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Improvised paint shield
comments (1) January 31st, 2011 in Project Gallery
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Photo: Drawings by Chuck Miller
I don’t paint enough trim to have the steady hand required to paint windows and trim without some kind of masking. Usually, I reach for my paint shield for some help. It has a bladelike straight edge that resembles a Venetian blind and tucks into the corner where wall meets door casing or window glass meets muntin.
I had a bunch of windows to paint, and my paint shield had gone missing. But I did have a leftover piece of plastic J-bead for 1/2-in. drywall. With a couple of drywall screws, I affixed the J-bead to a wooden handle. I used this squeegee look-alike in the manner shown in the drawing to speed up my window painting. It worked so well that the store-bought paint shield may be out of a job if it ever turns up again.
Charles Miller, Newtown, CT
posted in: Project Gallery, windows, painting
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Comments (1)
Failure to do this will dramatically reduce the lifespan of the paint job and window unit. There’s no substitute for good preparation, quality materials, proper technique, and a steady hand.
This applies to the interior as well. Condensed moisture will damage wood windows if the gap between glass and wood isn’t properly sealed.
Posted: 10:41 am on March 22nd
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