Looking for tips on painting skirting boards.

[AL_n]

I'm getting a tad to old to relish crawling around on the floor. Heck, even
getting half way down there is getting to be a pain!! So I'm looking for
ways to make skirting board painting as quick easy as possible. In
particular, I'd like NOT to have to remove or roll back the carpet.

Please let me know what you think; I am thinking of masking off the carpet
somehow and then spray-paint the skirts. Has anyone got an easy method of
masking out a carpet? I suppose a 4ft piece of 6" skirting board with
handle attached mught be a way...

The state of the skirting boards is quite good; they have only been painted
once previously. After wiping them over with wet sponge, they look almost
presentable, except that the once-white gloss has turned to yucky cream.
I'd like to repaint them (spray perhaps) with some kind of non-yellowing
white - (gloss, matt or eggsshell). Any suggestions on an inexpensive
opaque acrylic white spray-can paint?

TIA

Al

[Roger Mills]

I can't see how you're going to spray them without getting paint all
over the walls and carpet unless you do a hell of a lot of masking.

Brush painting is by far the best, using a paint guard[1] over the
carpet in short sections at a time.

Ok, you'll probably need to kneel down - but I can't see how you would
apply masking to walls and carpets without doing that, anyway.

[1] e.g. http://www.ebay.co.uk/bhp/paint-guard
IIRC such devices used to be referred to as a "George" - but I could be
imagining it.
--
Cheers,
Roger
____________
Please reply to Newsgroup. Whilst email address is valid, it is seldom
checked.

[F]

I have one here. Used once and consigned to the back of the garage
shelf. It worked fine until I removed it to go to the next section of
skirting board and the carpet gradually returned to its previous state
and stuck itself to the fresh paint.

Now I just put masking tape along the carpet as I press it down. The
carpet stays pretty much down until I remove the masking tape when it
springs back up and hides the painted/unpainted junction.

--
F

www.vulcantothesky.org - 2015, the last year to see a Vulcan fly

[AL_n]

Roger Mills <watt....@gmail.com> wrote in news:d3e672F1i6U1
@mid.individual.net:

> I can't see how you're going to spray them without getting paint all
> over the walls and carpet unless you do a hell of a lot of masking.
>

I've done a lot of spray painting in the past, and by proper control of the
spraying device, one can avoid a lot of overspray, and won't need "a hell
of a lot of masking". What does go onto the wall can be painted over with
emulsion when the wall is painted. This is not to say that I am totally
against brush painting, but having done a lot of spraying and brushing
during my career, I lean towards spraying for certain jobs. That's partly
because I can get a more even thickness of paint, and the paint goes into
nooks and crannies that a brush tends to have trouble with. And fast-drying
paints are more commonly available in spray cans

But, hey, I appreciated your POV.

Al

[AL_n]

F <news@nowhere> wrote in news:p8udncNSnNfJm0
_InZ2dnUU...@brightview.co.uk:

> Now I just put masking tape along the carpet as I press it down. The
> carpet stays pretty much down until I remove the masking tape when it
> springs back up and hides the painted/unpainted junction.

Thanks... I have to admit, I've never tried using masking tape on a carpet.
What makes the carpet stay depresed when you press it down? I would have
thought it would spring back up as soon as you remove the pressure.

As for masking devices such as the one in your link, I do have something
similar skulling around somewhere.

Al

[DerbyBorn]

"AL_n" <fgdf...@fghfghfg.com> wrote in
news:XnsA4F9C9CF...@130.133.4.11:

I once bought some wide tape that had a fold / crease in it. The tape was
plastic. It would hold the carpet down quite well and the crease pulled it
back from the skirting. It worked well.

[John Rumm]

On 17/08/2015 14:35, Roger Mills wrote:

I also remember that name being used. ISTR seeing very large (i.e.
several feet wide) versions designed for use by sprayers as well.

--
Cheers,

John.

/=================================================================\
| Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk |
\=================================================================/

[Ernest Clark]

I have just finished 3x2m skirting with 2 doors/frames.Done in satinwoodwhich takes 6 hrs to dry. I used widemasking tape cut in smallish lengths to ensure it was right up at edge of carpet, lightly sanded the old gloss paint, washed and then took 2 hours to do 1 coat which was fine. After 6 hours I took up the masking tape carefully (some areas were still tacky). This is the only foolsafe method of doing it with minimal prep that I know (being an amateur). You can either get someone in to do it - cost about 150 , split the job over 2 days to ease the pain, or use a kneely pad for gardeners. Once you are at shirting level you don, t need to get up till the end. I take a long time to do painting as I now split the jobs up so I dont rush and bodge.

