its costly and not practical to have to re apply new taping after each coat of tape in this room, is there another way i can do the job?Is there another substitute for having to remove then re-apply painters tape after each coat of paint?
Leave it on for both coats unless you're waiting 48 hours between coats. The top coat will soften the bottom coat enough that you should be able to remove it as soon as you put on the last coat without tearing off chunks of paint.
Also make sure to use a wide putty knife or even a drywall spreader (they're ten inches wide) when you pull off the paint. Put the blade right beside the edge of the tape, then pull. You shouldn't dislodge any paint that way.Is there another substitute for having to remove then re-apply painters tape after each coat of paint?
Once the paint has totally dried, the edges are sealed to the wall. If you don't remove the tape you are doubling the chance that the dry paint will peel off the wall.
Why do you need 2 coats? The usual way of striping is to put the lighter colors on first, then the dark.
If you are using the tape to mask off the trim, all you really need to do is just take your time and JUST paint. No tape. No coffee, though.
you don't need to take off after each coat, just leave it on until you are done painting.
If you are changing the tape each coast, is this because the paint seeps through? If so, apply paint with less pressure at that area so it does not seep under the tape
Huh. I may be stupid and if I am just give me a thumbs down. I've never re-applied the tape. I paint the walls and sections twice, then take the tape off or move the tape over by the molding and trim and then just paint that. Maybe I'm missing something.
If you are painting in the exact same area then there is no need to remove the tape in between coats of paint. I have never heard or anyone doing this before.
Leave it on for both coats... why remove it?
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