I hired a guy to paint my garage and do a stripe, he used standard tape and the stripe bleed badly, I found this video and redid it with frog tape and clear caulking, all I can say is WOW, I mean WOW, came out like a pro...best tip ever, and my garage has a rough surface. Looks like a vinyl decal. Thanks Chris....
Hey Idaho Painter, you probably don't have any of these but us non-pros have old brushes without the taper and sharpness you talked about. I just took my beard trimmer and trimmed the brush! Now I have a nice taper and cutting it shorter has made it stiffer too! Thanks, helpful video!
I’m just a girl that lives with my cat. I tried just tape before and the paint bled then I painted the wall white agin with primer and followed this trick and managed to get a caulking gun and this really works! Thank you so much sir! I’m painting my whole house with your tips after paying almost 7 thousand dollars to have my house painted and they did a horrible job. I’m repainting one room at a time. They don’t respect girls and honestly I thought about going to small claims court bu I don’t blame the workers, I blame the contractor that disappeared. Lesson learned! Since I’m out of that money now, I’m doing myself with all your tips! Again thank you sir!
I just paid 15K to have a new air conditioner put in, and they screwed it up. Can I play the identity card and say they hated white, English-speaking, American citizens? After all, not one of the 10 men in my house spoke English (although, strangely the sales rep was white and spoke perfect English). Do you think they did a horrible job because they’re racist Hispanic, that (if I had to guess) probably weren’t even in the country legally?
I'm "just a girl" too and most of the painters out there, in my area, don't give a darn when they think they can fool a woman. I hired one and he did one room and I fired him. I'll do the rest of the house myself. He did a horrible job. I've learned more on youtube (by real professionals). I'm so sorry you lost $7k. Ouch.
Sorry to hear that :/ But I will say there are A LOT of shoddy tradesmen out there it does not apply only to women they try fleece guys too. In my country Ireland at least they are completely unregulated and I think it's the same in most countries. Unless they come personally recommended I try my best to keep tradesmen out of my house, unless they are personally recommended. Only yesterday I had a plumber out to clear a slow blockage, I suspected he was telling me nonsense about what the problem was. So I said I would pay half on the day and half if the slow blockage stops I would only know for sure a few days later and I would pay him then. It was enough to scare him off, he never came around, he prob knew the job was unlikely to work. He was hoping to get full payment and if it didn't work vanish never to be seen again. I did the checks on what he was supposed to do today, and I know for certain it would not have worked. I will also say that if you do jobs in house yourself, be prepared to invest in some basic tools (which is a fraction of the cost of the tradesman though). But you will learn so much more that you can then in turn apply to other jobs if you do it yourself :) And if you ever need to get a tradesman out, you will be more clued in to what they are doing to make sure the job is done right.
The edgelock in frog tape is activated by the water in the latex paint. Just simply wipe a damp rag over your tape edge to activate the edgelock. Laser lines, with no sheen or flashing from the caulking. And can do two coats without removing tape between coats.
So I can use the frogtape, paint, let the paint dry, re-coat and pull the tape without a problem? I was unsure about the process of using tape and whether or not to pull the tape before the paint dries or not as with taping before multiple coats.
Christian Vale I use frog tape daily and I dont pull it off until Im done with the second coat even if im using eggshell, or lowsheen paint on the walls, you just have to bacareful not to load to much paint over the tape and be carefull when yo I do your first pull, pull away from the wall not upwards
The caulking can distort the texture of the wall best way is to seal edge with existing color. Then paint with new color, pull when wet. Really like your videos though. I work for a GC and am the paint lead and I learn a lot from your videos keep Em coming
Peter Sedrak Tape is less than 6mils thick. If excess caulking is wiped off correctly, what remains should be even thinner than the tape. The stippling of the paint would cover up such a thin line of caulk even on a smooth wall, and on a textured surface there is no chance it will be visible.
