Harlan Messinger wrote:
Last weekend, I masked the edges of my bedroom walls with green
painter's tape, painted the ceiling, and took down the tape after the
paint was dry. So far so good. Yesterday I masked the edges of the
ceiling and painted the walls a different color from the ceiling.

This morning I took down the tape. As expected, there are places where
the second taping went slightly beyond the edges of the ceiling paint,
so I have some gaps to fill in. What's the best way to do that?

Also, along just one wall, the tape brought a couple of narrow strips
of ceiling paint down along with it. How can I best fill those
channels? I guess in both cases an important concern is filling the
gaps to the same depth as the finished surfaces. Or higher--I guess
sanding afterwards is an option.

Any tips for the future on preventing these problems? I'm going to be
tackling the trim next so I'm wondering how I can avoid these
glitches.


Frankly I don't tape a textured ceiling. I would tape the wall if doing
the ceiling however. For painting a wall, I just cut it in by hand.


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Joseph Meehan

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