Painting Skirting-Wall junction

[Energy4Vector]

Hi,

I’ve used Dulux heritage (light French grey) to paint a bedroom wall then farrow and ball purbeck stone (estate eggshell for the skirting). I did the wall first and painted onto the skirting slightly to ensure there would be no unpainted bits near the wall-skirting junction.

I then cut in the skirting paint - pretty straight. However, there is a hazy thin line/bead just above where the two paints meet? See close up picture. I checked it very carefully and it’s well painted by the wall paint. I don’t get why there is this glowing line? There isn’t any caulk as previously I’ve used it along the top of other skirtings and it’s left a sheen through the topcoat.

 

[accelerator]

I can't see clearly what you're talking about in the pic.

However, any issue may be caused by the paints repelling one another. I assume they are both either water-based or oil-based?

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

@opps

 

[Energy4Vector]

I can't see clearly what you're talking about in the pic.

It’s quite subtle but immediately above the skirting the wall paint looks almost bright white which glows. It looks like white caulk has been applied after and not painted over. Therefore, when you look at the skirting you get this white glowing band all the way along. Must be something to do with low the light is interacting? Maybe a difference in sheen?

 

[opps]

Difficult to tell from the photo.

Assuming that you cut in by hand, my first guess would be that where the F&B paint immediately meets the wall is slightly thicker than the rest of the paint on the top edge of the skirting. To be honest, that is not uncommon. When painting corners such as the top of the skirting, the bristles part way and fewer of them actually hit the sharp corner.

It may simply be the case that the dulux paint is grinning through the F&B.

As a test, you could select the worst area and pull the brush towards you (from the wall). Any excess on the diagonal can be wiped away with a damp rag so that you don't get a halo effect on the diagonal. Halos are common when touching in paints, the higher the sheen, the more obvious. .

Hope that makes sense.

 

[Koolpc]

Did u use a skirting board ladder?

 

[Energy4Vector]

Difficult to tell from the photo.

Yes, it is sorry. It’s quite subtle. These two photos might be better - a comparison of two in my house. The teal is crisp and seamless. The one in question almost looks like I haven’t painted the top of the skirting all the way to the way (even though I have) - like there’s a bit I missed. It strongly glows where they meet - not the seamless transition of the teal picture.

Thanks for the tips - I will test this out.

 

[opps]

Yes, it is sorry. It’s quite subtle. These two photos might be better - a comparison of two in my house. The teal is crisp and seamless. The one in question almost looks like I haven’t painted the top of the skirting all the way to the way (even though I have) - like there’s a bit I missed. It strongly glows where they meet - not the seamless transition of the teal picture.

Thanks for the tips - I will test this out.

Unfortunately, photos are compressed on this site. I understand why, but it can be difficult when asking others to review photos.

On the balance of probability, I still think my initial post might be correct, however, I will add the caveat that if caulk had been used at some point in the past, it can do weird things later down the line when using emulsion or water based paints.

I have gone back to customer's homes years after decorating and the emulsion over the caulk had discoloured years later. And these were caluks and paints that tend to use day in day out.

Let me know how you get on.

Best of luck.

 

[blup]

Did u use a skirting board ladder?

Are you barking?

 

[Koolpc]

Are you barking?

Woof!