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Prepare Surfaces by Cleaning and Patching

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What happens here

Before masking baseboards, it's crucial to remove any dust, especially if the walls have been sanded. The presenter emphasizes sanding walls to ensure they are smooth. A duster brush is used to clean off dust from baseboards before applying tape, ensuring proper adhesion. Additionally, a putty knife is introduced for addressing any spackle or imperfections that might be found on the walls, even after initial preparation.

Tools and materials

  • Duster Brush
  • Spackle

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know, for my door jambs. Before I mask my baseboards, I have a duster brush cuz I sand my walls. So, one of the very first things I came in here, sanded the walls, made sure they're smooth. That's going to create dust on the baseboards. I have a duster brush to uh dust off baseboards. I have a putty knife with me. You may run into something on the walls while you're, you know, doing your final masking. There's spackle outside there. You just may run into a situation where you have, you know, one last thing. You got a spackle when you were actually sanding. that might have seen. One last thing, you want to get it all before you spray your top coat. Uh there's nothing like spraying the top coat than having to do a touchup right in the middle of the wall. You can see X's where I had patches where we saw with our inspection light where we patch things. I have my gloves when I'm

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