Masking Windows Fast. How to use a painters hand masker. How to mask windows. 

Worked for a year with a crew that did EVERYTHING the hardest n least productive ways possible.. so glad I found this guy!

I've been painting since 86 (not just a painter though- I do most handyman stuff) and I'm learning things from you. Thank you for taking the time to make your videos. Being a solo guy on most jobs i don't get many chances to watch others work and it's very helpful to learn and adapt from others.

I'm just a home owner who doesn't mind painting, but I like to do it right. Thanks, Chris, for all your tips and hacks for getting professional results. I do appreciate it.

Thanks for the excellent info. I love finding ways to cut costs and time when painting! Keep the video's coming!

I'm DIYing my house now, just window trim and such. this channel is great for pro tips. Thank you!

I love your videos and your tips! In the middle of pressure washing my house, then calking, then painting. I'm a pretty good amateur painter but one can always learn. Thanks from a state next door neighbor in Washington! Boise is a great city BTW!

Your advice shave a hell of a lot of time off the project. It also made the end product neater when I removed the tape. Less cleaning at the end. I must say that you are very skilled as I couldn't apply the tape as quick as you do. Thanks for the great video.

excellent video! im going to be masking up over 40 windows in a block of flats to paint the frames so this video was a blessing.

Thanks for sharing your expertise---and appreciate your enthusiasm for a job well done! ;) Just got my house painted and I have to go back myself to cut along outside wood window molding and stucco. I realize that stucco is harder to cut, but he didn't even try to mask.--He just eyeballed it and the lines are not straight at all. And soooo I have to repaint the molding and then mask with tape and then touch the stucco up. Thanks again

Keep learning from you. Will be masking windows today. Bought all the tools you recommended.

Thanks for sharing these tips Chirs. Those are very useful.

Hi Chris! 11 years ago I was in the US and had the opportunity to work in painters business. Today looked your channel for the first time and so many memories awakened. I like your channel and I want to tell you that you have another one subscriber.

Bloody hell, wish I'd seen this video years ago. I live in a very old house and have restored lots of our old double hung sash windows. This would have speeded up the masking process by hrs for me. Thanks for sharing your tricks of the trade mate!

I am getting a great education while watching your videos. I am very grateful. Thank you!!!

That is crazy fast... i have been using sticky back plastic to cover the central parts of the windows.. large sheet rollls of stciky plastic. the sort kids use at school to cover books etc.. its real cheap and allows light through whilst working. Only one negative is that it takes longer to remove, paint flakes off it when you remove it so you need to have a vacuum cleaner at hand. I think your method is better for time and clean up. I will try it this week.

Liked and shared! My son is just starting in the professional painting business, as a helper/apprentice, age 26. I'm so happy he has found a trade he likes and that he is very good at! He's a hard worker and has always been very dependable but now ... he's all that, plus will be learning a real TRADE that can provide him with a lifelong career. I'm so happy for him! Now, maybe he can join the union!

I am really appreciating your videos. You're going to save me a lot of time and pain and suffering. Thanks so much. Liked and Subscribed.

Good tips here Chris probably the best and easiest video demonstration I have seen on you tube on taping windows.

Awesome, thanks for that tip. I always take for ever taping small windows, should go much faster now.

I'm getting ready to paint (DIY) one side of my house and today taped my first window ever (36 x 48) and it's not easy. I did get it taped, but kinda looks like a 6 year old kid did it. Guess it takes practice like anything else. Thanks for sharing, but small ones look pretty simple.

i got my first masking job thanks for the tutorials

your videos are very helpful Chris

I think I’ve watched about 15 of your videos and I’m not even painting anything at the moment. You’re providing a great public service for the DYIer. If I needed something painted and lived in Idaho, I’d hire you in a second.

That was a great help as I have a house with a lot of small pane glass windows thanks again

Fast and easy..great tips

This is the exact video i needed

Super fast and easy. Excellent video and to the point. Thank you so much.

damn is that a contractor price on frog tape, its closer to 9 or 10 dollars here in Seattle. thanks for the tips!

Wonderful. Thank you !

Thanks a lot for the video!

good video I tend to turn to your videos when I have any questions when I have a spraying project I've been painting about 12 years and I run my own successful painting business Envisions Painting here in PA a lot of the guys I worked for in the past were mostly against spraying so we brushed and rolled I worked for a guy for a few years where we did a lot of commercial property's advanced auto dollar generals ect but anyway I've been getting more and more exterior projects and been spraying a lot more and good to have your videos to look to for advice I wish I was closer I'd enjoy doing couple jobs with you to get some spraying experience

thanks for the video! you do a great job.

too cute :) your videos are always very helpful!

I like yours video. Jim from Canada.

