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Old 04-29-2006, 10:01 PM   #21
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...why wouldn;t you paint the baseboard first, tape it, then paint walls, remove tape and wal-la!! no splatter on baseboard...
Because I don't tape and I don't splatter

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Old 04-29-2006, 11:38 PM   #22
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For me, I do ceilings, then I like to do a first coat on the trim, followed by two coats on the wall. This way I can cut my wall to the trim instead of trim to the walls. When walls are done, I do a final coat on the trim which negates and sprinkles. I've made it a rule to wipe the top of baseboards with a damp cloth after rolling each wall to prevent a texture from spatter...drips get wiped up right away. No masking, no sprinkles, no muss, no fuss.
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Again, a professional painter can cut a straight line from a wall to trim or from trim to a wall. You cut in and I'll cut out!
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Old 04-30-2006, 10:56 AM   #24
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I think its easier to cut wall to trim because you can have the stability of the whole brushs footprint on the wall instead of just the 3/4 inch surface you have when cutting trim to wall. I think you can just move faster with more confidence that way.
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Old 04-30-2006, 08:40 PM   #25
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I use to do it as follows: Ceilings, walls, trim.

then for some reason years back - we needed to get the trim done right away. so we went Ceilings, trim, walls. And found that to be much easier. Especially since when you are waiting for the first coat of trim to dry - you can at least roll your first coat of wall paint and not cut in. By the time your trim is done - all you have to do is cut twice and roll one last time.

I had job where I ended up spraying all the trim. Other subs got in my way - so before I could get on a second coat on the trim - I just Started painting walls in - cutting and rolling. Later I used a tool that dispenses paper along with tape and taped around all the baseboards and trim - so I could shoot on a second coat of the oil trim paint. Worked flawlessly. And Makes me wonder if I am going to spray trim if I should go back to Ceilings - Walls - Trim. And just tape out all the trim and spray the dickens out of them. One guy I knew who was a sprayer said he did it that way.

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Lornmastro, I don't think anyone has answered ur question about why leave the skirting boards ( you guys call them base boards ) till last.

When I'm painting a house or a room for that matter....I leave the "baseboards" till last in order to keep my paint clean.

It doesn't matter how well you sweep or brush away the dust/dirt.....you will inevitably get contamination.

For this reason I do the windows/ door frames and architraves first...then go back around the house and do the baseboards/skirtingboards.

Hope this helps,

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Lornmastro, I don't think anyone has answered ur question about why leave the skirting boards ( you guys call them base boards ) till last.

When I'm painting a house or a room for that matter....I leave the "baseboards" till last in order to keep my paint clean.

It doesn't matter how well you sweep or brush away the dust/dirt.....you will inevitably get contamination.

For this reason I do the windows/ door frames and architraves first...then go back around the house and do the baseboards/skirtingboards.

Hope this helps,

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Very good answer...I totally over looked the fact that he was asking why do baseboards last. This is something we do naturally without thinking about it....when it comes trim time I won't touch doors, sills, casings, etc with a brush that I just used for baseboards....no way.
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Ceiling, trim (minus baseboards), walls, then baseboard.
imo this is it, no need to cut things twice or paint over and this way you can spray your trim 10x faster then spray/sheild walls or cut/rool walls. and you prime trim most cases with your ceil paint.
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Ceiling, walls, trim
but after reading the other responses I may try ceiling, trim, wall

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ceiling cutin wall tim
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Ceiling, trim (minus baseboards), walls, then baseboard.
ditto
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Depends.. but most, ceilings trim (first coat base) walls, final base.
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Walls are always easier to cut in IMO. So I say ceiling, trim and then walls.
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