Your techniques are perfect ! Pulling the tape with the wall wet is the only right way to do it. Also, I noticed your wall rolling in one direction at the end of each row to not reverse the nap; perfection. I have been building for 40 years + and it seems like I have to teach painters how to correctly paint on every house. Greatest video on RU-vid regarding the subject. Thanks !!!
I've been painting and drywalling for over 22 years and I always watch the Idaho painter, him and his crew are extremely professional and they have amazing advice and tips. Thank you so much.
Oh my goodness! This is such a great question! I don't know how many times I have pulled the tape too early or too late. Thank you for this timely video!
I can only speak for Behr paints, which are all 100% acrylic. The main difference is in the pigment size: in flat paints the titanium pigments are ground very course, and thus scatter the light reflected off them, thus appearing flat. Higher gloss paints have progressively more finely ground titanium pigment and compact more densely together, thus appearing glossy as the light reflects more directly to your eye. This results in a denser, more cohesive paint film which is more likely to hold together when pulled. I personally pull my tape as soon as I am finished with a wall and know that it does not need a second coat. Like you, if I know it will need a 2nd coat, I cut in very close to the tape, but don't touch it on the first coat. On the 2nd coat, I just brush and roll right to the tape.
I was taught to go into the edges with a dry brush. And my old boss would only let me use tape on base board, to protect from roller spritz. Thanks for the video.
I have been painting for 15 years and the only time I get sharks teeth is when I pull tape when its wet I generally always let the paint dry for a whole day with a roller bump and 2xcuttin . Ive left IPG tape on painted surfaces of paint booth bedrooms for 30 plus days and the tape pulls perfect razor straight lines all the time
@@jacobmowry4366 I dont paint much but Im here because I got "shark teeth" after waiting a day to pull tape. Seems like it's a real painting issue some people can have
I’ve been painting for almost 30 years and I do appreciate your skills and quite honestly regardless of the sheen, if you let it dry completely you will not have any problems. In my experience after you spray your trim, you need to sand down the walls around the trim very well because if there is any sheen leftover, that also que cause the paint to peel when you pull the tape.
If the wall has flat paint or primer on it, very little paint will form ragged tears. If you are going over glossy wall surfaces, it is very likely you will have major ripping of the paint film from the wall.@@ferraridan4883
Not taking sides, I'm an electrician but statistically your experience is irrelevant if different than the average user. You could throw rocks off an overpass for hours and not hit a car, that doesn't mean you should. On average you will hit one. Frog tape does not contain frogs but it does say to pull the tape when wet, immediately after painting.
You the man. I always let the paint “typically semi gloss” dry for a full day. Just built out a media room with a flat and removed the tape immediately and I didn’t get any bridging. Love and light bro.
I respect Chris as a painter because I am a painter I have had different results I always just do a light coat on the first coat over my taped baseboards this acts like a sealer like Chris's caulked tape technique and i pull the tape after the second coat and it's dry just like magic perfect its done.Pro tip burnish your tape down a little to get a good seal.
If you can’t pull it wet you may be able to get around the knife I was always taught to pull the tape at a very acute angle so the tape acts as it’s own knife. It’s not fool proof but if your using good mats it’s usually enough
So I typed “painters tape” in the search and this video was on top of the list. I’m a videographer so I was checking out the audio quality, camera shots, etc…and I was like cool..I’ll subscribe and just before I was about to click off the video I happened to see @3:47…I was like wait….he a believer??!! Yooooo!!! Ah man I was not expecting to see that but I’m most certainly glad I did!! Fellow brethren here, hope we can connect and collaborate in the very near future!!
I don't get it. You need 2 layers of paint. How can you remove tape before you apply the second layer? Would you add tape again before the second layer?
You can run a near dry roller over the tape on the first coat. Even if it dries it doesn't prevent a problem. It also stops creeping on the second coat. I never use frog tape. The lines couldn't get sharper. The trick is to mist coat the taped edge with as little paint as possible so you don't get any paint creeping under the tape. I use a short pile felt mini roller.
Brilliant! Makes perfect sense now. 2nd coat in sections overlapping the cut in over the tape, and pull as you go. MY QUESTION: If I am doing a wall twice the size, (as an accent wall)do I do it like the ceiling? Like 1st coat in sections, and roll down after cutting in with the same theory?
I paint boat decks and hulls with oil paint in the sun and use incredibly expensive 3m silver 225 tape. It holds up against the Florida sun for days, maybe weeks, maybe even months. Anyway, I carefully pull the tape off at a very slight angle away from the paint and it doesn’t pull paint with it.
When do you pull your tape if spraying the exterior of a house? Same way, when it’s wet? And do you do the same with the sprayer, don’t paint tape on first pass and then paint on second pass? What about if priming? No need to pull tape when wet? I’m asking these questions because I’m looking at painting my own house for the first time in the next few weeks and I’m in the fast track learning stage. Thanks for any help.
Hi Chris, I've watched several of your videos and really enjoy them and have learned a ton! Thank you for your expert tips! I just watched this one after making all the stupid rookie mistakes. I painted over my tape and let the caulk dry too much before I pulled the tape. Now I have really ugly edges and parts where a lot of paint peeled off the wall. How can I fix the wall/ceiling interface to get clean lines? Thanks!
Frog tape is fantastic :D But, is there any way to stop it pulling up the paint/plaster underneath the tape when pulling it up? Hope that makes sense, can't post pic obviously. I don't know who painted the house before me, but every time I paint a surface I have to just hope that the tape won't pull up the surface underneath it :/ Love the vids, thank you.
Hi love your videos . Helped me out alot in my Job but I am looking for some advice why mi graco 290 classic is spitting paint when I first pull the trigger . I can't stop this and it's driving me crazy 🤯
when can you tape off a freshly painted area without compromising what you just laid down? example.) if I'm painting a single wall half one color and half another... I throw down the first color and it drys to the touch in a couple hours... when can I tape off my separation line on the first color so I can lay down my second color without affecting the first color when I pull the tape
We have freshly skim-coated walls that are already sealed. We want to apply 2 coats of primer and 2 coats of paint. We will use a Graco sprayer. Should we change the tape after each coat to prevent "shark teeth"? thank you a lot!
Please clarify - do you remove the tape after the 1st coat, then retape before the 2nd coat or are you painting 2 coats in 1 day and leaving the tape on in-between coats?
If you are applying 2 coats of gloss paint over a door casing, is it best to apply the first coat as a gloss as well, or can it be done with left over eggshell/satin white paint? Reason I am asking is that I applied a satin white over an existing painted trim, then the second coat was a gloss white. Had trouble flowing the second coat and it seamed to dry much quicker than when I applied the first satin coat the day prior. I did use two cap fulls of paint extender in a yogurt cup hoping for a better finish. Any thoughts for a better finish???
We have been having a problem not with the paint from our paint wall coming off but with the wall that was already painted. We remove the tape especially on ceiling and the paint comes off. Something was previously painted by someone else. Why does that happen?
Quick question if you dont paint on the first coat and leave a few mm and then paint on the second coat will the line not look lighter all around your eages cuz its only one coat... much love ❤️ from the north of lreland
@Idahopainter thanks for the reply...done it today and it work the very best 👌 its all about a good brand of paint 🎨 alrite. All the best will keep on watch all your videos for alk the best tips
He NEVER addresses how to do this when you're doing 2 coats in any of his videos. There is a reason for that... When you do 2 coats, you have to leave the tape on for both coats, which means the paint dries on the top and then of course it pulls the paint off. Why won't he show us the solution to this?
