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Securing Tape and Handling Corners

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What happens here

After the initial section is positioned, continue walking along the baseboard, unrolling more tape while keeping it taut. Maintain the approximately 1/16 inch overlap onto the baseboard. Lightly press the tape down as you go. Once a good length of tape is laid down, go back over the entire taped section and firmly press the tape down with your fingers. This firm pressure helps create a tight seal, preventing paint from bleeding underneath. When you reach an inside corner, carefully bend the tape to conform to the corner, pressing it tightly into the crease with your finger to ensure full adhesion before continuing along the next section of the baseboard.

Goal: Firmly adhere the tape and navigate corners for a bleed-free line

Tools and materials

  • Fingers N/APressing the tape firmly onto the surface
  • Painter's TapeMasking the baseboard

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So keep it a 16th of the base board, bring it out, scratch it, move it, where you want it to go to keep it straight. So I'm just walking, keep it tight, and I'm lightly pressing it down, but I'll press really hard with my fingers. Once I get along the stretch, I'll run my fingers back over it, I'm gonna bend around this corner, get it tight in with my finger, and then I'll begin right there.

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