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Professional Painting Practices

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CAULKING Your Tape Actually Works! FrogTape Tips.

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The presenter gives final tips for professional painting, including the strategy for multi-coat applications on baseboards or trim: roll the wall down to about a quarter inch from the masking, apply the first coat, then do cut-ins while the first coat is still wet, and then roll the second coat onto the wall while the cut-in is wet. He advises against letting paint dry on the tape between coats if you plan to keep the tape on. He recommends working on one wall at a time if working alone, or two walls if with a partner. He also strongly recommends using high-quality paint brushes (like the Premier Montauk) and rollers (Premier rollers) to avoid stippling or splatter. He clarifies that this method doesn't eliminate the need for skilled painters but makes effective team members out of less experienced individuals more quickly.

Goal: Provide best practices for painting with tape, especially for multi-coat applications

Tools and materials

  • Paintbrush — Cut-ins and detail work, Roller (Premier Rollers) Premier used for Rolling larger wall areas

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perfectly straight lines some of the questions I'll get is you know this was the baseboard and this is the wall you know now that I pulled my tape what if I have to to coat my walls so if I have to to coat my walls I know that in advance I'm gonna be rolling my wall down to you know about a quarter of an inch from where my masking already is in the put my first coat on my cut ends will be done next and then while my cut in is wet then I'll roll my second coat onto the wall and then I'll pull my tape that way I don't get any stippling on the baseboards now you will see us do this method on and do a second coat will take and pull the tape you'll do it the before and some certain circumstances and some of my videos you've probably seen that but we're using a very high quality paint a very high quality roller I like the premiere rollers in the quality paper using in the rollers they do not be you know any stippling or any splatter on the baseboards and so we can get away with it but best practices as always you know tape roll your first coat come down to about a quarter of an inch and then do all your cut ends and we work wall the wall of your by yourself you're gonna have to work one wall do that whole wall and then move to the next walk or two people you can typically work two walls at a time I do a lot of people ask me what paint brush I like and on interiors really like the premiere Montauk this is a Montauk which is my next an Oreo blend brush and a great brush from premier so there you have it some of the tips and tricks that have worked for me for the last 15 years painting perfectly straight lines and what this does and I know some of you people out there gonna argue you know brush and roll or I can cut in the straight line I can do this I can do that some people are gonna think I'm you know eliminating the need for the guy you know that can handle a brush this does not which just makes effective members of your team quickly I can teach you no kid off the street high school Community College get how to do this method in about two to two or three weeks he'll be doing that around doors door jambs window trim and baseboards and you actually start making our company money right off the bat it's very effective we always need somebody to are the professional the journeyman that's got 5 years of experience cutting and sealing lines because they're sealing lines are always cut in by hand there's always a need for the guy with the brush we're not eliminating…

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