HOW TO PAINT TRIM WITH AN AIRLESS SPRAYER: THE PREP 

Spraying base boards to me is the best, great all the way around no possible marks just a nice job that you can be proud of

Hand masker!! Mind blown. How have I never heard of this! I need

Great video, sir. Forget the negative comments and keep what you're doing. I'm a painter myself.

Great video, i learned so much just from this one tip, thank you Sir.

That caulk trip is priceless!

All I can say is Awesome job and thank you for sharing 👍🙏

👍🏼 Thanks for this great content! 🌟 💘 ✔️

i stayed once i saw the haircut. dude means business

Hi Spencer. Love your videos. Since you do a lot of wallpaper and painting, I would love to see a how-to best practices video on how to mask and paint (spray and.brush roll) up to a textured wallpaper edge. Thanks!

Good tip Spencer, I'm a professional painter myself . The caulking idea works and completely seals that gap between the base board and the floor.

Very well done my friend.

I put the tape first hen hand masker so you get a cobble floor protection , then a non skid paint tarp on top of that, great video and good teaching in description of steps very good

I use the same hand masker and spray all of my trim. The time it takes to mask is made up by the quality of the finished product. No brush strokes! A professional is not afraid to use products to up their game and create a quality job !

I use paper for drywall to slide under the base where I'm able to after I put the paper masking down. Get it as close as possible. Then use drywall seam tape to make up the differance. I use clear caulk to get a sharp line on top of the baseboard. True wherever my crisp line will meet something other than white trim I use clear caulk. But if the trim is white I do a super thin thin bit of caulk on green frog tape. Creates laser sharp lines. Hope that helps.

Thanks for the video, Spencer. Do you have a video on spraying base boards

I honestly will be applying the technique with the tape. I have no problem using extra tape to get a nice tight fit as I hug the contour of the trim. Thank You!!

Good video accept, I slide sections of tap under the base to keep paint off floor. To your credit most painters paint the floor under the base caused by flooring change.

I always paint trim first. Then back mask when painting walls and ceiling. Sharp straight lines every time. I never use blue tape. Never. I always prime trim first. Then paint. Then mask with regular tape. If you prime , your chance of peeling is low to negative . Great tutorial my Man. You know your job.👍

Thank you for informations Greetings from Algeria

I'm not a painter, but all the time I have to fix they job. My respect for real people who did good paint jobs.

What tip do you use for interior trim. I used emerald interior latex with a 211 grace tip and had a bunch of clogs

You need the gap for the seasons when the house expands and contracts. White bathroom silicone on white skirtings is good because the silicone wont crack the same way as caulk does. It will fill the gap flawlessly.

Hi Spencer, thanks for making the video. What spray tip would you use? The one I am using just now has quite a big fan space and when I try to do skirtings, I need to tape around 2-3 feet back to avoid overspray on the floor. I think I need a more concentrated tip - if that makes sense? Do you have any good videos.

Great video! I'm going to invest in that 3M tape gun. I've been masking first to get meticulously up to the trim, then following up with construction paper and tape again. Looks like I could get this all in one pass with that gun!

I find that standard masking tape bleeds too much. I like 🐸 tape.

I'm about to spray the baseboards and will be tucking thin ridged plastic under vs caulking them to the flooring

that gap you referred to between trim and floor could be addressed via shoe molding too.

Hi Spencer Can i ask your advice please. Im currently on a job where the customer requested i paint over her wallpaper. I have primed the wallpaper with zinsser wallpaper cover up which is great stuff. my question is i wanted to spray the skirting and dado rail before i top coat the walls but i was worried about saturation of overspray on the wallpaper? Would spraying be risky to the wallpaper as in would it cause it to bubble or lift because of the force from the airless sprayer? It would save me so much time if i could spray. Any advice much appreciated. Mick

How do you protect tha paint on the wall if you’re doing tha trims?

Great video, I’m learning a lot before I move into my first home. I’ll have carpet floors. How can I mask off the carpet before spraying?

Do you do Faux Finishes, and Leafing ? Venetian plasters?

I’ve just started spraying what is better to tape up with brown paper or thin plastic.we have corex in the Uk which is black plastic about 3mm thick that see. To be better

I like laying down 1/2" masking tape first then come over that with the hand masker then lo velosity paint spray and also same way on the wall. The 1/2" tape first gives you a finer edge but it's a bit more work Thanks great video.

