On 3/9/2011 12:38 PM, HeyBub wrote:
Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On Mar 9, 8:34 am, wrote:

* Sheets and the like are poor drop cloths - the paint soaks
through. Best is canvas with plastic backing. The canvas absorbs the
paint and the plastic backing prevents soak through. Giant plastic
sheeting is also good.

Isn't that a little slippery on non-carpeted floors?

I've been using red rosin paper taped down to my hardwood floors
with painter's tape.


Yeah, that too. The point was that bed sheets and the like give a false
sense of security.

(Small gloat: Not long ago, I bought two 4x12' plastic-backed canvas drop
cloths at a church garage sale for $0.75 each.)

Haven't seen those yet. I've got a heavy duty canvas, and from what
I've see of my painter friends old canvas is that the holes worn through
are the biggest problem!

A pair of 4x12 sounds like a good combo. One alone is good for walls and
two overlapped is good for the ceiling.

Jeff