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Masking Windows Fast. How to use a painters hand masker. How to mask windows.

What happens here

The presenter introduces the project, which is a method for quickly masking multiple small window panes, typical on garage doors or French doors, before painting. He then showcases the necessary tools and materials for this efficient technique. These include FrogTape, recommended for achieving clean, bleed-free paint lines on the glass, a roll of 3M 2020 1-inch tape, used for economical filling of larger areas, a hand masker loaded with 9-inch masking paper and 1-inch tape, and a sharp utility knife for precise cutting. The presenter emphasizes the speed and cost-effectiveness of this approach.

Goal: Understand the quick masking method and gather all necessary tools and materials.

Tools and materials

  • 3M 2020 1-inch Tape
  • FrogTape
  • Hand Masker
  • Masking Paper (9-inch)
  • Utility Knife

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Shadow Painter. In this video, we're going to show you how we go about masking multiple windows and how I go about masking them quickly so we can get the job done a lot faster. I've got a garage door that has a lot of little square windows here. And this would be kind of the same if you got a French door that has a lot of little pane windows, and this is a fast, easy method to mask them quickly. And to do this, you're going to want to have frog tape. I use frog tape so the paint won't bleed through the glass. I've got another piece or another roll of 3M 2021 inch tape. I've got a hand masker that has 9 in paper and 1 in tape loaded on it. And then you're going to need a knife to actually cut your tape when you put the tape on. And my knife is located somewhere, but I can't find in my pocket. It's in your back pocket. All right. So now I got my knife. It was in my back pocket. And so you just want to have a really sharp knife. So you can cut your tape. And this is how I go

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