My kitchen walls were painted a deep, cranberry red by the previous homeowner.
I haven't had good results with masking or painters' tape, though I'm willing to try it again, but usually I can freehand a fairly straight edge with a good brush (what you see here was done with a roller. How would a pro painter get a clean edge here???
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Dan's of Central Florida, Inc. on Apr 01, 2011Hi Michelle, When doing different colors like this, I prefer to go from light to dark colors. It's a lot easier to get a dark color to cover a lighter one rather than the other way around. I would go back through and touch up the red color free hand (no tape). Have you brush angled away from the corner so that just the upper part of the brush it actually cutting the line. Slowly fill in the red there until you have a nice looking line. Touch up the lighter color if you have to. Sometimes you just need to jump back and forth between the colors until you have the line you want.Helpful Reply
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Michelle on Apr 01, 2011Wow, that was fast (I love this site!). The red was already there, so I didn't have a choice when I did the yellow. But now that I'm going to have to repaint anyway I've got another shot at the red. Thank you for the advice; I'll do as you suggested and hopefully have a better picture to post here when it's done : )Helpful Reply
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Dan's of Central Florida, Inc. on Apr 01, 2011Happy to help Michelle! Yes, please post a new picture when you have the chance. I'd love to see how it turned out. Good luck!Helpful Reply
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Peace Painting Co., Inc. on Jun 24, 2012For a sharp line with latex paint, try the new 3M EdgeLock tape. It works amazingly well to keep the paint from bleeding under the tape. CharlesHelpful Reply
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