How to Paint Baseboards
To get beautiful looking baseboards quickly, you need to use the right supplies., Use standard latex paint for your baseboards., Mask the baseboards., To mask the baseboards, run a strip of tape along the top where the baseboard meets the wall., Lay...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: To get beautiful looking baseboards quickly
Use painting pads instead of brushes or rollers.
They will give you a smoother surface, and they are usually the same width as common baseboards, so you can paint the baseboard from top to bottom with one stroke. -
Step 2: you need to use the right supplies.
This type of paint will clean easily if you get scuff marks on the boards. , You can use standard masking tape, but be careful because standard masking tape can pull the paint off of the walls.
There are many specialty masking tapes that you can buy at any hardware store.
Ask a store employee to help. , The object is to avoid getting paint on the walls while you are paining the baseboards. , Tape the plastic down with your masking tape, right where the baseboard meets the floor.
You've now masked the baseboard. , Push the paint pad into the paint, so that just the sponge part of the pad is covered in paint.
Scrape the excess paint off of the pad by running it over the edge of the tray. , You should be able to paint about 4 feet (1.2 m) of baseboard with each dip in the paint. , Run the pad along the baseboard until the entire baseboard is painted.
Make sure you overlap your strokes, and that each new section is blended together. , That should give your baseboards time to dry. -
Step 3: Use standard latex paint for your baseboards.
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Step 4: Mask the baseboards.
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Step 5: To mask the baseboards
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Step 6: run a strip of tape along the top where the baseboard meets the wall.
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Step 7: Lay some 4mm gauge plastic on the floor
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Step 8: running it around the edge of the baseboard.
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Step 9: Pour 1⁄4 gallon (0.9 L) of paint into a paint tray.
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Step 10: Holding the pad vertically
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Step 11: run the pad along the baseboard.
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Step 12: Keep dipping the pad into the paint.
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Step 13: Wait at least 4 hours before pulling off the masking tape.
Detailed Guide
Use painting pads instead of brushes or rollers.
They will give you a smoother surface, and they are usually the same width as common baseboards, so you can paint the baseboard from top to bottom with one stroke.
This type of paint will clean easily if you get scuff marks on the boards. , You can use standard masking tape, but be careful because standard masking tape can pull the paint off of the walls.
There are many specialty masking tapes that you can buy at any hardware store.
Ask a store employee to help. , The object is to avoid getting paint on the walls while you are paining the baseboards. , Tape the plastic down with your masking tape, right where the baseboard meets the floor.
You've now masked the baseboard. , Push the paint pad into the paint, so that just the sponge part of the pad is covered in paint.
Scrape the excess paint off of the pad by running it over the edge of the tray. , You should be able to paint about 4 feet (1.2 m) of baseboard with each dip in the paint. , Run the pad along the baseboard until the entire baseboard is painted.
Make sure you overlap your strokes, and that each new section is blended together. , That should give your baseboards time to dry.
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