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Painting Straight Lines With Caulking And Tape. Painting stripes. Painting Hacks.

What happens here

The presenter demonstrates applying the same technique to a baseboard for painting the wall above it. Apply FrogTape along the top edge of the baseboard, pressing it down firmly. Then, apply a small bead of clear latex caulk along the top edge of the tape, spreading it thinly with your finger to seal the tape to the baseboard and prevent paint from seeping underneath. After applying and smoothing the caulk, paint the wall above the tape while both the caulk and paint are still wet. Finally, pull the tape off at a 45-degree angle to reveal a clean, straight line where the wall meets the baseboard.

Goal: Achieve a laser-straight paint line on baseboards

Tools and materials

  • Caulk GunApplying clear caulk to the tape edge
  • Clear Latex CaulkSealing the tape's edge against the baseboard
  • FrogTape FrogTapeMasking the baseboard to create a sharp edge
  • Paint PotHolding paint for easy application
  • PaintApplying the wall color
  • PaintbrushApplying paint above the baseboard

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yet that line is still laser sharp. So, when it comes to actually doing your trim and getting laser straight lines on your trim, the process is exactly the same. I'm just going to take my frog tape. I'm going to run a line on my baseboard right here. And one of the keys to this step right here is any existing paint that's is actually on to your trim or your baseboard, you want to make sure you leave that exposed so it'll get painted over so you have a nice straight line. So, I'm just going to run my frog tape along my trim right here. So, I got my frog tape down. Want to make sure you press it down really good. Now, I'm going to take my clear cocking. Just put a really small bead. You don't need a whole lot. You just want just enough that's actually going to seal that tape. And then I'm going to run my finger along that, wiping up all the cocking off there. And once you're wiping it off and it's actually pressing it down into the tape right there. And once again, it's good to just have a wet sponge or wet rag to wipe your hands onto. Now, before the cocking dries, one of the key things before the cocking dries is to do your painting. I'm going to just sit here and paint on my trim. So, you can't do too much. Um, get ahead of yourself too much cuz once again, do not let that cocking dry and do not let the paint dry before you peel off your masking. So, I typically like to do may if I'm doing a whole bedroom, I'll do two walls at a time. I'll run if I'm doing my trim, run the the masking around two walls of the trim, it, paint it, and then move on to the next two walls. But now, before it dries, just going to pull off my masking. And there I have it, a laser straight line. And I'll give you a close-up look at that. So, there's a close-up look of my

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