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Post by smsmith on Aug 31, 2022 19:06:47 GMT -6
I swore that I was done painting houses after I painted (and primed, and taped) every ceiling and wall in my wife's old place.
Now, I'm thinking about painting a few walls here after our new floor tiles are installed. Anybody use the Frog tape? Is it as much better as the normal blue painter's tape as is advertised?
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Post by Sandbur on Aug 31, 2022 19:27:34 GMT -6
My wife says yes.
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Post by biglakebass on Aug 31, 2022 20:46:58 GMT -6
Frog tape is mandatory.
When are the floors in?
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Post by Catscratch on Sept 1, 2022 6:06:53 GMT -6
Why not paint before the floors get put in?
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Post by smsmith on Sept 1, 2022 6:12:28 GMT -6
Frog tape is mandatory. When are the floors in? Started going in yesterday. Underlayment (Ditra) is down now, tile starts going down today. |
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Post by smsmith on Sept 1, 2022 6:13:38 GMT -6
Why not paint before the floors get put in? Because walls inevitably get dinged up when taking out carpet and trim. |
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Post by Catscratch on Sept 1, 2022 6:17:08 GMT -6
Why not paint before the floors get put in? Because walls inevitably get dinged up when taking out carpet and trim. Fair enough. |
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Post by smsmith on Sept 1, 2022 6:23:43 GMT -6
Because walls inevitably get dinged up when taking out carpet and trim. Fair enough. I had the same thought before I did some Googling. I'm glad I didn't paint before because yep...the walls got dinged up when the carpet came out and the trim came off. |
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Post by Catscratch on Sept 1, 2022 6:38:42 GMT -6
I had the same thought before I did some Googling. I'm glad I didn't paint before because yep...the walls got dinged up when the carpet came out and the trim came off. I'm use to working at my own pace and not that of crews coming in. I would have torn out the carpet, repaired the walls, painted (without a worry in the world about paint splatters on the floor), then put in the new floor. I really dislike taping. Don't know why but will go to lengths to avoid it. |
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Post by smsmith on Sept 1, 2022 6:40:11 GMT -6
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Post by smsmith on Sept 1, 2022 9:08:00 GMT -6
I had the same thought before I did some Googling. I'm glad I didn't paint before because yep...the walls got dinged up when the carpet came out and the trim came off. I'm use to working at my own pace and not that of crews coming in. I would have torn out the carpet, repaired the walls, painted (without a worry in the world about paint splatters on the floor), then put in the new floor. I really dislike taping. Don't know why but will go to lengths to avoid it. I tweaked my knee a couple weeks ago. After spending last week fishing and taking it easy, the knee is more swollen now than it was the week before. Even if I had the ability to install tile floors, I don't think I could be on my knees for a few days. I also dislike taping out. I used to have a steady enough hand to cut in with a good quality angle brush. I don't anymore. I'm not going to paint the entire house, probably only 3-4 walls. At some point in the next decade or so, I'll pay somebody to come in and paint all of the interior walls. Maybe have the doors and cabinets re-finished too....that is if I live long enough anyway  |
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Post by Catscratch on Sept 1, 2022 9:15:38 GMT -6
I'm use to working at my own pace and not that of crews coming in. I would have torn out the carpet, repaired the walls, painted (without a worry in the world about paint splatters on the floor), then put in the new floor. I really dislike taping. Don't know why but will go to lengths to avoid it. I tweaked my knee a couple weeks ago. After spending last week fishing and taking it easy, the knee is more swollen now than it was the week before. Even if I had the ability to install tile floors, I don't think I could be on my knees for a few days. I also dislike taping out. I used to have a steady enough hand to cut in with a good quality angle brush. I don't anymore. I'm not going to paint the entire house, probably only 3-4 walls. At some point in the next decade or so, I'll pay somebody to come in and paint all of the interior walls. Maybe have the doors and cabinets re-finished too....that is if I live long enough anyway Lol, Father Time is undefeated. My skills (and drive) are not what they once were. Never had a stead hand for cutting in. Always had to use tape as a safety measure. 10x worse now. |
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Post by smsmith on Sept 1, 2022 18:33:45 GMT -6
Progress. The tile in both rooms will likely be done tomorrow. I don't know if he'll get to the backsplash or not. My guess is it'll be next Weds/Thurs before the whole deal is done.  |
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