Brian Hawkins - does the latex caulking change the sheen of the paint such as where the caulking line is will it dry shinier than the paints lily of shine? Does it work on flat latex paints as well?
Pharaoh Time I also am a painter for many years and I completely agree with your way of using the existing paint that you were trying to protect to activate the chemicals in the Frog tape
After you seal the edge with the existing colour, do you wait till this dries before you paint with the new colour, or paint right away with the new colour? (I know you seal the edge with very little of the existing paint, so I think that maybe it's ok to paint over it when still wet...)
AT LAST, a good explanation of masking technique in this series!!! I finally found a good masking video in this collection after sitting through 2 other vids that were useless.
Unbelievable! Great tip with the caulk bit! Tried it, but at first I was smearing the caulk. Found I wasn't getting enough of the caulk off with my finger. Tried it again and mashed the caulk in the seam, much better results. Thanks for the tip.!
Thanks for your videos! I've been disappointed over and over again with painters I've hired for simple jobs on my new house. To the point of fixing their mistakes myself. I bought a sparyer. Was intimidated at first, but after watching your videos, the doors and trim came out great. Next was Caulking, and next will be painting those straight lines. Thanks again so much!!
Wow! Cool trick I am an apprentice in my final year before I write my ticket and I've never seen this method before. Most painters I've worked with will look at you like you're crazy but its shows to be extremely effective thank you for sharing. You always learn something eh? Great quality channel liked and subscribed 👍
i have learned more quality painting tips from this channel than from any job site so far. i want to be the best painter i can be. thanks for all the great tips. my cut ins and trim are looking so much better. i also like to keep a 4" roller on me to avoid Haloing on the walls, your tip again,lol.
great video. I have never used frog tape, I use a blue in color brand from a Sherman W. store. When I tape wall lines I place the tape as straight as possible and then using my flexible 2" putty knife run the blade over the tape ensuring a better seal then using my hand pressure. When removing the tape I pull down and away. So far it seems to work for me on smooth walls or walls that are somewhat old (painted to death). I have never tried your technique on baseboards yet. I like it.
my painter did this on my furr down in the family room. a very textured wall still came out laser sharp. I am so glad you are showing his process because I now want to do this to the furr down in our bedroom.
Nice tip. What I sometimes do, is that I - in a similar situation - first paint over the edge of the tape with the colour that is under the tape, filling the small pockets under the tape with it. (That of course requires that you still have paint in that colour.)
I've been a painter for 13 years now and I did not know this hack bro. it's extremely helpful, very nice on walls and trim. the only thing I can say is He'll yeah He'll yeah.
I love your videos of painting I'm doing a painting apprenticeship in Melbourne Australia your videos help me understand and uses the techniques keep up the good videos of painting this help me alot
Great tips. I usually paint the trim first. When good and dry. I tape the trim. I then go over the tape and wall with the trim color on a brush. Any bleeding would be with the trim color. Go over the tape and trim paint with the wall color on a brush. Laser lines every time.
Nice straight line impressive I even looked at the yellow frog tape as well for rough walls I usually do it by free hand but this looks neater more precise
So when you put the frog tape on and do the caulking do you wait until the second coat is applied before removing tape? Will the caulking get too dry with the second coat?
If you waited for the second coat, the paint and caulking would dry, and it will peel the paint. It did happen to me painting door sidelight windows, so now I'm planning to light sand the area, do the caulking trick with the paint with one coat, and remove it right away.
Wish I knew about this before doing 20 or so paintings in tape. LOL. Has good, simple to follow instructions for painting sharp lines. Thanks for sharing!
I'm a carpenter by trade and worked for a painting company so it was nice to have steady work doing trim packages etc, of course some time i would get caught up so I would help painting, this was a technique that we would use all the time. I once had someone make fun of me cause they said "I couldn't cut in a line" so I told them let's have little race to see who was faster. .... not only did I finish my room first but the quality was in the prof of the laser straight lines.
