Step-by-Step Pictures and Instructions for Professional Painting

By Travis Larson
Use these tips to increase the speed and quality of your painting jobs. Read an overview of tips for a professional paint job.
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Protect the carpet with 3" masking tape. Run the tape about 1/2" onto the face of the baseboard and push it down under the base with a wallpaper smoothing tool. (Putty knives will cut the tape when you're forcing it down.) Lay dropcloths over the floor and on top of the tape. Remove all switch-plate covers, put tape over the outlets and switches and remove all wall-mounted grates. Also cover any hardware, such as doorstops and hinges, and remove knobs and door strike plates.
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I put the screws to the switch plate covers back in the holes, so they don't get lost. Just a few twists, not tight. saves the hunt for the screws at the end!

By suburbandakota, on 02/27/2009

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