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10 Great Painting Tips

Yahoo Makers

30 November 2015 at 8:49 am

Use a Paint Shield Instead of Painter’s Tape

Raise the Furniture that You’re Painting With Screws

Poke Drain Holes in the Gutter of Your Cans

Keep Paint Tray Clean With Aluminum Foil

Turn Any Acrylic Paint Into Fabric Paint

Use Binder Clips to Suspend Brushes in Cleaning Solvent

Use a Paint Shield Instead of Painter’s Tape

Instead of using painter’s tape to mask off above baseboards and other areas you don’t want painted when painting trim, use a so-called paint shield. They are inexpensive and come in various styles and sizes. You can also use a wide putty knife, a dust pan, even a piece of cardboard with a straight edge. The shield is especially useful when painting baseboard on a carpeted floor.

Link: How to Paint Trim

By Gareth Branwyn

Make:

Most of us dread room painting. It’s monotonous, messy, and time-consuming. If there ever was an activity that could benefit from thoughtful tips and techniques that make it easier, neater, and more all-around pleasant, it would be room painting. Here is a small collection of painting tips that we like. They mostly apply to house painting, but many of them can be applied to all sorts of domestic and hobby painting.

We’d love to hear what some of your favorite painting tips are. Please leave them in the comments below.

10 Great Painting Tips

Use a Paint Shield Instead of Painter’s Tape

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