Thank you! I'm only hesitant due to having to remove the tape before the caulk and paint dries. I need that tape to help keep the second cut in on point too. 🤔 Hmm... It is a very good tip! As an inexperienced DIY painter I could still mess up that line during the second pass. Yikes!!!
Another version of this is to paint some clear paint glaze onto the tape edge and let it dry. The advantages are less mess, smaller ridge on the paint line, lower materials cost and faster application. The downsides are having to have an extra material on hand for an occasional need (no small problem for many professionals) and having to wait an hour or so for the glaze to dry.
You can use you base paint to achieve the same effect. Stick the tape,then seal the edge with whichever color you want to keep clean. Handy if you don't have clear caulk
Thank you so much for this video I have been fighting this tape to get crisp lines between a grey wall and white ceiling. finally got a very professional look because of your video. i went and bought the same caulking you used and boom it looks awesome. thanks again.
You put the caulk on second coat or way before you paint just do it all first same thing this is just used when your trying to knock the job out all together at one time . Or if you want to put caulk on prime coat prime it pull tape then when you paint get as close to the corner as possible without going al the way in and it should be fine also aslong it’s tinted primer that’s iffy though with certain colors so best bet is to prime then in first coat caulk pull your tape and in second go close as possible being you coated the inside when u pulled tape you won’t have to go all in but when just priming and rolling one coat using this method use tinted primer same color . Sometimes you get lucky sometimes you don’t depends on the job
I'm not a pro but I did try this technique with great results. I painted the first coat then pulled the tape. With the second coat I just took my paint almost to the paint line. It didn't really make a difference I kept the straight line.
Instead of caulking I have used gel medium in matte finish, you get it at the art supply store like Aaron Brothers and I believe Michaels has it as well. I apply it with a sponge brush and my finger. It works with all paint types. Just make sure you don't apply too thick. You just need a little bit. You don't have to worry about the paint drying...its all good.
I really love your channel. Very informative, concise and I love the scripture put on your video. Thanks for your hard work in putting your theories on video!
As an electrician I have worked with alot of painters, one of them mentioned this technique to me. However I must say you're the buffest painter I've come across yet, good to see a fellow tradesman in the persuit of the gains! Also great video, a big thanks from myself in the UK!
Good job! Much appreciated video because a remodeler showed me how to do this a few years back and I had forgotten the details. John 14:23 - excellent verse.
Looks great. This looks like a great idea if you only need to use one coat of paint but what about if your priming the walls and then doing 2 finish coats? If you tape the baseboard even without the caulk and let the paint dry then do a couple more coats won't the tape pull the paint off with it? I guess my question is, if you tape anything (ceiling to wall, wall to base) doesn't the tape need to come off before the paint dry's? If so it seems like taping is only good for a one coat job??? Thanks and great video's, i've learned a lot!!!
Extra tips: Make sure the caulk is paintable and not 100% silicone (which won't allow paint over it). Brush the dust off the trim before you tape it. No tape adheres to dust.
Hey guys I love your channel and I have used your technique before on a previous home it work great. So, on the new home I am going to have to put two coats on every wall and before I didn't, only one coat to cover. My question is will I need to re-tape and re-caulk after each coat because I know you cannot let the caulk dry or is there a different technique for using two coats or more. Thanks so much for any info.
When you cut in for your second coat, just don't get as close to the trim. The second cut in doesn't need to be perfect, the first one is where you get your money.
Very good video I just don’t understand when and how to use the caulking and just how that works. Don’t you see the caulking bleedthrough through the paint even though it is a latex or doesn’t it make a hump if you will where exactly would you use this I just don’t get it but love the video.
I’ve done this method around door frames, for example, and let it dry fully. But before pulling tape I just use a new razor blade and get the same result as pulling it wet - saves me having to tape it 2-3 times
@paint life tv can you do this on trim edges as well? Seems like it would work great. Im a professional painter but i have never liked how door and window edges look painting free-hand. Ive come to the point where i want to have perfect lines everywhere, especially on trim.