Interesting video. When I have skirting boards (trim) on a wooden floor where there are gaps between, I flip the paper around and feed it under the boards. Saves tacking down the paper again and you don't need to redo the edges. I also don't caulk the bottom of the trim because wooden floors generally have an element of vertical movement (depending on how they were put down, if there's any form of underlay etc), and as you say, it'll crack later on. Anywhere I can get tape under the trim, the mouldings of the architraves for example, then I'll do it. Normally with Clean Edge 2" tape. I'm not such a fan of the standard white masking tape on wooden floors, I had a couple of examples some years ago when it took the surface laquer off or left a residue. I find Tessa tape or Clean Edge work well. Great thing with our trade is that there's often more than 1 way of doing a job, it's just about finding works well for you and provides the finish the client is happy with.

what kind of tape are u using ? i was using the blue one but is more expensive that u have there

Is that a clear silicone or clear latex? Because I don't think silicon would be good to use, and I've never heard of silicone latex

How would you recommend painting ceiling? Roller or sprayer?

Hi Spencer, great video and useful comments. For our wall we are changing the wallpaper and repainting the trim. Does it matter which order we do them?

How would you protect carpet flooring, since carpet is not flat surface tape won't work?

which is more advisable to paint the ceiling sprayer or use the roller 

I would like to see a video showing the caulking and then removing of the caulk.

Hi can any1 help me out... I've got a 50ltr air compressor and I bought a 30 metre hose....when I tested it with my 1.3mm sealey hardly anything was coming out.....do I need to shorten my hose?

Spencer what’s the operating pressure of your airless and the tip size of the gun?

Watching this, reminds me, why I hate painting, especially prepping , on my knees, tape tape tape

What do you cover the walls with?

Good stuff! I prefer to use my 5in1 to push the tape into the corners. Also any reason to not use blue tape? I’ve found the white is a pain to remove.

What Iike to do is get regular white writing paper and slide it as I'm going with the masker and putting it as I'm going and no caulking

What is your strategy/approach then you need to to paint entire room - ceiling, crown molding, baseboards doors & door jams and the walls. Flat on ceiling Gloss on woodwork Satin/eggshell on walls In what order to paint to be most efficient?

Ideally, you'll be working with a baseboard that is around 1/32"-1/16" off of the flooring. In that scenario, you'll just take your masking paper and tuck it under the baseboard then tack it down on the outside with some masking tape. Of course, that's not how it's going to go most of the time so he gives you some good pointers in this video. However, I personally would not use clear silicone caulk anywhere near highly visible areas of your project. You'll be able to easily pull up the thick bead but there will likely be thin spots on the baseboard where it will hold on and these areas will be obvious. Clear silicone can be a nightmare to remove

Great video.... The caulk trick works incredibly well in a lot of areas need a clean line, and/or keeping the paint off neighboring trim/floor. But, if using a sprayer, how are you going to keep the over-spray off the walls???

Good job sir. Dont mind the negative comments.

Spencer, I decided I hated my 3 inch baseboard and crown modeling in my house, so I had it all taken out. I ordered all new 5 inch baseboard since I have 12 foot ceilings I thought it would look nice. My problem is I want to have it painted before it goes up. I just got through painting 6 rooms in my house and I'm done with trim/prepping work. I started painting with a brush on one board in my garage and decided I didn't like the brush strokes it was leaving, so I went to the local paint store and talked with the salesman and he guided me to a roller. I went home and didn't like the way the roller left small bumps, so I had to sand it all off. I've since read that air brushing is the best way, so I have a guy coming to my house to do that. I have 30 16 foot boards and I'm scared that dirt/debris will get on my newly painted boards as he says he will lay them out on my driveway on top of plastic. My question is, how do I touch up the boards after they put them back on? If I use a brush you will see strokes or a roller will be bumpy. What should I do? Very Nervous. Terri

Tape only first, then paper, much easier.

So do you only spray once. Or do you leave all that masking down and spray a second coat when the first has dried.

Do you ever use a spray guide to minimize overspray and increase productivity?

