Painting straight lines/ Cutting in

[Willo3092]

Picked up a handy tip from Youtube for painting razor sharp straight lines.
Apply masking tape where you want the line and then run a very thin bead of caulk along the edge and wipe off.
Paint straight away and remove the tape immediately.

 

[plasterer]

Nice one mate, looking good... Paul

 

[Ferret.]

Im pretty good with a cutting in brush but in high to reach areas where im too stretched for accuracy i just use frog tape. Always decent lines.

I'll try this though for sure. Although id pull the switch from the wall and paint behind in this instance probably quicker than tape.

 

[Willo3092]

It was the paint line down the architrave I was trying to highlight.
I always loosen the screws on sockets and switches so I can get the brush behind them and also tape round them.

 

[stuss]

Took ages with a change of colours. Cutting in .

 

[pabloescaban]

Picked up a handy tip from Youtube for painting razor sharp straight lines.
Apply masking tape where you want the line and then run a very thin bead of caulk along the edge and wipe off.
Paint straight away and remove the tape immediately.

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I don't paint this part with the architraves, I paint it with the wall, Eg if wall where switch is is green, that edge of the architrave is green, just the face of it is glossed white or whatever colour

 

[Willo3092]

Mrs Willo paid a 'so called' professional decorator to do our whole house a few years ago and he made a totally shit job of it.
He can't have done any prep and he has painted over all of the hinges and got paint on the door handles and his cutting in is rubbish.
I am going to go through the house room by room and make a job of it. It will take ages but but at least it will be nice.

 

[Willo3092]

I don't paint this part with the architraves, I paint it with the wall, Eg if wall where switch is is green, that edge of the architrave is green, just the face of it is glossed white or whatever colour

I'm old school, the wood has to be white

 

[Ferret.]

It was the paint line down the architrave I was trying to highlight.
I always loosen the screws on sockets and switches so I can get the brush behind them and also tape round them.

I see it now

Sorry mate looks sweet

 

[steptoe]

I f###ing HATE painting 🤬🤬🤬

 

[stuss]

Nightmare, apologies, trying to edit I deleted the comment.

 

[HiTecK]

Paint straight away and remove the tape immediately.

That's the trick to it. If you let it dry it peels lumps off. I do it like this too. Always looks neat.

 

[HiTecK]

Nightmare, apologies, trying to edit I deleted the comment.View attachment 71712

I undeleted it m8.

 

[stuss]

Thank you.

 

[plasterer]

I had a so called professional here a few years back. Had missed some blue tack from Christmas on the picture rail. Lazy bugger give it 2 coats of gloss..... Paul

 

[moshibeth]

Mrs Willo paid a 'so called' professional decorator to do our whole house a few years ago and he made a totally shit job of it.
He can't have done any prep and he has painted over all of the hinges and got paint on the door handles and his cutting in is rubbish.
I am going to go through the house room by room and make a job of it. It will take ages but but at least it will be nice.

I smell a rat Any shenanigans one asks

 

[Willo3092]

I smell a rat Any shenanigans one asks

Well that would have saved me another job!

 

[rs500nutter]

Lads new house was masked up with roll of decorators polythene and walls and and ceilings etc were all sprayed.
Probably cut the labour time down by about 75%.👍👍👍

 

[steptoe]

Lads new house was masked up with roll of decorators polythene and walls and and ceilings etc were all sprayed.
Probably cut the labour time down by about 75%.👍👍👍

The problem with spraying is you can't touch up,
Good mate of mine is a painter, he recommends spraying as a first/2nd coat, but will always final coat with a roller/brush, as that way it can be touched up if needed.

 

[loncell]

*Bump*
An old thread save starting another,


Regarding cutting in before rollering a room ?, what's a good decent brush?. I see video's of guys with big fat chunky arse brushes wizzing along, cutting in at warp factor 7 while my brushes resemble Ken Dodds head.

I've a Screwfix and Toolstation near me so easy pick up