Greagt video 👍👍. Now when u paint the lower part of the wall into the upper, I'd say you would paint the lower part 1st, the come back wit the upper part?
masking tape peels the top layer of sheetrock off sometimes. frog tape sometimes let's the paint bleed. I always use the 1.5 blue tape. but again I've never used the clear silicone trick. also I don't use the blue tape with orange writing on it. just the plain blue tape. is my go to but eveybkdy is different. nice videos btw. painter here for over 16 years. they say I've learned the old school way. whatever that means. lol
Great Tip i've been using this method on occasion for certain jobs, but I do have a question what do you do for second coat? Do you just retape it and do it again or what process do you use for this?
we do the same thing when painting walls after we have already painted the trim. but any time we are just doing walls we use the white tape and usually get great lines.l I've Tue Cid's Jeep up the great work.
I hired a guy to paint my garage and do a stripe, he used standard tape and the stripe bleed badly, I found this video and redid it with frog tape and clear caulking, all I can say is WOW, I mean WOW, came out like a pro...best tip ever, and my garage has a rough surface. Looks like a vinyl decal.
Thanks Chris....
Glad it came out good, thanks for watching!
Hey Idaho Painter, you probably don't have any of these but us non-pros have old brushes without the taper and sharpness you talked about. I just took my beard trimmer and trimmed the brush! Now I have a nice taper and cutting it shorter has made it stiffer too! Thanks, helpful video!
I’m just a girl that lives with my cat. I tried just tape before and the paint bled then I painted the wall white agin with primer and followed this trick and managed to get a caulking gun and this really works! Thank you so much sir! I’m painting my whole house with your tips after paying almost 7 thousand dollars to have my house painted and they did a horrible job. I’m repainting one room at a time. They don’t respect girls and honestly I thought about going to small claims court bu I don’t blame the workers, I blame the contractor that disappeared. Lesson learned! Since I’m out of that money now, I’m doing myself with all your tips! Again thank you sir!
I just paid 15K to have a new air conditioner put in, and they screwed it up. Can I play the identity card and say they hated white, English-speaking, American citizens? After all, not one of the 10 men in my house spoke English (although, strangely the sales rep was white and spoke perfect English). Do you think they did a horrible job because they’re racist Hispanic, that (if I had to guess) probably weren’t even in the country legally?
I'm "just a girl" too and most of the painters out there, in my area, don't give a darn when they think they can fool a woman. I hired one and he did one room and I fired him. I'll do the rest of the house myself. He did a horrible job. I've learned more on youtube (by real professionals). I'm so sorry you lost $7k. Ouch.
Sorry to hear that :/ But I will say there are A LOT of shoddy tradesmen out there it does not apply only to women they try fleece guys too. In my country Ireland at least they are completely unregulated and I think it's the same in most countries. Unless they come personally recommended I try my best to keep tradesmen out of my house, unless they are personally recommended.
Only yesterday I had a plumber out to clear a slow blockage, I suspected he was telling me nonsense about what the problem was. So I said I would pay half on the day and half if the slow blockage stops I would only know for sure a few days later and I would pay him then. It was enough to scare him off, he never came around, he prob knew the job was unlikely to work. He was hoping to get full payment and if it didn't work vanish never to be seen again. I did the checks on what he was supposed to do today, and I know for certain it would not have worked.
I will also say that if you do jobs in house yourself, be prepared to invest in some basic tools (which is a fraction of the cost of the tradesman though). But you will learn so much more that you can then in turn apply to other jobs if you do it yourself :) And if you ever need to get a tradesman out, you will be more clued in to what they are doing to make sure the job is done right.
