How do you paint edges or next to skirting boards?

Question

Without taking all year or mesing up?
Also not using masking tape as that will take the paint off my ceiling.

Answer 1

they sell aluminium or plastic Shields 2 inches wide and about two feet long hold it in place and let it fly works for me

Answer 2

The key is using a quality trim brush. Trim brushes have the bristles organized to point inward and prevent flairing. After dipping in paint, blot the extra paint out in your paint pan or can. Hold the brush agianst the wall, about 1/2" away from ceiling edge. Begin your stroke, and slowly turn the brush towards the ceiling. If you aren't twitchy, you see the bristles reach for your edge and you'll be controling how close by the turning of the brush.

My favorite trim brush is the 2 1/2" angle cut "Ultra Pro" by the Wooster Brush Company.

Answer 3

I use a roller to almost the top/bottom of the wall, then use a 2" brush with a good bit of paint on it. I start at the corner and work fairly quickly. If you're using any kind of emulsion or vinyl silk or matt sheen, then it's very easy to wipe off any mistakes. With gloss, it pays to be more careful. I've learned it's better to do the gloss between the undercoat and topcoats, so that any gloss gone astray can be painted over, whereas any non-gloss slopped onto gloss can easily be washed away.
Go for it - it'll be fine! Don't bother with masking tape - it's more hassle than it's worth. The only thing I use it for is for under the skirting board to save carpet.

Answer 4

I don't like using masking tape as I find the paint "bleeds" under the tape and you end up having to go over it again anyway. Roll the paint up as far as possible without hitting the ceiling and then use a small brush (about 1"), and keep your pinky finger out and laid on the wall. This will help to steady the brush. Make smooth, fluid strokes without stopping. If you keep your eye fixed on the bead of paint coming off the brush this will also help you to make straight strokes. Good Luck!

Answer 5

You can buy edgers at a paint supply......very useful!!!
If you can still match your ceiling color......you could mask the walls an inch or so below the ceiling.......paint that border with your ceiling color........wait a few days......mask off the edge of the new border, and paint your wall color to that edge. Make sure the paint is totally set befor masking. It helps to DE-STICK the tape a bit with your hand before applying....it doesn't have to be super sticky to work. The border effect also helps to mask and irregularities between the wall/ceiling joint.
good luck

Answer 6

Do use masking tape -- but don't worry, you can get different grades of stickiness. So if you're worried about the ceiling paint, just get the least sticky grade of tape they sell!

Answer 7

Slowly and carefully with a good brush. Put a very clean soft golve on one hand, brace it against the wall and rest the wrist of your painting hand on it to keep you steady. Make sure the brush is the best you can afford and doesn't lose bristles or its shape. Alternatively, pay a decorator...

Answer 8

Masking tape, it takes time to apply it but it works

Answer 9

Try using a wide scraper, holding it at the edge of area where your painting, that should keep paint from going where it's not wanted, that's what I do.

Answer 10

paint the walls and ceilings white - no edges to worry about

Answer 11

IF I UNDERSTAND YOU RIGHT. ITS THE HORIZONTAL BOARD TO THE VERTICAL???
STARTED PAINTING IN 1967. APPRENTICE IN A CITY COLLAGE AND WAS IN A UNION SHOP. I ASKED THAT SAME QUESTION AND THEIR ANSWER WAS " THE BEST WAY YOU CAN KID "!!! IF YOU HAVE ONE EDGE AGAINST ANOTHER AND ITS A TIGHT FIT? PAINT BY OVER LAPPING ON PURPOSE BY 1" TO THE OTHER BOARD. IN THIS WAY YOU CAN BRUSH A STRAIGHT LINE ON THE NEXT BOARD. HOPE THIS MAKES SENSE TO YOU!! WORKS FOR ME. ZAMCO