On 4/5/2011 2:05 PM, hr(bob) wrote:
On Apr 4, 7:17 pm, wrote:
wrote in news:40c2e2c9-ed45-49b7-87d7-
:

subject line says it all...

pull 'em off, sand, and paint would seem to be the best..

Painters' masking tape.

Apply it to the /carpet/, with 1/8" or so riding up the baseboards. Tuck
the ride-up part under the baseboard. Paint away, give it time to dry, then
peel off. Job done.

--
Tegger

Old metal venetian blinds work great for this

Ditto that. I have used them and, other than a couple of tiny smudges,
got no paint on the carpet. Snipping off the end of a thread takes care
of that, unless it is Berber...in which case one thread might ravel all
the way across the carpet.