Youre a beast. Thanks for the vids

Hello there Idaho Painter I have a question. I need to paint my garage door which is going to be a lighter shade than what's on it now. What are the steps in painting it? Do I need to wash the door first ? Do I need to put a primer on first then paint it? Do I need to remove the garage door rubber trim around it or can I mask it off? Keep up the good work Thank You, Chris from California

this is brilliant. well done.

Thank you so much for your knowledge and experience, I've been a painter for 22 years now myself and constantly am learning, I love your techniques, I do this also but I file my 5 way putty knife so I can mask and cut my tape to any angle, I let my co-workers know though to be really careful if they need to use my 5 in one since a few of mine are literally razors. I pre-tape on top of my masking if I have to fill in crookedness or voids so when I'm unmasking it lift's my separate tape for quicker removal. Sometimes on exteriors I'll pre-tape my vinyl Windows though, that way it'll be ready for trim if there's window trim, I'll then mask the glass and trim off for spraying, once I'm done spraying I'll peel the plastic off and now I have dry trim and the vinyl is pre-taped so I don't have to cut in to the edge of the vinyl, this especially works well if there's several people masking and trimming because not everyone can cut straight if need be and especially not the same crispness and straightness, it it's taped the same everyone's window trim will look consistent. Thank you so much for your expertise and experience. Sincerely Lorenzo gig harbor Washington.

You explained this project well while showing how to do it easily and quickly. What is the name of the brown paper roll dispenser? Are the paper rolls and dispensers available in large sizes? Thank you

Great vids, & to share a tip, I use my pocket comb to smooth & stick the tape edges onto the glass...sort of like rubbing it in 50 times in one second.

very nice vid AGAIN!! thks brother

I use white tape only and cut it with the 5in1 tool never got any bleeds, maybe because i use 411 tip for doors

nice work! ty😀

You're the man. John Cena I took of all those panels and then had to re install them. Next time I will use your techniques

Hey Chris you should show us the masking process for exterior house painting, for us that have never done it.

What is your opinion of Masking Liquid h20 for certain applications?

Great help......thanks for your time

Can I use a newspaper to cover the large section of window glass?

Hi Chris, Don't know if you're still monitoring this thread but loved the tips. That hand masker tool is awesome. Is it still available after all these years? Thank you.

I knew there had to be a better way for me to tape off my 16 windows! Thanks for confirming.

Very good,I’m brasilian and live all the tips,thank,s very much, sorry my poor english.

Good Job man! liked

Thanks, paint life.3inch tape and 9inch paper.thatd awesome

Chris, what tape would you use to mask kitchen cabinets when painting walls in kitchen? Always a loyal supporter of you...

Excellent

Thanks man!

You are a true professional Mr. Idaho.

Hi mate, you should try liquid masking. Your videos are very useful!!

Good video

Does the frog tape leave residue on the glass?

Nice masking skills buddy 😉😉😉 Masking prooerly and fast is kinda like a whole trade of its own, once u've mastered it it jst comes naturally, im pretty sure i got the same speed and efficiency as you there great job...

Supost to say love all the tip 👍

how do you feel about liquid masking?

hlv sprayer to spray the sliders

thank you Man. you make easier i'd like that.

just a helpful hint , usually you can just slip paper underneath the framework. goes a lot faster

You could also just go over a little when you paint the trim and scrape the paint off the glass when you’re done doesn’t scratch the glass you save time and money with the tape

Put the paper on first then tape. So your not taping twice. Goes a little faster and saves on material. This goes for any windows inside or out. Like a few other guys said, use a sharp putty knife to quickly rip each end with a nice edge. I learned that taping corners or new construction woodwork years ago. We use 1.5 inch intertape here in Minnesota. Its an all purpose tape for painters that has just a bit more adhesion than frog tape which is also very good but gets a little spendy. The sherwin tape is just too sticky for most projects. Hope that helps! I try to shoot tips to the guys on account I had to learn alot the hard way..

Hi, I design outdoor projects, More in the eco community, permaculture farm, homesteads, landscaping, swimming pools and natural ponds area. Are there any products in this arena that are more compostable or eco-friendly? I've seen people spray on those acrylic films but that seems like generating a lot of landfill waste. For a homeowner doing French doors they could just cut in with a brush but I've worked on paint crews and understand masking especially when you're spraying garage doors like this. Just keeping an eye out if you have found any best practices for environmental considerations? Always keeping a lookout for best products in that type of area. Thank you!

