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Protecting Carpet While Painting

September 13, 2010

Bucket of green paint on a drop cloth.I helped a friend redecorate her son's bedroom, which included painting the walls and trims, repairing the skirting boards, and repainting. We didn't want the hassle of pulling up the carpet.

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After lots of thought, I decided the best way to protect the carpet edges around the skirting was to use wide masking tape and tape it onto the carpet, pushing down the edges with a spatula into the space between the carpet and the skirting. I then added a second strip for wider coverage.

You could even tape the drop sheets onto this. It worked brilliantly, and made painting around the doors particularly easy!

By Sue from Melbourne, Australia

 
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February 25, 2008

I want to paint the crown molding in my living room but I'm trying to figure out how to do it without getting any paint on the carpet. Obviously I know to lay that painters plastic stuff on the floor but how do I make it stay CLOSE to the molding without it moving and getting on my carpet?



Priscilla from Zwolle

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February 25, 20080 found this helpful
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Take a cardboard carton and cut strips and shove the cardboard under the trim. Then when you paint it will drip on the cardboard and not on your rug.

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You should still use the large painting cloth.

 
February 25, 20080 found this helpful
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Kind of weird, I know, but my husband used to be a painter and he would lay down plastic or a tarp and throw roofing shingles snug up next to the baseboards and spray everything. They're heavy and thin enough to do the job.

 
February 26, 20080 found this helpful
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I use wide masking tape. It can go right against the edge of what you're painting and will pull of easily when finished. Regards, Jan UK

 
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