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Prepare the Window and Tools

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Paint Window Trim in 3 Minutes

What happens here

Before beginning to paint, ensure the window pane is completely protected from paint. The video shows a window that has already been masked off using painter's tape to define the edges of the trim and plastic sheeting to cover the glass. Gather your painting tools, including a 2-gallon cut-in bucket with a screen, a paint brush, and a roller with a roller cover. The painter introduces the Purdy Chinex brush and a 4-inch roller with a Purdy White Dove 3/8-inch nap roller cover.

Goal: Mask the window pane and gather all necessary painting tools and paint.

Tools and materials

  • 1-Gallon ScreenRemoving excess paint from the roller and brush inside the cut-in bucket
  • 2-Gallon Cut-in BucketHolding paint for easy access and containing a screen for excess paint removal
  • 4-inch Mini RollerApplying paint efficiently to the flat faces of the window trim
  • 6-foot LadderReaching higher sections of the window trim
  • Paint Brush Purdy ChinexPainting edges, corners, and areas inaccessible to the roller
  • Painter's Tape 3MMasking the edges of the window pane
  • Plastic SheetingCovering the entire window pane to protect it from paint
  • Exterior PaintCoating the window trim