Step-by-Step Instructions and Pictures: How To Use Masking Tape When Painting

by Jeff Gorton
Get clean edges when painting rooms by applying masking tape correctly and removing it cleanly. Read an overview on how to use masking tape when painting.
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Use flaps to protect trim from roller spatter
Extending the masking tape with a piece of 3-in. masking paper is all that’s needed to protect the woodwork from most roller spatter and drips. Three-inch paper is ideal because it’ll stand straight out. Wider paper may seem like a better idea, but it’ll sag and won’t provide as much protection. And since the 3-in. paper doesn’t sag, you’ll still be able to close doors without the paper getting in the way.

Apply 3-in. paper along the top trim of windows and doors and along the baseboard. Don’t bother to fit the paper tight into corners along the baseboard; you don’t need much spatter protection there.

Stick 3-in. masking paper to the underside of the tape to shield trim from paint spatters and drips.

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