Are you a Do-It-Yourselfer?

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3 "tricks" to painting corners and edges........

1. use wide, "light" masking tape to cover the edges/sides you dont want paint on.
Peel it off slowly when done. If its thick paint or starts to peel off the part you painted on the wall, just lightly run a razor blade along the edge of the painted side of the masking tape, then peel off.

2. use a long, thin, very stiff piece of wood or cardboard......sliding it along the edge or corner as you paint. Its easier to do this first, then "paint in" the rest of the wall.

3. get some cheap, sticky shelving paper that peels up easily. Cover the corners, edges of what you dont want painted and then peel it up when dry.


To get "rough" painted edges "smooth" on glass, or to get paint off of glass, use a widget or flat razor to gently scrape it off or "move" it to the side. If you know how to handle a flat razor on a painted surface, you might be able to scrape new paint off of old paint. There are plastic razors you can get for this too, so you dont end up cutting into the wall or scraping too hard.

Thanks for the advice!! Last time I did put masking tape on but still managed to get it past the masking tape and all over the skirting board... And all over myself... Never a good look..