Good idea with the packing tape. My decorator friend says the reason for using masking tape, is that it has a paper finish, and gloss paints dry into it quickly. Packing tape/sellotape etc, has a shiny finish, therefore gloss paints will take an age to dry on it. When it comes to removing the tape, he says its easier to remove, without dragging semi dry gloss across painted skirting boards, and peoples carpets.
Great tip & one I have used in the past. My dad was a fanatical DIY painter. He used to strain liquid gloss paint through a pair of my mum's old stockings to make sure it had no lumps!! A tip given to him by my grandmother who was a great decorator. They must have had rubbish paint back then. It must have worked because his paint finishes were like glass. Anyhow, when I cleaned out my dad's garage prior to selling their house I found some strips of contoured white plastic about 800mm long by 30mm wide. They were in an unopened cellophane bag with a Woolworths sticker on them. Turned out they were for wedging in between the skirting & carpet to do the same job as your masking tape. Wedge in 3 or 4 of the plastic strips between the skirting & carpet, pull back the plastic strip & away you go with your brush. As you get to the end of the last plastic strip take out the first one & move it up to the front & so on. However, the plastic strips are too long to be used on a staircase so masking with tape is just about the only way to do that. Keep them coming Stuart.
I have recently painted four rooms using the packing tape technique. It has worked perfectly each time...no more paint smudges on the edges of the carpet, or bits of fluff sticking to the new paintwork. Genius!
In fact, packing tape often does a _better_ job than (cheap) masking tape, which tends to soak up a lot of the paint, and often doesn't stick to the thing you're trying to protect very well (so some of the paint gets wicked underneath). The downsides are that paint on masking tape stays wet for longer (so you need to be careful with it) and packing tape can stick _too well_ and pull old paint off the surface when you peel it at the end (but on carpet that doesn't really matter, of course).
Hi Stuart. Big fan of your channel. Have been a subscriber for some time now. Look forward to every entertaining video. Have literally just copied your method here using packing/parcel tape. Best DIY hack ever. So simple. Keep up the great work. 👍🏼
Really good guide - just what I was after. So simple once you know the trick, but always the simple things that are hardest to find out at first if you don't already know them...
Brilliant! I've watches several videos and was looking for instruction on how to re-install the carpeting, thinking, I am just going to pull the carpet up to paint (planning to do the floors anyway) .. this is the best method I have seen, thank you!
Thanks for this video!! I didn't have one of those 'multi-tools' you use and I found a wallpaper scraper was too sharp - it cut through the tape every time, but ended up using a 5" car windscreen plastic ice scraper - worked perfectly!! Keep the videos coming
thank you for your wisdom. i have to start to do glossing tomorrow- paint skirting, architraves and doors,, and there is staircase in tge house as well. ❤❤❤
Good tip will give it a try, thanks..I Used masking tape and it left a light brown residue when I pulled it off, was only on for a day or so, luckily the it came off easily.
Really great, I would not have considered packing tape and it seems like a good option. That’s wider and provides better protection, and in this case, easier to snug up behind the carpet.
Are you synced to my Mrs brain? I stumbled across your channel about the post fixed to wall..saw this tip about the tape and next minute I've spent all day glossing bedroom skirting! Seriously good tip..looking forward to new content to learn and re affirm my skills
Why oh why have I not thought of this before ? The best tips are usualy common sense to some. Thanks for that, hope the wife doesnt see your channel as I've just retired. Subscribed to your channel. Right, I'm off down the pub !
Watched this and will definitely be doing this, especially as my wife saw me watching the video and said how easy it looked. Was the paint water based?
You need to be careful what she sees you watching else you'll be starting a new garden office project or loft conversion soon! Yes, waterbased which I'm not necessarily a fan of but does dry quickly so multiple coats per day.
Just did a bedroom with paper masking tape on the carpet. Nightmare as it kept tearing when taking it off!!! Next time will definitely try packaging tape. Thanks!
My ex never believed in masking before painting.... she also didn't believe in covering furniture or taking things like jackets off of coat hooks before painting... So most of my carpets are stuck to the boards, and I lost 2 jackets and a computer to "accidental" drips 🤔
Rarely any need for any type of tape. For skirting use a 1/2inch angled window brush, don't overload with paint & gently splay the bristles as you cut into the carpet. Job done. Tape will leave a mark on the painted surface ( i notice you never gave us a close up shot of the finished article). Mind, i have been doing this for decades so...
From the photographic standpoint I was wondering how you handled shooting that. Did you have a second person on the camera? I loved that crazy picture on the wall - very funny.
Our cleaner has decimated the gloss paint on all our skirting boards (particularly the stairs) by being too aggressive with the Henry hoover. I have a big job ahead of me. Thanks for the tips. My question is how long can you leave the packing tape on the carpet without it leaving a sticky residue?
Interesting. I use the same technique of tucking in but use normal masking tape (just cheap wide stuff), will give the packing tape a go next time I decorate.
Someone else suggested masking tape and it pulled up loads of carpet strands, what a bloody mess packing tape's not a bad idea, i might try it currently i'm just using some cut off strips of cereal box which i stick in the gap and bend towards me. makes a decent barrier in my case. You can also apparently buy products for just this purpose.
Is it better to pull off the tape while paint is wet or after it dries? I'm worried the paint will peel off with the tape if pulled off when dry. Thank you
No joke, I recently used a thin Coronavirus A4 information laminate. Saves so much time. Just slide it along, also handy if you need to sit the brush down. Masking works but you definitely run the risk of paint peeling from bonding to the tape. Nice one cheers ✌🏻🤙🏻
@@GK-qc5ry no because I lay it off. If paints running you’ve used too much. The pros tape carpet, but you run the risk of it peeling when you pull the tape away.
As again mate. Prober job, never thought of that, will be using that the weekend for the stair case. Wife says if I get paint on the stairs she will buy a cat🤧🤧🤧
make sure u have a dust sheet down lol . i always paint also out of a small bucket that way i am not carrying the full tin about . great video though .
