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I use a lot of masking tape on some jobs. Some clients don't mind or notice the details though. Very often I'll fuss over one of my own rooms and never notice the details again!
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Here is one to make you laugh, did you know that paint prep and finish is the reason that there is rising damp issues up to 1m from the ground.
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Any tips for removing masking tape that’s been left on too long? The tape on my front door glass is now under several coats of primer and paint and the adhesive has gone hard!
I’ve seen people recommending hairdryers…
lynx
Dramatic_Hammer
I have two questions I'd love some help with from the far more experienced DIYers in this thread:
1 - Osmo polyx oil application - I've searched the thread and found a very helpful method from @tbc who recommends painting on thinly with a brush and then evening out with a cloth. I've seen mentions of people using rollers. My mate just says he uses an old sock. Any strong views on the most idiot-proof and quickest (appreciate these two things may not be compatible) methods of application?
2 - I have just finished painting my spare room. It looks great, but took ages, mostly waiting for various things to dry enough that I could then switch the masking around (i.e. I masked up the walls to paint the ceiling, then had to wait till the second ceiling coat was dry enough to mask the ceiling to paint the walls. Similar with the skirting). I feel like there's probably a clever method/approach I'm just not thinking about but would love to hear how everyone else does it. I guess you could not mask the walls when painting the ceiling and paint over any splashes etc but I love that crisp line between colours. For the next room I will need to repair cracks in the wall/mouldings, send everything down (skirting/repairs/messy bits of wall), clean everything down with sugar soap then a tack cloth when dry before starting to paint everything - ceiling, mouldings, walls and skirting. It feels like potentially a never-ending amount of masking. It's quite a large room. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Cheers