Selecting and Deploying Drop Cloths

sizes of drop cloths these things come and i've got to a new one i've got a 9x12 i've got a 4x12 i got a 6x8 i got a 4x4 so i've got all kinds of options i'm going to start laying them out here because i'm going to be doing some spraying and rolling overhead i want everything dropped and covered completely and so i'll show you um laying these things out and we'll put a ladder on you on there and we'll show you how slip resistant they are these are a canvas once again they're a durable canvas drop cloth right so i'm going to be laying out my drop cloths here and i'm going to be setting them the non-slip drop gloss anywhere where i would possibly have a ladder and i don't have to have drop cloths that are slip resistant or leak resistant where i don't don't have any concerns about wet paint or ladder slipping and sliding so i'm gonna get these things kind of close to my wall and then i'm gonna mask up against that so my ladders right here they're going to be leaning up against this wall right here to get the wall and the ceiling they'll probably come out to right about here so my slip resistant drop cloths need to be right here in this area so i really like the four by twelves the four by twelves are the most commonly used drop cloths that i use i have more four by twelves than anything and but the nine by twelves are great for covering large areas so i only had a couple non-slip drop cloths and i wanted to add a whole more arsenal to my drop cloth collection so i got all these new ones here so you do want to when you're using these things you obviously want to have the rubber side down canvas side up okay here's a 4 by 12 that i got laid out right here and i really like the 4x12 uh using them in stairs and stairwells and even on carpet the non-slip rubber on the back will tack and stick to carpet really well keep your ladders from slipping and also while you're walking up and down stairs it'll keep your drop cloth from slipping and sliding down the stairs all right we're just cruising right along here getting our wall all prepped we're going to be rolling with an