Painting - Painting Walls and Baseboards!
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ewufan
09-30-09, 01:27 AM
Hey guys,
I recently purchased a house and the walls need to be re-painted. I cannot, for the life of me, get the paint color or sheen to match so I have to re-paint all of the walls. I have 5.5" baseboards that are that have the seams caulked to the wall. I do not want or need to re-paint the baseboards. Do I need to caulk the baseboards to the wall again to get a straight paint line? Or will simply masking it off do the trick? How do I prevent paint seepage onto the baseboards? Thanks
I recently purchased a house and the walls need to be re-painted. I cannot, for the life of me, get the paint color or sheen to match so I have to re-paint all of the walls. I have 5.5" baseboards that are that have the seams caulked to the wall. I do not want or need to re-paint the baseboards. Do I need to caulk the baseboards to the wall again to get a straight paint line? Or will simply masking it off do the trick? How do I prevent paint seepage onto the baseboards? Thanks
marksr
09-30-09, 05:54 AM
Welcome to the forums!
Tape should work but seepage is a real concern. Besides doing a good job of taping, you need to act like the tape isn't there and cut into the tape with your paint. The less paint you get on the tape - the less likely paint will seep under it. Remove the tape as soon as you are done painting.This will both prevent the tape from pulling off any of the fresh paint and give you an opportunity to remove any paint that might have seeped under the tape.
Tape should work but seepage is a real concern. Besides doing a good job of taping, you need to act like the tape isn't there and cut into the tape with your paint. The less paint you get on the tape - the less likely paint will seep under it. Remove the tape as soon as you are done painting.This will both prevent the tape from pulling off any of the fresh paint and give you an opportunity to remove any paint that might have seeped under the tape.
ewufan
09-30-09, 10:44 PM
Great! Thanks Mark. Hopefully it goes OK :)