Understand First Coat Application for Taped Edges

this christy idaho hope here on paint live tv i've got another cut in tip video cutting tips uh the most popular tips or most popular videos that i do on paint light tv and i've got a lot of questions in regards to do i two coat my cut-ins now i'm working on an accent wall right here and um i've got multiple scenarios on this accent wall we got a window we've got beadboard we've got two um edges to our accent wall and then we got a cut in right here so kind of encompasses you know all the scenarios you'll run into when it comes to cut-ins now i'll address the window first so we have you can see i'm keeping my paint about a 16th of an inch away from my tape on my first coat now as a professional painter 99 of the time we're going to be two coating our walls it always takes two coats to cover a hundred percent and give a good quality finish so we're always accustomed doing two coats if you