Cut-ins After First Coat

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Perform cut-ins (painting along edges like ceilings and trim) after the first coat of paint has dried. For the first coat, keep the roller about 1-2 inches away from the masked edges or ceiling. Once the first coat is dry, then proceed with doing the cut-ins with a brush. It is critical to roll the second coat of paint into these still-wet cut-ins to ensure proper blending and prevent 'halo-ing' or 'picture framing' effects, especially with dark paint colors.

Goal: Achieve seamless transitions between walls and edges without 'halo-ing' or 'picture framing'.

Tools and materials

Ladder — Reaching high areas for cut-ins
Paint Roller — Applying main coat of paint and blending into cut-ins
Paintbrush — Applying paint along cut-in lines
Frog Tape Frog Tape — Masking perimeter if necessary, but the tip states to stay away from it on the first coat
Paint — Cut-ins and wall painting

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All right tip number nine is when I actually do my cut-ins I get a lot of questions comments on my social media when do you do your cut-ins? So now on a bathroom like this. I've got a two coat my wall So I got to put a skim coat on first and then a second coat on now I've got a frog tape around all their perimeter. So on my first coat I don't want to get near my cut-ins on my first coat So I'm going to stay about an inch away from my frog tape and I'm going to say about an inch away or two inches away from my ceiling Once my first coat is done That's when I go back and do my ceiling cut-ins. That will be the next step. I'm gonna do my ceiling cut-ins I don't want to try to tackle the whole bathroom at once I'm gonna do two two walls do the ceiling cut-ins and then while that is still wet It's very critical on a dark color like this to actually do your walls while your cut-ins are still wet So they'll blend right in and you won't get in the hailing. So tip number nine is doing your ceiling cut-ins after your first coat is dry and And then do your second coat right over the top of those cut-ins All right tip number 10 is back rolling over to your cut-ins

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