The edgelock in frog tape is activated by the water in the latex paint. Just simply wipe a damp rag over your tape edge to activate the edgelock. Laser lines, with no sheen or flashing from the caulking. And can do two coats without removing tape between coats.
So I can use the frogtape, paint, let the paint dry, re-coat and pull the tape without a problem? I was unsure about the process of using tape and whether or not to pull the tape before the paint dries or not as with taping before multiple coats.
No, you don't want the paint to still be wet when you pull the tape off. If it dries, you can/will pull the paint off the wall when you pull the tape.
Christian Vale I use frog tape daily and I dont pull it off until Im done with the second coat even if im using eggshell, or lowsheen paint on the walls, you just have to bacareful not to load to much paint over the tape and be carefull when yo I do your first pull, pull away from the wall not upwards
Clear caulking is a waste of time. But keep up to videos man great work
Christian Vale good point, I'm not a fan of using caulk that way seems like a waste of time and caulk
You, paint God. You made my bedroom look _classy_ . Thanks
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Have not watched one of your vids in a while and I can tell you've been working on your presentation techniques, much improved! Thank you.
The caulking can distort the texture of the wall best way is to seal edge with existing color. Then paint with new color, pull when wet. Really like your videos though. I work for a GC and am the paint lead and I learn a lot from your videos keep Em coming
Peter Sedrak Tape is less than 6mils thick. If excess caulking is wiped off correctly, what remains should be even thinner than the tape. The stippling of the paint would cover up such a thin line of caulk even on a smooth wall, and on a textured surface there is no chance it will be visible.
Brian Hawkins - does the latex caulking change the sheen of the paint such as where the caulking line is will it dry shinier than the paints lily of shine? Does it work on flat latex paints as well?
you're applying too much caulk
Pharaoh Time I also am a painter for many years and I completely agree with your way of using the existing paint that you were trying to protect to activate the chemicals in the Frog tape
After you seal the edge with the existing colour, do you wait till this dries before you paint with the new colour, or paint right away with the new colour? (I know you seal the edge with very little of the existing paint, so I think that maybe it's ok to paint over it when still wet...)
AT LAST, a good explanation of masking technique in this series!!! I finally found a good masking video in this collection after sitting through 2 other vids that were useless.
Unbelievable! Great tip with the caulk bit! Tried it, but at first I was smearing the caulk. Found I wasn't getting enough of the caulk off with my finger. Tried it again and mashed the caulk in the seam, much better results. Thanks for the tip.!
Thanks for those super clear tips!!!...you answered the 'hows' and 'whys'...and now makes perfect sense!!
Thanks for your videos! I've been disappointed over and over again with painters I've hired for simple jobs on my new house. To the point of fixing their mistakes myself. I bought a sparyer. Was intimidated at first, but after watching your videos, the doors and trim came out great. Next was Caulking, and next will be painting those straight lines. Thanks again so much!!
Glad to help, hope your project turns out good!
Wow! Cool trick
I am an apprentice in my final year before I write my ticket and I've never seen this method before. Most painters I've worked with will look at you like you're crazy but its shows to be extremely effective thank you for sharing. You always learn something eh? Great quality channel liked and subscribed 👍
This is the only guy that I listen to in regards to anything painting related💯 Stay strong, bro💪🏾
i have learned more quality painting tips from this channel than from any job site so far. i want to be the best painter i can be. thanks for all the great tips. my cut ins and trim are looking so much better. i also like to keep a 4" roller on me to avoid Haloing on the walls, your tip again,lol.
great video. I have never used frog tape, I use a blue in color brand from a Sherman W. store. When I tape wall lines I place the tape as straight as possible and then using my flexible 2" putty knife run the blade over the tape ensuring a better seal then using my hand pressure. When removing the tape I pull down and away. So far it seems to work for me on smooth walls or walls that are somewhat old (painted to death). I have never tried your technique on baseboards yet. I like it.
