Two Painting Questions
 

Ken Hall wrote:
1) I occasionally paint boards lying on saw horses. I paint one
side, let it dry, then paint the other. Paint always runs over the
edge of the boards and some runs down the edge. These runs form a
thick mound/bead of paint. I can't figure out any way to prevent
this. Any suggestions?

Gee, Ken...wipe it off with a cloth, paper towel, your finger, etc.
before it dries.

You can minimize your wiping by not dragging your brush over the edge
toward the center - all that does is scrape off paint which then runs
down the side. Instead, move your brush - ready? - slightly TOWARD the
edges.

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Two Painting Questions
 

"dadiOH" wrote in message

You can minimize your wiping by not dragging your brush over the edge
toward the center - all that does is scrape off paint which then runs
down the side. Instead, move your brush - ready? - slightly TOWARD the
edges.


Brilliant!!!! Why don't they print those instructions on the brush? You
may make a fortune selling your idea to brush companies and even put it on
paint cans.

Two Painting Questions
 

Or, if using roller, run it _gently_ along edges.

One old trick is to barely drive long common nails into ends of
material and either set nails on ground on one end and up against wall
or whatever on the other, or let all nails sit on horses. Doing so
lets you go over all runs and drips with roller, and spread them out.

Whatever you're doing regularly, you should eventually learn to do
well.

J

Two Painting Questions
 

But Al Gore invented the paintbrush!




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"dadiOH" wrote in message

You can minimize your wiping by not dragging your brush over the edge
toward the center - all that does is scrape off paint which then runs
down the side. Instead, move your brush - ready? - slightly TOWARD the
edges.


Brilliant!!!! Why don't they print those instructions on the brush? You
may make a fortune selling your idea to brush companies and even put it on
paint cans.

Two Painting Questions
 

Then you must be applying waaay too much.

Bill


"Ken Hall" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 13 Oct 2005 17:11:09 GMT, "dadiOH"
wrote:

You can minimize your wiping by not dragging your brush over the edge
toward the center - all that does is scrape off paint which then runs
down the side. Instead, move your brush - ready? - slightly TOWARD the
edges.

I do that. It doesn't seem to help a lot.

Ken