Hey Chris any suggestions on masking older windows with double hung sashes where the old slider areas are metal and you don't want paint in there....or is it just easier to hand paint them? Thanks Jim

The old tried n true way. Never fails lol only thing I would throw out there just for food for thought is this. In your exact situation, taping every window twice isn't a wallet burner, but say you got like 100 tiny windows to do. Having to use twice as much tape overall to complete the task is ultimately gonna cost you twice as much. The initial frog tape is nice cause you know you'll have that super strong seal all around, but if you tried putting the masking paper up first, and save a half inch gap on each side, that way all you gotta do left is tape the 3 remaining sides. Paper plus 3 strips of tape will double the speed compared to the 4 frog tape strips, then the paper and then 3 more strips of tape. I used your method for years until someone logically explained this other method to me. Now if time and money is not an issue then tape your heart out. But them brutal custom jobs to where every minute counts your gonna wanna go as fast as possible with the best end result. All it took was one older guy to scream at me like yo tape doesn't grow on trees! Stop double taping everything! Lmao to be even faster, I would just rip a piece of paper the length of the window a bunch of times and stick each one on every window just for pre preparation purposes. Then fall back, mask the paper perfect on each window and then fall back again and do the final 3 strips of tape and boom. Good to go. Painters always race each other on how fast they can do anything😂😂😂

I like your video bro

Wow, $1 a roll for 3M 2020. Here in Australia it is about $4 a roll for 1" 2020. The blue and green stuff is around $8 a roll

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Hi , just saying hello from australia

Chris I have a question for you. A lot of professional documentation I have read says to leave a 1/16” reveal of the glass so that the paint bridges from the casing or trim work onto the glass to provide a weatherproof seal. Is this only done on the interior or exterior as well? Or do you just rely on existing glazing or caulking to satisfy this requirement. Thanks a bunch! I have been watching as many of your videos as I can, I am taking my license exam next month. I hope to eventually run a business just as yourself in the near future out in Northern California.

hi I would like to see how fast you can mask French windows with all the glass ..

Chris I am NOT a painter but I was just thinking for the average diy guy do you know if there’s a plastic press and stick? Kind of like the product made by “Glade” press and seal for food containers. If so, it may be way faster and less time consuming. Maybe glass only product? It would be a cool invention I think. Your thoughts?

We just sprayed a bunch of Sliders and we use blue tape and paper the same procedure no problem peeled right off the same thing I don't use frog tape too expensive

😁 thanks Chris U 🤘💪👌✌️

Great video! I see sometimes you use paper to mask windows and other times you use plastic when would you use one versus the other? Which one would you recommend I use for interiors windows before I spray thank you. Paul

I use my five in one to cut my tape hold the blade flat and rip the tape

they taught us to use hand maskers in college in the late 90s. I've never seen one on site since. I bought one last week, and I'm trying to get the hang of it. years since I used one, and being left handed doesn't help lol. Can't seem to tear it of properly.

What the hell was that gadget 😲I need that for my windows 👍

Have you tried liquid masking? We prepped the last couple houses with tape/paper and I'm wondering if liquid mask is a better option. The cost of the tape/paper adds up quickly on a high volume job and a single can of liquid mask can cover a ton of surface I believe haven't had experience with it but I think it could be a home run to mask wood or glass.

The hunt is on.. for the next journeyman painter. Yes, folks I give you a brief look at the man behind the mask..er..OooYaa,Baby!!

Can you do a video on interior windows that have chipped paint? Thank you

Chris what is this device for adhesive tape?

Have you guys done any reviews on the masking liquid H20?

Tip : Place your Paper Down First Then outline with Frog Tape That way You Can Remove the Frog Tape while your paint is Tacky To prevent peeling the Paint, or the other option is to create A Tab to pull All off At Once.

Nice video👍. Another thing you can do is cutting the tape with your putty knife at each end

I use recyclible cardboard and I cut it to the size of the windows..

Chris Barry: shows you how to mask windows Nobody: Chris Barry: let me show you one more time

i had to mask a cabinet with curved and circular glass, was horrible

What would be the disadvantages if the 3M Tape was used all the way?

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paint scrapes off really easy from those windows.... if ytoure rolling the garage and cutting witha brush you really dont need to do this, even if you get a tiny amount or even a lot, you just get a scraper and when the paint is dry you scrape it off, wont scratch the windows or anything.... but obviously if youre a c ompletely beginner and you dont have a steady hand, or if youre spraying this door then yeah go ahead and cover those windows up, itll prob save you a lot mroe time then cleaning thew windows.

The tape on right hand side is very bad,at the top is away from the frame and somewhere down the middle of the side is over the frame/left side of the garge door window 🤔

Have you ever tried masking liquid? Just curious if this is a suitable application for a large residential house with all two tone French doors and windows around the house.

There is a thin line between frog tape and trim. Quality first! Then speed.. Remember... there is a thin line between them both. Practice.. Practice. Use the force. lol.. ...become the tape..