drips.
Posted on 8/19/23 at 8:02 am to baldona
I have painted a LOT …and still not close to a professional….I actually have a professional in the house the last three weeks ripping out ceilings ( from a roof job gone bad…different thread )… in general he does not tape unless against stuff that he is skimming mud on for texture repair…
I use tape still when I want a clean line on the same surface or where two walls meet ( one wall one color and the adjacent one a different color)
But for where wall meets trim… as op said all about the right brush… invest in a quality trim brush and maintain it…
I use tape still when I want a clean line on the same surface or where two walls meet ( one wall one color and the adjacent one a different color)
But for where wall meets trim… as op said all about the right brush… invest in a quality trim brush and maintain it…
Posted on 8/19/23 at 8:11 am to NATidefan
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good/most painters
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your man Jose
These usually don’t come together. You can get cheap or you can get skilled. As someone who’s dad used to paint homes for a living, I’ve seen skilled and it doesn’t exist with the Hispanic labor today.
Posted on 8/19/23 at 8:15 am to Thecoz
Btw… if you do want tape help.. as op said paint the wall first… let it dry .. then just run a single line of frog tape on the wall above the trim.. easy to put on since just long strips and no bending tape around the molding… also good for hard to reach places like behind toilet etc… only takes a few minutes to tape the wall and then you can cut the trim in with a good brush but will go very fast since you can slip and hit the wall if your hand get tired.
Posted on 8/19/23 at 8:17 am to NATidefan
Get a purdy brush with an angled end!
Posted on 8/19/23 at 8:20 am to BoogaBear
That was my experience with most painting gimmicks.
Of course, that's also my experience with brushes and rollers.
Of course, that's also my experience with brushes and rollers.
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