Painting on TV

[Salty]

Is it just me or has anyone else noticed..........
When I see these home imporvement shows and they are repainting a room. Several people all have their own paint roller and paint pans and a few have brushes as well.
But what I don't see is anyone using either a trim tool for against the ceiling or painters tape.
Everyone is just painting away with the rollers and nobody has bothered to mask the window and door trim.
Truth be known that preparing the area for painting takes about as much time as the actual painting. Maybe all that blue painters tape wouldn't look good on film, but they need to be realistic about it.

OK, I'm done now!

Salty

[Ed62]

I know a guy who does painting for a living. Last year we had him paint a large room because my shoulders give me too much trouble when I do something like that. He came with a helper, and they painted the whole room without using any tape or straight edge. The ceiling was white, with yellow walls. They did an excellent job. I guess if you're good enough, you can do it.

Ed

[eccentrictinkerer]

As the the old joke goes, "How do you get to Carnagie Hall?". Practice, practice, practice.

When I started my handyman business 6 years ago, I apprenticed my self to a painter friend for a week to to learn some of the tricks of the trade.

I only use masking tape on the base molding to catch any drips. Paint usually creeps under the tape and makes a bigger mess. Cutting in with the brush is easy with a little practice.

A good brush and good rollers are mandatory. I use Linzer brushes most of the time. A good 3" runs about $16 retail.

One thing the pros do is to roll on the first coat without cutting in. Then they roll the second and cut in last.

I'm pretty fussy so I cut in both coats. Be sure to leave the paint on the wall. The tendency is to try and roll the paint out to far. Use lots of paint!

I use Ben Moore for customers, but for my own work I use Behr from the BORG. Behr is the best consumer grade paint I've ever used.

Good luck!

[iceman61]

I don't use tape or an edge tool either. It takes too much time to tape & as eccentrictinkerer stated paint usually creeps under the tape and makes a bigger mess. The tape will also peel off some of the paint if you leave it on too long. A good 2 1/2" trim brush is all I use to cut in, Just make sure it's a good brand.

[stormdog74]

I use Ben Moore for customers, but for my own work I use Behr from the BORG. Behr is the best consumer grade paint I've ever used.

That is interesting because I feel the same way, and so does Consumer Reports, but I have read so many attacks on Behr on other web sites - like doityourself.com. For example:

http://forum.doityourself.com/showth...highlight=behr

[eccentrictinkerer]

That is interesting because I feel the same way, and so does Consumer Reports, but I have read so many attacks on Behr on other web sites - like doityourself.com. For example:

http://forum.doityourself.com/showth...highlight=behr

Wow! They're kind of tough on Behr! One of the reasons the pros standardize on Ben Moore or Sherwin-Williams is that they know how the paint is going to go on the wall.

There also is the profit motive. I get 15% to 20% off of Ben Moore and I only use 20 or 30 gallons a year. The real pros get a much better discount.

They show the customer an invoice for $46/ gallon, but they really only paid $30. That's a good profit. Plus, there's a certain element of elitism there, too. IMHO.

That being said, the very best paint I've ever used is Ben Moore Impervo. Both the latex and the oil-base are awesome. I used the latex on my kitchen cabinets 3 years ago and they still look like new.

[cabinetman]

That is interesting because I feel the same way, and so does Consumer Reports, but I have read so many attacks on Behr on other web sites - like doityourself.com. For example:

http://forum.doityourself.com/showth...highlight=behr

It's that old saying "Believe only half of what you see, and nothing of what you hear". I've used a lot of different paints, and I have no preference among the "premiums" of each brand. I think good results come from proper preparation and application.
.

[Tom Slick]

I echo exactly what eccentrictinkerer says except I prefer Sherwin Williams paint, I have always had great results with their paints. Harmony for interior and Super Paint for exterior. either one rolls, brushes, and sprays nicely.

side note:
I just tried some Pratt and Lambert "Accolade" exterior semi-gloss paint and it has been terrible. I thought it was cool temperatures the first time, low 60's, but when I painted with it yesterday in the high 70's it still acted the same way. it flashes (tacks) too fast so you get drag marks, but it doesn't set up fast enough after its tacky and you get drips/sags. that was with it right out of the can and with it thinned significantly. I will end up re-painting the door for the 3rd time with SW paint.