Paint Floor Trim With Carpet

You will work with one hand on your paint.

Paint floor trim with carpet. Please read the faq s for my specific tips on how to paint baseboards with carpet. Allow the paint to dry. That video shows how i painted the baseboard trim that had been taken off the walls when our hardwood floors were installed. This is shown in the illustration above.

Although i didn t stress it in the video each way can work for different carpet len. Using an angled 2 inch brush apply paint to the tips of the brush. Here i ll show you 3 different methods for painting trim next to carpet. Step 7 swipe wipe.

To remove the knife from the trim without having paint particles on your carpet first lower the handle of the knife to the floor while keeping pressure on the blade. Use smooth even strokes to spread the paint on the trim. In this post i ll be showing you how i painted the baseboard trim in our bedrooms that had carpeting in them. A secondary problem you will have when prepping this way is that after you pull up your tape you will see base spots on the baseboard.

In this video i demonstrate a few different ways to paint baseboard in a carpeted space. If you are painting baseboards on top of carpet then just place down your drop cloth. 5 get your paint shield ready. I always use a paint shield and painter s tape when i paint baseboards on top of hardwood floors.

Last year i shared a video with you about how to paint trim. Then lift remove at the same time. When they re done painting they find out that the paint easily got in between the tape and the trim and got into and on the carpet.