Hello,
My husband is decorating and over the years we have tried every type of tape out there. We bought the green frog tape this time in the hope that it will stick well enough to not let the paint seep through but still peel off without removing fresh paint.
He painted the ceiling first, let it dry, then did a second coat. The tape was then removed and pulled paint off the wall all the way round. He's just painted the skirting boards and used the normal beige tape and the wood paint has seeped onto the walls all the way round.
He's not happy!
My question is this then: he has a very unsteady hand so can't paint without using tape at all, although this is obviously the ideal. He can't paint one coat, take the tape off, put more tape on, paint a second coat and then take the tape off again as it would take forever this way! So what's the solution? I've suggested he holds a thin piece of cardboard up to get a straight edge but he's not keen on this idea-would it work and get a nice line? Could he paint the second coat before the first is dry so that the tape is up for less time? He's a perfectionist...
Help please before a divorce is on the cards!!
My husband is decorating and over the years we have tried every type of tape out there. We bought the green frog tape this time in the hope that it will stick well enough to not let the paint seep through but still peel off without removing fresh paint.
He painted the ceiling first, let it dry, then did a second coat. The tape was then removed and pulled paint off the wall all the way round. He's just painted the skirting boards and used the normal beige tape and the wood paint has seeped onto the walls all the way round.
He's not happy!
My question is this then: he has a very unsteady hand so can't paint without using tape at all, although this is obviously the ideal. He can't paint one coat, take the tape off, put more tape on, paint a second coat and then take the tape off again as it would take forever this way! So what's the solution? I've suggested he holds a thin piece of cardboard up to get a straight edge but he's not keen on this idea-would it work and get a nice line? Could he paint the second coat before the first is dry so that the tape is up for less time? He's a perfectionist...
Help please before a divorce is on the cards!!