Repaint Baseboards With Carpet

Supplies needed to paint baseboards without painting the carpet.

Repaint baseboards with carpet. 2 paint with your paintbrush. This video will show you how to paint baseboards or skirting boards on carpet there is a little trick to doing it. Although i didn t stress it in the video each way can work for different carpet len. Repainting a room can be broken down into several segments.

Here i ll show you 3 different methods for painting trim next to carpet. A nice simple tool to use for undercoating and glossing skirting board without messing the carpet up. One of these segments is painting the baseboard trim a process that can be somewhat trickier if the room has wall to wall carpet. You can use a paint guard or metal sheet if you want an added layer of protection.

Wooster paintbrush i love this paintbrush. Angle it so it pulls the carpet fibers away and gives you enough space to insert your paint brush follow the same process as above wash dry prime paint. 1 place the paint shield in between the baseboard and the carpet. Painting baseboards with carpet can be quite easy if you have a steady hand and take the proper precautions to keep your carpet dry.

The problem however is that in my years of painting i have seen what should be a fairly easy and straightforward painting project turn out awful when done wrong. To keep carpet safe lay down masking or packing tape and slide it under your baseboard with a putty knife to prevent drips. To begin run the packing tape next to the baseboard overlapping it so that there is some tape to stuff under the baseboard. There typically is a decent gap.

Directions for painting baseboards with carpet. When you pull it off it won t stick to the carpet and pull up fibers. The putty knife makes it easy to line the underside of the baseboard with packing tape.