Posts: 12,046
Threads: 1,611
Joined: Jan 2001
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
Posts: 2,274
Threads: 90
Joined: Jun 2001
When I do paint a room where the trim is already installed I always tape. Why?? Because I can't paint between the lines. For some reason I just can't paint paint a straight line. I have tried all sorts of brushes w/o luck. So I just take my time to tape. It's slower and cost more but for me that's what I do.
John
Always use the right tool for the job.
We need to clean house.
Posts: 24,819
Threads: 0
Joined: Dec 2008
A quality brush and a little practice, it's not that difficult. A good brush is critical.
Posts: 13,412
Threads: 4
Joined: Jun 2007
Location: New Jersey
I buy the absolute best brushes available, usually in a paint store. I have a number of brushes that are over 15 years old. One must also clean them often and properly.
Credo Elvem ipsum etiam vivere
Non impediti ratione cogitationis
Posts: 12,046
Threads: 1,611
Joined: Jan 2001
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
Yup, I favor Purdy, having the best results with tapered artificial bristles(kinda purple color).
A trick to painting trim against a wall or a wall against trim. Dip the brush about 1/2" in the paint and wipe the side clean to the part you do not want paint.
Example: Painting a wall by a door with the door trim on the left. Wipe clean the left side of the brush, leaving paint only on the right half of the bristles. Watch the bristles against the trim and adjust the pressure/angle of the brush to deposit paint on the wall and not the trim. As soon as the brush quits laying paint on the wall, stop and start the brush at the start of that section and pull the paint away from the trim, moving down to where the paint stopped. Redip/clean/continue.
That technique can create(with a little practice) as good a line as if you taped the trim.
Posts: 2,742
Threads: 0
Joined: Jan 2010
If I will be putting a final coat on the trim after it is installed I put some waxed paper on the wall behind the trim and out beyond the trim on the wall. Then I can be sloppy with the final trim coat and then remove the overhanging paper with a sharp knife.
My boss is a Jewish carpenter. Our DADDY owns the business.
Trying to understand some people is like trying to pick up the clean end of a turd.
Posts: 5,733
Threads: 2
Joined: Dec 2004
Location: Fort Worth
Foggy said:
If I will be putting a final coat on the trim after it is installed I put some waxed paper on the wall behind the trim and out beyond the trim on the wall. Then I can be sloppy with the final trim coat and then remove the overhanging paper with a sharp knife.
OK I'm confused. How do you remove the wax paper? All the joints between the trim and wall are caulked.
I spray the walls and ceiling then the trim. Then I go back and cut in the walls and roll the border to cover any over spray.
Posts: 2,274
Threads: 90
Joined: Jun 2001
I have really tried. And you would think I could do this - I am an artist also. But for some reason I just can't. I have Purdy brushes; the right ones. I am just not meant to do it. I also have trouble cutting a straight line with a jig saw.
John
Always use the right tool for the job.
We need to clean house.
Posts: 5,845
Threads: 0
Joined: Apr 2003
Painting a "straight" line is subjective. It all depends on what your willing to settle for. No one can paint a line as straight as the tape edge is cut from the factory. Given you apply it very close to straight. A real test to see if someone is a good or experienced interior painter is to not have them paint but to apply tape to the trim. If you're good at applying tape, there's little doubt you're a good interior painter as well.
Personally, I free hand the sides of casing and tape off the top edge of baseboards and window sills. Another factor in painting straight is the surface your painting. A rough texture is very difficult. Smooth walls are much easier.
The best paint brushes are Corona. Wooster is probably my second choice and then Purdy. Purdy brushes were much better quality 15-20 years ago, IMO.
Posts: 13,002
Threads: 0
Joined: Sep 2007
Need to define whether the trim is stained or painted. Painted trim goes on before paint, stained trim after. For painted trim, spray trim and ceiling first, then roll walls. No tape unless it's a tight corner. All cutting in is freehand.
Mike
Non impediti ratione cogitationis
