Tips For Painting Baseboards With Carpet

1 to paint baseboards first vacuum and wipe down baseboards with either a vinegar and water solution 1 2 cup of vinegar and 1 gallon of warm.

Tips for painting baseboards with carpet.

Against the middle of the baseboard its ok to have excessive paint but against the bottom its crucial to only have a. This video will show you how to paint baseboards or skirting boards on carpet there is a little trick to doing it. Paint the baseboard protect the carpet dip your paintbrush into your paint and wipe all excess paint off. It is very important that the paint brush doesn t.

How to paint baseboards with carpet the right way vacuum around all the baseboard. It cleans the wood and also takes the shine off so that the paint will adhere better to the wood. To better protect the carpet run another strip of packing tape next to the first and add a tarp to avoid paint splatters which will happen no matter how careful you are. Allow the paint to dry completely before attempting to remove the tape i suggest two coats of paint and primer if needed.

Dust debris and especially hair human and pet find its way into the corners and. Determine how thick of carpet. Setting up your room. Get a roll of masking tape.

2 gently scuff up the baseboards with an abrasive hand pad giving the baseboards a light buffing. Try to tuck the tape in under the baseboard trim if you can. Set a drop cloth down along the wall where you re painting. Before you clean tape.

Use blue painter s tape to tape off the carpet right next to the trim. You want to be. Use a liquid deglosser to prep the trim for painting. This step may not make sense at first but bear with me.

Lay down a layer of masking tape along your baseboard.