Originally Posted By: pandus13
Originally Posted By: demarpaint
Originally Posted By: BISCUT
Behr ceiling paint is weak, very weak. Sure aren't getting away with a single coat!
Mr. Demarpaint: feel like sharing any secrets or tips on cutting above thin trip or under crowm molding? I'd like to say I'm not very good; but it would be a lie....I SUX!
Behr 'ceiling' paint is one product I haven't tried.
The trick to cutting in is not to get paint where it's not supposed to be. j/k
When I paint a room I paint the ceiling first getting a very tiny amount on the crown. While the ceiling dries I do the windows and window frames, door frames, then the crown. Floor trim is done last, the doors can be done as fill work if something is taking too long to dry.
When I paint the crown, window and doors frames I allow a very small amount onto the walls. That makes the straight cut under the crown, around the window and door frames a lot easier. Once all the trim is dry I cut in the walls and roll them. Deep tone colors get done one wall at a time. Floor trim is done at the end of the job.
Cutting in crown, window and door frames after the walls are done is a lot harder. It takes time and practice, but once you get the hang of it a visually straight cut is very easy, no tape needed.
You'd be amazed how many professional painters do the trim last and kick themselves for all the years they could have been doing it in the sequence I outlined above. It can save hours on a room, and it looks better too.
Last thoughts- A good angular brush is worth its weight in gold! Storing them so they retain their shape helps too. This is just an outline, patching, caulking, etc can change the sequence a little bit, but the doors are always good for fill in work. It is also very rare that we paint one room at a time, so while things are drying we bounce to another room. I hope that helps answer your question.
Demar,
many thanks for taking the time to write....
what do you do on old (old people lived there) houses? (I used 2 coats of oops paint, 2 coats of primer and 2 coats of the wanted paint)
what about "cat" houses?
Do you mean old people or cat houses that stink from, [fill in the blank] _______, etc? If so wash down the surfaces to be painted, then have the floor sander come in and do the floors. When he's done, we come in and mask off the floors, prime with Bin, or an oil base primer, sealer, stain killer, and top coat with 2 coats of finish paint. Hopefully that answered your questions.......