Spencer, thanks for the tips. I did as you Said. Just One question: I sanded the Trim (Wood trim not painted) and sprayed primer (water based). After that i sprayed first coat with Paint for Wood (water based). I did it with tip 311 on the Wagner 350 on the Trim and all the Doors. I have runs all Over the place ONLY when i spray the Paint after the primer. Can you help?

How do you protect pot lights in the ceiling and ceiling fans , while using an airless paint sprayer to paint the ceiling. Is there a unique way of covering the fan and pot lights...Thanks ..Good video by the way.

My husband and i are remodeling a house right now and we sprayed the interior ceiling and walls first because of the fact that we needed to put our tile down and wood floors down before the trim now we are unsure of the right way to spray our trim without it being to much of a pain with the overspray on the walls...any good suggestions on how to go about painting our trim and how to prep it would be greatly appreciated!!

Great Stuff, I was wondering if I actually needed the paper roller, after watching this....YEP I DO, thanks for the schooling!

I’m surprised that you use contractor grade masking tape on floors. Do you ever have any problems with the finish on the floor coming up with the tape? I work in San Francisco with a lot of old homes and have had issues with that, even using delicate surface tape.

That hand masker is some of the best money I ever spent.

Paint brush, paint retarder, painters blade and a wet rag will do the same no brush marks job in half of the time, I been painting for 20+ years

When using an airless sprayer do you know what causes fingering? Is it the sprayer, tip or pressure? How can it be fixed?

Great tips. What do you do with the wall above the baseboard not to get paint spray on it?

Nice video,I would like to see more,I am a painter too,Where do you live?

I do have a question I can't find a clear answer. I am about to spray my basement. Do I do prime -> texture -> paint or do I need to prime again after texture? How well will paint stick to texture mud? I don't want to have to prime twice but I can if needed.

Probably the most shocking masking up I have ever seen!! I would love to see what your wallpapering looks like

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Did you tape the walls also with that taping tool?

He just invented the wheel,🤣

Can’t use standard masking tape. It bleeds. Plus the paper fits under the jamb. Run the paper as far under the jamb as possible. Run the blue tape up on the shoe 1/32. At the end blade the tape.

I’m Painting trim now with a graco airless paint sprayer. Im finding the paint is going on to thick. What tip do you use? Thanks I just found your channel- so I’m going through ur videos now. Maybe u made one on this topic.

No matter what when it dries if you pay attention to detail you always gotta go back with something to clean up a few lines. Cut in brush, razor blade the tape lines here and there or you'll tear the paint up...something is always still needed

I don't know how many years of experience you have Sr but the way I do it is I use the masking machine to go around the room leaving 1" away from the baseboard then I go back with 1.5 tape to finish taping so when I'm done I pull the tape and the paper same time is faster then the way you do it in I only have 5 yrs painting..

You remind me of Christoph Waltz by the looks and accent. Get those awful walls painted already xD

What airless tip are you going to use (211, 213)? How thick is the color?

If I spray trim next to a smooth wall, and roll the wall later, will the overspray from spraying the trim leave a noticeable line on the wall?

Do you sand old paint before spraying?

How do you protect the walls?

I would have painted the casing with a brush in the time it took him to tape that small area.

Do you use Flow to your paint?

Oh boy...

What is the best type of paint to use on trim, is it high gloss, semi gloss, or satin?

Great! I was about to create a huge mess until I saw this.

I could cut that trim in with a brush in 10 minutes. Nice clean cut and on to the next room. What he's doing is triple the work.

How would you recommend masking a carpeted room?

Just slide 2 inch tape under the floorboard, as as close as you can, then tape down the construction paper and tack down the far edges every yard or so

How do you prep the same way on Carpeted floors?

It's Walter whites brother yooo.

Can u put varnish in an airless sprayer

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Why isopropyl alcohol? Not denatured? What strength of isopropyl?

That shit would never fly on one of my paint jobs. Firstly. Wear kneepads when preparing baseboard. Secondly. You're right, those gaps are unacceptable which is why you should thread tape in small increments first then just slap down the masking. (You're using an airless, dude.) You do not use caulking on millwork, either. Some backyard shit.

What sprayer tip are you using

How do you prevent over spray

A real painter is someone that knows when to use a brush or use a spray gun. Anybody can pull a trigger, but a painter uses all the tools of the trade.

Y otra cosa no entiendo nada con lo bonito que es el español

How to use tape

What about the wall

Brian Cranston paints now?