How to Paint a House : How to Cut In a Wall for Painting

[TheDyshanatae]

can someone explain... what does he mean by lap???

[ttb6989]

thank you Grady Johnson for all of the helpful tips. God Bless You!

[cheeksgirl44]

tape wont bleed if u apply it properly,,,,,,dusting and wiping works wounders for tape, my saying is ,if your to lazy to apply the proper prep then u dont care to much how your job looks,,@......mediamadman747

[mxmaz]

@cheeksgirl44 Tape is for amateurs. 

[CADwannabe]

Thanks Mr yours is the best so far!

[mediamadman747]

Tape can be a pain to apply and paint often "bleeds" under it.

Thanks for posting.

[benjamindelgado1978]

@youraveragemat

The right way is cuting the corners first. If you are giving 2 or more coats, you can roll first, but on the las coat, you should cut first, that way you minimize the brush marks on the edges!!!

[youraveragemat]

better to do roller or the edges first ?

[kenwillyesse]

I hired a paint company a year ago,and will never again.they sent me a bunch of white trash that couldn't work.....and one of them smell like moon shine.a week later i found out that some money was stolen

[odmcarp]

@kenwillyesse who gives a shit.

[ADAMKTN]

@kenwillyesse do your homework next time..Sounds like the typical "take the lowest bidder because it's just painting" scenario to me. Serves you right.

[MrRoysmusic]

@kenwillyesse Im a painter. I have my own company. I only hire 2 or 3 people at the most. The more people the faster the job, but less quality. Speed dose'nt equal quallity. It isnt easy finding workers u can trust. If you ever hire for painting again, look for someone who operates small. They may charge a bit more, but the work is often better. Much better in fact.

[paintmn1]

I hired a paint company a year ago, and will never again.They sent me a bunch of mexicans that a couldn't understand... and one of them smelled of alcohol.A week latter i smelled somethng fowl and found that they dug a hole and crapped in

[TheGospelMagician]

When you have 5-7 new constructed homes on the go believe me, spraying baseboards, etc is best and most efficiant. So what if you have to do prep work. Most of what a quality paint job involves proper prep work. Prep for spraying doesn't take long for someone who knows what they are doing. Spraying is more quicker than brushing, and leaves smoother finish. The quicker my team and I are without compromising the quality, the more profit my company makes. My top sprayer makes $30hr.

[paintingcontractornj]

Lapping off the paint? I never heard that expression... 

[jphagel2004]

lol line is wavy as hell to the ceiling, you suck

[1grzesiu1]

very big shit painter :D

[basracer]

the holiday cheap method of painting flat on the door frame sides is not always acceptable especially with dark walls and super light trim

Do it right as a pro I have done high end for 40 year no excuses here or your doing amateur work and will never know it. Your customers wont know the difference if they have always accepted lo end painting just a step above what the homeowner paints himself Know what I mean ?

[paintingcontractornj]

@basracer I agree not to slap a ton of paint on the edge of door frames, however, you should go slightly on the edge...

[cdubsell]

Is he using a Purdy?

[basracer]

@TheLouif exactly imagine brushing your white enamel into a darker flatwall color and making a super visable white line straight especially next to the darker flatwall color

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[iamaGod357]

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[tinfoilandy]

So I am suppose to "cut" at the top, then don't touch the top with the brush anymore?

Thanks, ~Andy

[snabb1000]

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[painterforum]

It is much easier to paint the trim first and lap the trim paint slightly on the wall, then cut the wall paint to the trim. Most pros use this technique because you get a cleaner line (freehand). If you tape walls to trim the tape lines are almost always too wide (trim paint slightly on wall). Visually it is best to have a hairline of wall paint on the trim. Exception-Tape the top edge of the painted baseboards with 1-1/2" tape before painting walls, gives a clean line and catches splatter-spray

[holmesdec1]

I just want to comment on the Tape issue, first taping ceilings is ridiculous, if you cant cut a straight line to the coving or ceiling line then get a painter in, and I can get as square a line cutting into trim-work as you would with tape but I am a pro so for the handyman or home owner taping makes sense, the only time I really use tape is when cutting feature walls, those internal corners are never square so I just use a low tac tape for a nice crisp line.

[karlinio]

I've painted with my uncle for years back in my school days and have always used tape on skirting board, around light switches/sockets and door frames.We cut in up by the ceiling freehand.For the 20 minutes it takes to tape off a room on average it takes an hour off the time it takes to cut in for each coat.Any contractor with cop on would use tape and would swallow their pride to be economic with labour cost. The quicker you complete the job, the cheaper the cost for the customer = more work!

