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Apply FrogTape to Create a Straight Edge

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What happens here

Begin by selecting the 'farthest point' where the existing caulk or paint has bled out onto the window. From this point, carefully apply blue FrogTape in a perfectly straight line down the window frame, ensuring it is about a half-inch out from the original edge. Firmly press down along the entire length of the tape to create a tight seal. For higher sections, use a ladder for stability. The presenter notes that for smooth surfaces like this window, clear caulking under the tape isn't strictly necessary, but it would be beneficial for textured or bumpy surfaces to further prevent bleed-through.

Goal: Carefully apply FrogTape along the desired paint line, ensuring it covers all existing imperfections and is pressed down firmly to prevent paint bleed.

Tools and materials

  • FrogTape (blue)
  • Ladder

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it this bad but i'm gonna create a new line with frog tape and um and create a nice straight line i'm going to choose the farthest point that caulking is out on the window and then i'm going to just mask straight down from that point i don't want to have a wavy line i want to have a straight line some of it is out really far and i could just cut right through it but i'm going to choose the farthest point out which is right here and now i'm going to begin masking a straight line down this window and you don't have to use um you don't have to use clear caulking if the surface is really smooth this is a really really smooth surface so i'm not sure if it was bumpy like if it was a textured surface i definitely would be using a clear caulking so i've got a caulking gun with a dripless caulking gun that i'd be using clear caulking on but what happens with the caulking it'll on a smooth surface like this it'll leave a ridge a little tiny little ridge and i'm thinking i might not want that on this window so i'm going to just try to do it without it and we'll see how it turns out so i'm just masking this perfectly straight line down this window i'm just going to push on my frog tape so nothing will bleed through there and i've chosen a distance about a half inch you know out on this window right there just like that now i'm just going to paint as usual and

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