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Just realized a trick for painting window trim without taping everything
I was painting my living room in my old Chicago apartment and got fed up with taping the glass, so I used a putty knife as a shield. Has anyone else tried something like this or have a better method?
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logan2715mo ago
Way faster" sounds good until you mess up and spend hours cleaning paint off glass.
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lee.cora6mo ago
Used to tape everything, but this is way faster!
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margaretr766mo ago
Oh man, "used to tape everything" hits home. I was the exact same way, swore by my old method for years. Then I tried the new way and it felt like a lightbulb went off. The speed difference is honestly shocking, I can't imagine going back now. It just makes everything so much simpler.
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alice8176mo ago
My last apartment had twelve huge windows and taping them took me a full Saturday. I started using an old credit card as a scraper shield and it cut the time in half. You get such a clean line if you keep the blade wet and wipe it off between passes. It feels like a cheat code compared to all that careful taping. I'm never going back to the old way.
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