Yes, I have used that tape too! Not to bad. Thank you for sharing your method :)
Don't mean to correct you Chris, you are the best TH-cam painter I've seen. You have a Very professional attitude, ty
Thank you!
my painter did this on my furr down in the family room. a very textured wall still came out laser sharp. I am so glad you are showing his process because I now want to do this to the furr down in our bedroom.
Whats a Furr down??
Really effective and professional results
great video.
FYI: if you take a slightly damp rag and go over the Frog tape it 100% swells and seels before painting.
and is that enough to prevent the paint from bleeding under ?
@@wave7707 yep
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Nice tip.
What I sometimes do, is that I - in a similar situation - first paint over the edge of the tape with the colour that is under the tape, filling the small pockets under the tape with it. (That of course requires that you still have paint in that colour.)
Recently learned about this technique from some painters and knew there has to be more - thanks for explaining.
Nice! Thank you! 👊 I’ve always struggled to get the perfect straight line.
I've been a painter for 13 years now and I did not know this hack bro. it's extremely helpful, very nice on walls and trim. the only thing I can say is He'll yeah He'll yeah.
great tip never thought about using caulk to seal ruff surfaces before painting thanks
Thanks for watching! :)
I love your videos of painting I'm doing a painting apprenticeship in Melbourne Australia your videos help me understand and uses the techniques keep up the good videos of painting this help me alot
Glad to help
I have a project coming up and I found your videos a week ago. I have learned a lot from you. Thanks for the videos.
The Idaho Painter
Over carpet with no drop cloth? You're a MAD MAN! Baller.
That will help thanks...Darn VIBRATING PAINT BRUSH jumps all over the place......Great vid..Tim n Tina.
Great video! Great technique. Thank you!
Nice trick! I'm mainly a finisher and know a lot of tricks but I do a decent bit of painting and I'll try this on my next rough serface
Thanks for watching!
Great tips. I usually paint the trim first. When good and dry. I tape the trim. I then go over the tape and wall with the trim color on a brush. Any bleeding would be with the trim color. Go over the tape and trim paint with the wall color on a brush. Laser lines every time.
We have been doing this for awhile. Perfect lines!
Great painting tips by John Cena! Thanks ;)
lol, thank you for watching!
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Haha
Angela Jordan haha
What kind of calkins do you recommend?
Nice straight line impressive I even looked at the yellow frog tape as well for rough walls I usually do it by free hand but this looks neater more precise
Thanks for watching!
Your enthusiasm is great.
Thank you🤙
So when you put the frog tape on and do the caulking do you wait until the second coat is applied before removing tape? Will the caulking get too dry with the second coat?
I wonder too
If you waited for the second coat, the paint and caulking would dry, and it will peel the paint. It did happen to me painting door sidelight windows, so now I'm planning to light sand the area, do the caulking trick with the paint with one coat, and remove it right away.
This video helped me to understand the idea over the edges,
goed video to paint your house like a pro thanks fellows
Glad to help :) Thanks for watching!
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Next time
Wish I knew about this before doing 20 or so paintings in tape. LOL. Has good, simple to follow instructions for painting sharp lines. Thanks for sharing!
lol, thanks for watching!
This worked magnificently!!!! THANKS!!!!!
I'm a carpenter by trade and worked for a painting company so it was nice to have steady work doing trim packages etc, of course some time i would get caught up so I would help painting, this was a technique that we would use all the time. I once had someone make fun of me cause they said "I couldn't cut in a line" so I told them let's have little race to see who was faster. .... not only did I finish my room first but the quality was in the prof of the laser straight lines.
I always use water based polyurethane to seal my tape. Dries quick, and I never have bridging. Great vids!
Thanks for sharing Jason!
I use a glaze, basically the same method as a WB Poly or the clear caulk, just easier IMHO.
Thanks from a chess teacher who paints on the side! Good to get the right strategy and preparation!
Thanks so much! Updating house , ready to list. Saved me so much time!
