How to Paint Ceiling Edges

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Apply some blue painter's tape to the walls where they meet the ceiling.

   The tape will help protect the walls from drips or from accidental smears.
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   Step 2: Press the tape down on the wall as tightly as possible to keep any excess paint from leaking in behind it.

   ,, This will allow you to pull the brush at a comfortable angle, which will help you avoid mistakes or paint smears. , This will hold the handle of the brush closer to the ceiling. ,,, This will bend the bristles of the brush so the long fibers of the brush, rather than the tips, are in contact with the ceiling.
   
   Applying the brush this way will remove many of the brush marks that can be left behind by a paintbrush, and provide you with a smooth edge. ,,
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   Step 3: Dip your paintbrush approximately halfway into the paint so the paint does not over-saturate the bristles.

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   Step 4: Begin on the left side of the wall if you are right handed; if you are left handed

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   Step 5: begin on the right side of the wall.

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   Step 6: Hold the brush against the ceiling so only the tips of the bristles rest against it without bending.

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   Step 7: Brush along the ceiling in short strokes

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   Step 8: stopping as often as needed to reload the brush with paint.

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   Step 9: Smooth out the brush marks along the ceiling’s edge by going over the paint a second time.

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    Step 10: Hold the brush against the ceiling with the handle of the brush below the bristles.

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    Step 11: Move on to the interior of the ceiling

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    Step 12: overlapping the brushstrokes with a roller just slightly to provide a clean surface on the ceiling with no visible edge where the brushwork begins.

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    Step 13: Wait until the paint has dried

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    Step 14: then remove the tape from the walls.

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