Cut Ins Like a Pro

Chris Berry
by Chris Berry
5 Materials
$40
1 Hour
Medium
How to cut in a ceiling lines like a professional painter. A simple how to video to improve your line painting skills.
Gather your tools together including a 2 gallon paint bucket, 1 gallon bucket grid, 4" paint roller, and a 3" high quality paint brush. All the tools I use are available in my Tool Store on my website: www.theidahopainter.com
Purdy Clear Cut Brush
Get ready to paint by loading up your brush and roller
Keep a loose grip
Hold your brush like a professional painter
Hold your breath while cutting.
Start away from your cut in and work up to it.
Keep brush out of paint
Back roll your cut ins and hold your brush in your bucket like a pro.
After cutting in about 3'
Back roll to create same finish on the wall that the roller will leave.
Win a Titan Airless sprayer on my website. Hurry contest ends when I hit 100,000 subscribers on my YouTube channel. Lots of other tool giveaways there also. Will be given away on my live show which is every Monday 7pm mountain time.
For more cut in tips visit my YouTube channel "The Idaho Painter" or visit my website: www.theidahopainter.com
Suggested materials:
  • 2 gallon paint bucket   (My Tool Store)
  • 3" Purdy Clear cut paint brush   (My Tool Store)
  • 1 gallon bucket grid   (My Tool Store)
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  • Kar13968571 Kar13968571 on Jul 22, 2017

    we have popcorn ceilings. what is the best way to make a clean edge on popcorn?

  • Franb Franb on Jul 23, 2017

    What is the best and easiest way to fix cracks in plaster walls? I heard you have to widen the crack, use a bonding agent (contractors call it Milk), then use Durabond. This is so the cracks won't come back. I've seen vids where caulk is used.

  • J.b. kelly J.b. kelly on Jul 23, 2017

    Ithanks for the tips,what color did you use , I love it

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