Glad it helped, thanks for watching!
This worked great on my wood trim! Thanks!!!
I love watching your videos. You make it look so easy. You’re making me look like a professional (which I’m far from) God Bless
John 3:16
Thank you!
I'm only hesitant due to having to remove the tape before the caulk and paint dries. I need that tape to help keep the second cut in on point too.
🤔 Hmm... It is a very good tip! As an inexperienced DIY painter I could still mess up that line during the second pass. Yikes!!!
glad to help
Another version of this is to paint some clear paint glaze onto the tape edge and let it dry. The advantages are less mess, smaller ridge on the paint line, lower materials cost and faster application. The downsides are having to have an extra material on hand for an occasional need (no small problem for many professionals) and having to wait an hour or so for the glaze to dry.
You can use you base paint to achieve the same effect. Stick the tape,then seal the edge with whichever color you want to keep clean. Handy if you don't have clear caulk
Thanks for shareing
Thanks for the tips . We watch all your videos . I have my own painting company in NC. Affordable Pro Painting. We love the videos keep them coming.
Thank you so much for this video I have been fighting this tape to get crisp lines between a grey wall and white ceiling. finally got a very professional look because of your video. i went and bought the same caulking you used and boom it looks awesome. thanks again.
This video is just in time. Ready to start painting and this will help!
Thanks
Thank you for teaching us! I can't wait to try this!
thanks pltv having that problem the other day went back spot touch ups , thanks for the info
Good afternoon thanks for sharing
Interested in this technique. However, how do you do 2 coats when you are supposed to pull the tape while the paint is still wet?
I was about to post the same question. But I was wondering about the undercoat...
I have been wondering the same
You put the caulk on second coat or way before you paint just do it all first same thing this is just used when your trying to knock the job out all together at one time . Or if you want to put caulk on prime coat prime it pull tape then when you paint get as close to the corner as possible without going al the way in and it should be fine also aslong it’s tinted primer that’s iffy though with certain colors so best bet is to prime then in first coat caulk pull your tape and in second go close as possible being you coated the inside when u pulled tape you won’t have to go all in but when just priming and rolling one coat using this method use tinted primer same color . Sometimes you get lucky sometimes you don’t depends on the job
I'm not a pro but I did try this technique with great results. I painted the first coat then pulled the tape. With the second coat I just took my paint almost to the paint line. It didn't really make a difference I kept the straight line.
Skip the caulk. Seal it with the color you want to keep clean.
Instead of caulking I have used gel medium in matte finish, you get it at the art supply store like Aaron Brothers and I believe Michaels has it as well. I apply it with a sponge brush and my finger. It works with all paint types. Just make sure you don't apply too thick. You just need a little bit. You don't have to worry about the paint drying...its all good.
Thanks for sharing!
What type of gel is this? Thank you!
It’s a smaller version of Mask and Peel or Paint Easy which is used for painting around windows or mirrors.
Exactly the info I was searching for. Well explained. Thanks for posting. It looks mint!
Friggin AWESOME!!!!!
lol, thanks for watching!
Thank you from Norway :)
You are welcome, from the US :)
Absolute Pro!
Thanks
Thank you very much this has really helped me. I will continue to buy from your website.
I really love your channel. Very informative, concise and I love the scripture put on your video. Thanks for your hard work in putting your theories on video!
As an electrician I have worked with alot of painters, one of them mentioned this technique to me. However I must say you're the buffest painter I've come across yet, good to see a fellow tradesman in the persuit of the gains! Also great video, a big thanks from myself in the UK!
Love your videos, thanks for sharing your tips! I'm not a painter by trade but enjoy a good paint project around the house.
just what I was looking for, thanks
You are welcome!
Frog Tape then white primer on edge of tape works too. I let it dry for a day then peel tape.
Good job! Much appreciated video because a remodeler showed me how to do this a few years back and I had forgotten the details. John 14:23 - excellent verse.