[portugal82]

This guy needs to work with me one day and see how things are truly done, a true pro painter would NEVER EVER recommend slapping the wall paint onto the trim. never, especially if you spray the trim. No wonder painters like myself and Ninjafatballz (<--<< ?? to each is own i guess lol) have a hard time with people.

[bad4good100]

i have been a master painter for over ten years one thing i hate about new painters is that they paint like home owners tape and strait edges a true painter has skill and exp no need for such things i can Archive quality that home owners and contractors alike dream of no chiping from tape and no going back to fix tape marks i just wish eveyone was aware of what a crisp hand cut line could look like

[viberura]

first thing I suggest U to explain how to load up your brush and then have a good angle to record your video, also explain how to cover floors, and many other things (preparation) the most important thing before painting.

[charlieroy911]

alot of critisizm...did i spell that right?..but still..why you all knocken him down for?

[kiesha86]

@ninjafatballz

What's wrong with them. I work as a painter only 5 years, but all the people i worked for were ok with the final result i did

[ninjafatballz]

@kiesha86 whats wrong with what the sash brushes or those roller cut-in things?

[ninjafatballz]

also, why the hell is he using a sash brush lol....

[kiesha86]

Guys, why aren't you using special rollers for cutting in ? Much much easer and faster and better quality

[fashandak1]

what's up with the text!!!!

[banshette]

'professional painters" would spray finish or on what we call a budget job brush trim first then cut to it. that is the correct order of doing things. every painters tutorial on you tube is a joke but this guy seems to be one of the least hacky ive seen tho not great..

[Natokowsky]

Using a decent brush can make all the difference. Cutting in isn't that difficult. Most people can't cut cuz theyre using 1inch cheap nylon brush that they got in one of those cheap painting sets. So they end up using blue tape for cutting in ceilings which is ALWAYS a mistake. Either they'll have splodgy lines from not putting the tape on firm enough OR pull paint off the ceiling from pressing the tape on too hard. It's a waste of time and money in most cases.

[SLICKRICKDESIGNS]

Should I start painting right after I finish cutting or could I wait till the next day to start painting?

thank you Grady, you explain everything very well.

[BurnettPainting]

@SLICKRICKDESIGNS You general must roll it out right after you cut it in. You only have so much "open time" and that varies from brand to brand. This is magnified as you increase the sheen. When you wait until the following day you run a very high risk of flashing and then you must repaint everything.

[lovesomecujo]

yeah you probably can. i know how to use a brush i just dont like having to slow down. i would rather spend the time taping off and then go right through it. and like i said you get a super straight line with tape. as long as you dont cake paint on it so much that it bleed through

[66miller99]

ive been painting for 10 years never used tape to cut in a ceiling.i would prob get fired if i tried. :)

[Catholicdadof4]

I guess Exert Village did not want to pay the licensing fees and have Grady where the actual Pittsburgh Pirates hat.

[pjwhitehouse1]

do you have some work for me or what. times are tough these days..

[kroahgel]

the only time and place you should ever use tape, is on baseboard when its already been painted or stained. you can say your good and steady all you want, but no body, and i mean NO BODY can cut in straighter than a roll of tape. you should also know how to apply tape. you cant just stretch it on the baseboard and call it good. i can cut in all day long without tape, but, for perfectly straight lines and repeat happy customers i'll spend an extra 5 bucks and ten minutes on every job.

[calmtam]

fuck tape...steady hand, easy eye and more time 2 go on and earn money

[lovesomecujo]

I agree. It may take longer, but taping is definately the way to go. You lines will be straight as hell.

[tawkingjames79]

@lovesomecujo why waste the time? Unless your gunna spray it....learn to use a brush...I bet I can cut in and be done with it before you finish tape..lol

[morthrop]

This guy's quite good at cutting in. Lines are good, full, and straight.

[seephor]

I've watched quite a few painters on youtube but this guy is actually good

[partyongarth420]

haha this is so fucking basic.. i just did this with common sense the first time painting.. u cant fit a roller in the corner of a wall durrr

[CosmicMargaret]

Thank you for taking the time and effort to teach me something....I appreciate it as I am attempting to paint my hallway right now and need all the help I can get, as a first timer!

[djemaluskudin]

look that :

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[MrNoem]

maybe you shouldn't call yourself an expert man you just a painter.

[Redcoat66]

A good painter should not have to use tape! Grady is correct to bring the wall paint onto the trim. You then cut your trims into the walls! That way you get no misses between wall and trim.

