ississauga wrote:
Mark & Shauna wrote in message ...

caulk all trim/wall joints

Thanks for your detailed reply, can you detail what material is needed
to do the above task.

Any paintable latex caulk is fine. We used white phenoseal but whatever
you like best will work. Cut the tip as small as you can get caulk to
flow out of, run a bead, wipe with a wet rag wrapped over your finger.



tape trim allowing wall paint to roll _ever so slightly_ onto trim

So a thin band of wall paint falls onto the trim? How wide should this
band be?

As small as you can make it. The reason for one color rolling onto the
other is merely because you cant tape in the tiny radius left by the
caulking. Its easier to tape on the flat just below the radius. It can
be tricky on some trims which have a small detail right at the edge but
still doable.


burnish tape

That means what exactly?

If you ever use tape and you just apply it and perhaps press it down
with your finger you will get paint bleeding under the tape where the
tape wasnt adhered tightly to the surface. Burnishing is when you go
along the edge of the tape with something (we used the corner of a putty
knife) and rub it down adhering it tightly to the trim. If you dont do
this cleaning up the bleeding is impossible. Also remember to remove the
tape as soon as you are done with your last coat. If you wait til the
paint is dry you risk the chance of peeling/chipping the edge of the
paint leaving an ugly edge.

Mark