Caulking Window Trim

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What happens here

For windows, apply a thin bead of clear caulk along the edges of the masking tape where it meets the window glass. This helps create a perfect seal and prevents paint from bleeding under the tape onto the glass. Also, caulk any gaps or separations between the window frame (vinyl) and the wood trim to ensure a seamless finish and fill any cracks. This step improves the sharpness of the paint lines and addresses any imperfections in the trim.

Goal: Seal window masking and fill gaps for a clean paint line.

Tools and materials

Caulking Gun — Applying caulk
Clear Paintable Acrylic Caulk — Sealing tape edges and filling gaps

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Hi. You reached Brooke. Oh gosh. So, now we got this door sprayed. We're going to begin over here spraying, working our way from top to bottom. So, we're going to spray this window. We're going to spray the bookshelves. And once we get all the windows done, we'll work our way down and then spray uh the baseboard trim. Okay, we're getting ready to spray this window. We got cocked with Frog Tape. We typically like to take clear cocking and around the tape to make sure there's no bleeding through that gets onto the vinyl windows. The frog tape's used pretty good. And uh but we we like to actually just use cocking also. And a lot of times there's a separation between the vinyl and the wood where it cracks and the cocking process will fill that. So you get your tape sealed and that crack filled all in one. Then we'll spray the window. While the window trim is still wet, we'll peel off that masking.

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