carpet masking::There is always dirt and hair and loose fibers in the crevice that you do not want to have picked up by your brush carpet masking

carpet masking

carpet masking

carpet masking::There is always dirt and hair and loose fibers in the crevice that you do not want to have picked up by your brush.
Do not use plastic, it is dangerous as hell on a carpeted surface and especially stairs.
It is a total waste of money to use it to mask carpet.
Always remove the tape as soon as you are finished.
Preferably while the paint is still wet.
Also, tape is a protection, if you use it, try to touch it as little as possible.
Look at where you are going not what you wish avoid.
If you focus on the carpet, that is what you will paint.
If you focus on where you want the line to be that is where you will put it.
Next, unload the brush on surface a couple inches above where you want to place your line then ease the brush tip to the corner and pull your lines away.
The whole idea of loading your brush properly and unloading on the surface to be painted is about saving time, minimize trips between the boxing can and surface.
You need more paint, it is already there in front of you.
The boxing can should generally remain in one hand while the brush is in the other.
You should never have to make a special move to get more paint.
Economy of movement economized time.
One side of about 12 or 13 steps should really take no more than 12 or 13 minutes, slower than this you are diddling and not painting.
You must remain on your feet.
Putting a knee down is okay, but if your bum is on a step.
You are no longer active and i would fire your ass right there.
Work from the top to bottom and try to avoid working across your body.
For example, if you are right handed you want to work from left to right.
It gives you a better reach and visibility and avoids you curling into a ball as you work.
If the skirt is on the left side i would paint left handed thus painting left to right, again avoiding the cross body work.
The painting shield is useless and i have never seen a professional use one except for when installing paper paint.
The problem with the shield is that if you get paint on it, it will tend to get paint on the carpet when you pull it away.
It needs to be cleaned off prior to the next placement.
It will slow you down and having something buttered in paint that you need to continually clean is a disaster waiting to happen.
They are pieces of plastic with a bent edge that look like standard industrial plastic base trim.
They come in 3 foot sections but cost about 12 dollars for a pack of 6, pretty expensive for what they are.
Spraying, only if the entire stair case is masked and barricaded in plastic and all ventilation shut down.
Spraying causes alot of fume and the fume will travel far.
Masking and unmasking could easily take a couple of hours and the gun clean up at least 15 minutes depending on the gun choice.
I would give you a budget of 20 minutes for prep, 20 minutes to paint and 20 minutes to clean up.
A budget that could easily be beaten by half.
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