I am coming to the end of my city & guilds decorating course. I want to know something.
Do decorators still use masking tape?
Do decorators still use masking tape?
the decs at my place of work use rolls of the stuff.
Yes we do use tape and my advice would be to find a good one and stick with it. (No pun intended!)
There are loads of cheap ones out there that are either too sticky, not sticky enough, so thin that they tear or just plain old rubbish. A total waste of time and money.
the decs at my place of work use rolls of the stuff.
Which reminds me of an apprentice quite a few years ago, who on his first day, was told to cover everything and tape the carpet. Half hour later the boss came back to find he had put dust sheets all over the furniture and was about 3' across the carpet with masking tape.
He went by the name of.........
....misterhel...
Well, it was my first day, and he did say...!!
kevin87";p="1975388 said:Are you using a worn in brush . you`ll be laughed off the site if you mask off a Georgian sash - and an old - timer will beat you on speed while you`re messing about with masking tape Stick with it .It`s one of the proper decorating skillsYes really hard, i would just use masking tape. I think he is teaching me the hard way before showing me an easy way!
Nige F";p="1975481 said:Are you using a worn in brush . you`ll be laughed off the site if you mask off a Georgian sash - and an old - timer will beat you on speed while you`re messing about with masking tape Stick with it .It`s one of the proper decorating skillsYes really hard, i would just use masking tape. I think he is teaching me the hard way before showing me an easy way!
Er, I don't think I wrote that Nige!!
Nige makes a good point - a worn in brush is much better for cutting in against glass and taping it up really is the wrong choice.
If you do get a little on the glass you can always let it dry and use a glass scraper to remove it - a hundred times quicker than tape and without the risk of sticky residue. With practice you'll get perfect lines and lots of compliments!!
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