[ninjafatballz]

@Redcoat66 bullshit, most pro painters like myself paint trim first minus the baseboard, cutting walls into trim is much much quicker and easier, after two coats on the walls paint the baseboard!

[portugal82]

@ninjafatballz Spoken words of a true Pro Painter.

[basracer]

@Redcoat66 its easier to do your trim first, especially when the flat is such a contrasting color from the trim. Bringing a flat wall paint and cutting a line with it is much easier than lets say trying to take white trim paint and make the line perfect brushing back over the flat wall paint.

[450hp202turbo]

@basracer i see a few people commenting on this , paint your trim then your walls ,

i depends if the back edge were the trim meets the wall of the door frame is painted wall colour or trim colour

i like to paint the back edge wall colour .then i gloss the frames face and not let the gloss roll around the edge / skirting boards last as well ,, , but if i spray a house out i i spray all the gloss work a roll finel coat on walls

[medicalsoup]

@450hp202turbo my method is this, like you, i paint my trim first. i then work on trimming the wall color while the base boards and etc are drying. then i put down blue tape over the base boards only (not because i need to, i can cut a PERFECT line) i then roll walls. no paint gets on the B.B's cause they are taped. this way i can slap on a thick coat QUICKLY to cover up the 1/4 in or so of gloss that i got on the walls with a brush and pull tape up after im done with 1 WALL at a time.

[TheGospelMagician]

@Redcoat66, that's not completely true. I have my Trade Certicate, and have been painting for 20 years. When doing walls and trim such as baseboard, crown molding, door casings, and windows, all this should be painted first. The proper way is to spray them so as to not leave brush marks. With high end homes or new contruction it's proper to tape up your baseboads and trim. This way you can roll as close to the trim, leaving very little brush stroke marks from cutting in with a brush.

[Redcoat66]

@TheGospelMagician Fair enough. here in the Uk, we tend to bring ceilings and walls in first, then we do the wood work, skirtings (trim) etc. We don't tend to do much spraying as you do in US, having said that, I have an airless unit. I use Owatrol oil to lose the brush marks in my oil work. All the best.

[paintingcontractornj]

@TheGospelMagician I never spray trim on interior paint jobs. If you are good with a brush, you will leave minimal brush marks. Anyone looking for brush marks, in a pro paint job, they need to put a way their magnifying glasses... LOL

[TheGospelMagician]

@paintingcontractornj.

You never paint new constructed homes then. :) I've been painting new homes for several years, and the comment you make, " anyone looking for brush marks in a pro paint job should put away their magnifying glass" is the kind of comment that an amatuer painter with no desire to provide the best pro paint job would make. I don't spray with repaints in occupied homes.

[paintingcontractornj]

@TheGospelMagician - I have done tons of new construction both residential and commercial and both non-union and union. We never spay trim nor have I seen it sprayed.... I have seen door sprayed, not baseboards, door frames, etc... Guess The Philadelphia painters union DC 21, local 1107 apparently didn't teach me properly... ha... What a bunch of amateur's those 2000 Philly painters are... LMAO

If you can't handle a brush, you must be a hacker golfer... ha

[TheGospelMagician]

@paintingcontractornj - I guess we hold to a higher standard of quality here in Canada. LOL The benifits of spraying are two folds. It's quicker and more efficient. I paint new high end homes, and have been doing so for many years. I also have my journeymens ticket. I don't belong to any union though, nor would I. I can also handle a brush very well. I'm very proficient and knowledgeable with all the tools of the trade. I make it part of my buisness to try and stay on top of the industry.

[paintingcontractornj]

@TheGospelMagician """I guess we hold to a higher standard of quality""" that would be your opinion!!!

Spraying trim is not worth the time it takes to mask off and protect everything. If you are looking for no brush marks, oil based paints (brushed on) give you the best results!

I am all for the spraying of Aluminum siding and asbestos shingles...

[medicalsoup]

@paintingcontractornj if you APPLY paint right yes you are CORRECT. oil especially, will lay down, cant stand when someone that thinks they know EVERYTHING about painting and then they make a misinformed comment. lol but i agree. trim needs to be done with a brush, under special circumstances its good and efficient to use a sprayer. but no carpet or flooring of any type needs to be in there and the trim work needs to be in GOOD SHAPE to get a good finish with a sprayer.

[basracer]

@paintingcontractornj do you think no junk (fuzz) dirst etc gets picked up into the brush all the time ???

