Glossing MDF skirts and not the new floor

[AND1234]

After some more advice.

Ive just finished laying a floating 22mm Engineered Oak floor (pre oiled) and i'm ready to fit the skirts. Ive gone for the ready primed MDF type which will be No-nail'd and/or screwed...

Question is how do I gloss them without getting any gloss on the oak floor? Ive done a search and the only option I could find was "be careful"... Anyone offer anything better? I assume masking tape no-matter how good will allow paint to bleed under and along any grain in the wood which I wont know about until I remove it after two coats...

Any advice welcome...

 

[joe-90]

Paint them before you fix them. Satinwood is better than gloss.

 

[AND1234]

Paint them before you fix them. Satinwood is better than gloss.

I thought that but then I couldnt cover the cuts/mitres/scribes and/or any caulking... What is this Satinwood product?

 

[Robbie uk]

Paint it very carefully and if any goes on the floor wrap some cloth around a scraper and use the sharp edge to wipe against the skirting and floor to wipe any paint off. Works quite well.

 

[leewill]

you can buy carpet protection tape from the net its sticky plastic to protect your floors, it`s about 30 quid a roll but will protect your wood flooring, don`t leave it on the floor for more than 2 days as it will leave adhesive residue

 

[Chud]

If it's new skirting then Joe is right - paint it before you fix the skirting - you can use gripfill or nmn to glue it to the wall, vis a vis caulking put a bit of masking tape on the floor - caulking shouldn't bleed under the tape or along the grain and is easy to clean up with a damp cloth.

 

[AND1234]

If it's new skirting then Joe is right - paint it before you fix the skirting - you can use gripfill or nmn to glue it to the wall, vis a vis caulking put a bit of masking tape on the floor - caulking shouldn't bleed under the tape or along the grain and is easy to clean up with a damp cloth.

Many thanks for the ideas, ive nearly finished... In the end yes I satinwood painted before fitting and caulked to wall and joints afterwards... Then masked floor and gave the second coat keeping clear of the floor... Looks mint...