Thanks for watching Joseph!
Looks great. This looks like a great idea if you only need to use one coat of paint but what about if your priming the walls and then doing 2 finish coats? If you tape the baseboard even without the caulk and let the paint dry then do a couple more coats won't the tape pull the paint off with it?
I guess my question is, if you tape anything (ceiling to wall, wall to base) doesn't the tape need to come off before the paint dry's? If so it seems like taping is only good for a one coat job???
Thanks and great video's, i've learned a lot!!!
Yes, I take the tape is good for one coat. After that I just ouch up where it needs touching up. I do not re-tape
Champion mate, great video. Very well prseented
Glad you enjoyed it
Thanks for the video! Great explinqrion
Thanks man!
Looks really good
Thank you!
Thick mineral based paint will push its way under the frig tape. The caulking is a must for actually perfect lines.
Good question
Extra tips: Make sure the caulk is paintable and not 100% silicone (which won't allow paint over it). Brush the dust off the trim before you tape it. No tape adheres to dust.
Thanks for the info!
Thank you so much for the amazing techniques.
Helpful tips to consider. Thanks for the information and the scripture! :)
Hey guys I love your channel and I have used your technique before on a previous home it work great. So, on the new home I am going to have to put two coats on every wall and before I didn't, only one coat to cover. My question is will I need to re-tape and re-caulk after each coat because I know you cannot let the caulk dry or is there a different technique for using two coats or more. Thanks so much for any info.
When you cut in for your second coat, just don't get as close to the trim. The second cut in doesn't need to be perfect, the first one is where you get your money.
Thank you 👍🏽
AWESOME TIP
Thank you!
Awesome video. Thanks for posting!
Very good video I just don’t understand when and how to use the caulking and just how that works. Don’t you see the caulking bleedthrough through the paint even though it is a latex or doesn’t it make a hump if you will where exactly would you use this I just don’t get it but love the video.
I’ve done this method around door frames, for example, and let it dry fully. But before pulling tape I just use a new razor blade and get the same result as pulling it wet - saves me having to tape it 2-3 times
what do you do if you need two coats,you'll have to retape
OK now I see it when you’re doing the trim
Awesome! Thanks Chris
You are welcome!
Man, I wish you worked in Texas! Your videos are amazing! Thank you.
great stuff
It’s very hard to find clear latex caulk. Am I missing something? Can you use silicone sealant?
Great tip. never thought of this
@paint life tv can you do this on trim edges as well? Seems like it would work great. Im a professional painter but i have never liked how door and window edges look painting free-hand. Ive come to the point where i want to have perfect lines everywhere, especially on trim.
you sir are amazing!
Thank you!!
Greagt video 👍👍.
Now when u paint the lower part of the wall into the upper, I'd say you would paint the lower part 1st, the come back wit the upper part?
Thanks for the tip, just to inform the cauling gun that you use was not depressed off while you were talking away....
Does the clear caulk not get stuck on the wall??
Thanks for your great tip. It really help
masking tape peels the top layer of sheetrock off sometimes. frog tape sometimes let's the paint bleed. I always use the 1.5 blue tape. but again I've never used the clear silicone trick. also I don't use the blue tape with orange writing on it. just the plain blue tape. is my go to but eveybkdy is different. nice videos btw. painter here for over 16 years. they say I've learned the old school way. whatever that means. lol
Yes, I highly recommend using the caulking if you are having trouble with the paint bleeding
Great Tip i've been using this method on occasion for certain jobs, but I do have a question what do you do for second coat? Do you just retape it and do it again or what process do you use for this?
You would do the same thing.. lol
we do the same thing when painting walls after we have already painted the trim. but any time we are just doing walls we use the white tape and usually get great lines.l I've Tue Cid's Jeep up the great work.
lol love the videos*
What happens when u need to do two coats?
We just just go back through and do touch ups instead of re masking