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Title: Glossing skirting boards
Post by jimbocam on Sep 25^th, 2006, 7:36pm

What's the best way to gloss skirting boards next to carpet (without pulling up the carpet)?

I end up carefully trying to paint as near as I can to the carpet without touching it but this can leave a noticeable difference between the new paint and the old paint down at carpet level.

Any tips please? :-?

Title: Re: Glossing skirting boards
Post by runninwata on Sep 25^th, 2006, 8:50pm

i have stuck a piece of fomica laminate into the space between carpet and skirting then with a deft hand cut right into skirting level, you need to replace the piece of laminate every now and again to prevent ovrspill and runns off of it on to the carpet

regards

steve

Title: Re: Glossing skirting boards
Post by wretch on Sep 25^th, 2006, 8:52pm

good wide masking tape.stick it to the carpet with about an 8mm overlap and push it down between the skirting and carpet.it will compress the pile so when it is removed it covers the paint line.it works with hard pile carpets as well.

best regards

wretch

Title: Re: Glossing skirting boards
Post by jimbocam on Sep 26^th, 2006, 7:12pm

Cheers both! :)

Title: Re: Glossing skirting boards
Post by corablimey on Sep 26^th, 2006, 8:25pm

wrote on Sep 25^th, 2006, 8:52pm:

Thats what I do which is fine until they change the carpet down the line, then they get a ridge. ::)