Prepare the Surface and Apply Painter's Tape

This is Chris, the Idaho painter. In this video, I'm going to show you how to paint laser straight lines on a rough wall or a rough surface. So, stay tuned for this video where I teach you this simple little painting hack. So, making a laser straight line on your wall or on your trim where it meets the wall is a very simple process. And we're going to be using, you can use just frog tape. in Frog Tape. When paint actually begins to bleed through the tape under the surface, it has a product that actually swells and stops the bleeding and will give you straight lines. We've had really good luck with Frog Tape on smooth surfaces like glass and metal, but when you're dealing with a wall and anything rough, it's a good idea to use this method that we're actually using to asssure that you get a laser straight line. And we're going to be using, you can either use frog tape or masking tape, but we typically like to ensure an ultra laser straight line. We like to use just frog tape and the cocking. So, I'm going to begin the process by showing you on this wall, our laser straight line. And we're going to just put some frog tape on this wall right here. So, I'm just going to So, just for instance, if this was going to be we're going to be doing a stripe on this wall, I've got my tape on there. And now with Frog Tape, I can go go over this and I can paint it now. And you're going to get a fairly straight line, a lot better than you're going to get just using straight masking tape because of that technology that Frog Tape has in it where it actually swells. But to ensure that it's completely sealed, this is where the cocking comes in play. And now we're going to use our clear cocking to