Spray paint is perfect , never tid bits all over the baseboard. Sprayed , more base footage will be drying quicker

and less chance for debris to adhere to the wet slower brushed in work. Of course you dont always mask and spray in all situations. Spraying in base for one coat better hide and coverage allows any easier cut-in with the flat wall color into the gloss

[medicalsoup]

@paintingcontractornj ive been painting over 20 yrs and i can handle a brush as good as ANYONE. but everyone has a different way of handling a job. if there was NO flooring at all and the unit is not occupied then i WOULD spray the trim only if the trim is in good shape, rough trim doesnt cover well with a sprayer. this process is FAST and EFFICIENT on your wallet and it gets you off of the job faster.

[paintingcontractornj]

@medicalsoup I am 48 y/o and I have been painting for over 30 years. I do hi-end work... Residential repaints for Doctors, Lawyers, Judges, etc... I wouldn't dare bring a sprayer into one of their homes...

Now if you are talking about Apartment, new construction white washing... whatever floats your boat... anything goes in that type of situation...

[medicalsoup]

@paintingcontractornj again, im talking about an EMPTY home.

[paintingcontractornj]

@medicalsoup ok, now when you get 'enamel over spray' on the walls, do you prime or de-gloss the over spray before you apply the wall paint? Flat wall paints don't adhere well to glosses surfaces - correct?

[medicalsoup]

@paintingcontractornj i use a TOP QUALITY paint thats mixed with primer. i dont paint with garbage, i tell them if they want dutch boy or glidden they can call someone else. Im not gonna get much trim paint on the wall. but knowing your gonna tape speeds up the trimming process, i know, but then you have to tape and the taping takes time and money. But I have found this process works perfectly for me. I understand why some would argue. But ive perfected my process.

[medicalsoup]

@paintingcontractornj but you are right about EVERYDAY paint not sticking to glossy surfaces EASILY, but i dont get ANY overspray ( if any, its minimal and its in the corners. I use a paint shield CORRECTLY) and this touches up EASILY with QUALITY PAINT that is around 35.00 to 45.00 a gal bucket. behr w/ primer and benjamin moore is ALL that i will use. I can squeeze it in THICK above the tape. It covers in 1 coat when i do it. pull the tape up 1 wall at a time. W/ min. touch up and VOILA!

[medicalsoup]

@paintingcontractornj no offense. not trying to argue. but if you only work for doctors, lawyers, judges and magnum pi. your gonna run out of customers REAL quick. i never said that because i was fast at something that i slacked on the job btw. just wanted to throw that in there. ALL of my work is top notch, ive found methods that work for me and look as good as it gets. again, us painters are stubborn sometimes with each other.

[medicalsoup]

@TheGospelMagician i totally agree with you. ive heard a floor installer complain to one of his workers when they accidentally put a big scratch on the hardwood, his comment was,  the floors are gonna get messed up anyways because of there dogs. he said this around the home owner. so when someone makes foolish comments like these they need to step back to square one and reevaluate their skills and their process planning. My customers mean EVERYTHING to me. When they are happy i am!

[basracer]

@Redcoat66 blue tape can be used to brush one good hiding smooth coat up against a darker trim flat so as not to skimp on the thickness of the enamel trying to hide a base color, the tape just protects slightly your quick brush strokes so as to get your heavier enamer to flow out, The tape isnt used to cut a straight line, just to increase speed. Cutting in a super sharp line up against the darker flat is never possible to get hide if you slow to avoid brushing into the flat with trim paint

[odmcarp]

@Redcoat66 I disagree 100%. It's much easier to cut in the walls, after the trim is done. The edge of the trim is usually 6/19" to 5/8" thick with clam shell, or colonial, so painting such a small narrow surface is difficult, while keeping paint off the walls.

[96JUSTIN]

@Redcoat66 You dont bring the wall paint onto the trim unless you plan on redoing the trim...for most repaints the trim is fine and only the walls need repainting.

[flourishjoe]

why the fuck do all the jokers paint like that why would u hit the trim ???????????????? so u tape the wall after or u spend 10 mins getting perfect lines ?? i really dont know

[loukas46464]

i agree cjzgg. Why slap all that paint on door casing,cut it properly ,now u need at least 2 coats to cover casing.. Thats why i like to finish casing first then make neat cut,easier to cut wall than casing. Buddy in video go have another burger.

[chrisscottsteele]

i agree with u ...thats the way we do it

[crapurpants12]

My mom paints better than that ya retard!

[cjzgg]

Why did you slap the door casing with wall paint? Your vid was doing a nice demo till I saw you do that! LoL