Author Topic: paint seepage  (Read 5677 times)

steve

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paint seepage
« on: December 18, 2005, 02:46:16 PM »
whats the best way to paint around the wood trim at bottoms of walls?  i used tape  but always end up with  paint on them anyways from seepage ,i know you aint supposed to put tons of paint on down there but....seems i never get it right...aint there a better way then tape?

the PAINTSMITH

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Re:paint seepage
« Reply #1 on: December 18, 2005, 06:28:17 PM »
Sure...Learn to cut in free-hand...

Sometimes when I've used tape on the baseboards and got "bleed", it was usually a pretty easy fix--I'd just run along the base with a damp cloth and rub the offending seepage from the edge...If painting with oil, the rag is dampened with mineral spirits...

 

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