[F]

On 17/08/2015 19:55, AL_n wrote:
> F <news@nowhere> wrote in news:p8udncNSnNfJm0
> _InZ2dnUU...@brightview.co.uk:
>
>> Now I just put masking tape along the carpet as I press it down. The
>> carpet stays pretty much down until I remove the masking tape when it
>> springs back up and hides the painted/unpainted junction.
>
> Thanks... I have to admit, I've never tried using masking tape on a carpet.
> What makes the carpet stay depresed when you press it down? I would have
> thought it would spring back up as soon as you remove the pressure.

I catch a couple of mm of the edge of the masking tape low down on the
skirting board (below the normal level of the carpet).

[stuart noble]

I've never found it that difficult to get the flattened bristles of a
small brush down behind the carpet edge but it's a hands and knees job,
which the OP seeks to avoid

[AL_n]

F <news@nowhere> wrote in
news:GLednQnc0OZnbk_I...@brightview.co.uk:

>> Thanks... I have to admit, I've never tried using masking tape on a
>> carpet. What makes the carpet stay depresed when you press it down? I
>> would have thought it would spring back up as soon as you remove the
>> pressure.
>
> I catch a couple of mm of the edge of the masking tape low down on the
> skirting board (below the normal level of the carpet).

Sounds worth a try - Thanks!

Al

[AL_n]

stuart noble <stuart...@ntlworld.com> wrote in news:b2DAx.295883
$JH3.2...@fx37.am4:

As much as is possible, at least! :-) I definitely subscribe to Stuart's
'doing it in small stages' philosophy.

Al

[Pass me the gentle persuader]

"AL_n" <fgdf...@fghfghfg.com> wrote in
news:XnsA4F98B34...@130.133.4.11:

>
> The state of the skirting boards is quite good; they have only been
> painted once previously. After wiping them over with wet sponge, they
> look almost presentable, except that the once-white gloss has turned
> to yucky cream. I'd like to repaint them (spray perhaps) with some
> kind of non-yellowing white - (gloss, matt or eggsshell). Any
> suggestions on an inexpensive opaque acrylic white spray-can paint?

I have a friend who always painted the skirts with the same white satin
vinyl emilsion he used for the walls. I thought there is a lot to be said
for that idea, since it is perfectly colour-matched, and the skirts don't
turn yellow and they are washable.

[puz...@invalid.org]

On 18 Aug 2015 13:04:21 GMT, Pass me the gentle persuader

For the last 20 years I have used gloss enamel radiator paint from
Wilko. It stays white longer but it is more expensive. I started using
it after the expensive dulux went yellow after a couple of years.
http://www.wilko.com/interior-paint+gloss/wilko-radiator-enamel-gloss-white-500ml/invt/0188982

make sure it is the oil based and not the water based if you decide to
use it

[stuart noble]

Depends how heavy handed you are with the vacuum cleaner. Emulsion has
very low resistance to wear and tear

[DerbyBorn]

F <news@nowhere> wrote in
news:GLednQnc0OZnbk_I...@brightview.co.uk:

Found it: https://www.dropbox.com/s/x7okvzs9mz25mxz/150818-154844.jpg?dl=0

Absolutely brilliant. It hs very shiny plastic (non stick) and has a fold
in it which you push down between the carpet and the skirting. Just going
to Google to see if it is still available.

[DerbyBorn]

DerbyBorn <Some...@Nearhome.com> wrote in
news:XnsA4FAA19F561F6Tr...@81.171.92.222:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ysmvg794p8mw8zb/150818-155849.jpg?dl=0

Brilliant. Seems to be unavailable though now.

[DerbyBorn]

DerbyBorn <Some...@Nearhome.com> wrote in
news:XnsA4FAA32078CADTr...@81.171.92.236:

> https://www.dropbox.com/s/ysmvg794p8mw8zb/150818-155849.jpg?dl=0

Sorry - I accidentally moved it. Now:


https://www.dropbox.com/s/rib4piv1pd0z5qu/150818-155849.jpg?dl=0

[AL_n]

DerbyBorn <Some...@Nearhome.com> wrote in
news:XnsA4FAA3EE11D1ETr...@81.171.92.236:

> https://www.dropbox.com/s/rib4piv1pd0z5qu/150818-155849.jpg?dl=0

I wonder whay it's no longer available. It looks fabtasmic!

Al

[AL_n]

puz...@invalid.org wrote in
news:9pc6ta1qm72vv1pnu...@4ax.com:

> For the last 20 years I have used gloss enamel radiator paint from
> Wilko. It stays white longer but it is more expensive. I started using
> it after the expensive dulux went yellow after a couple of years.
> http://www.wilko.com/interior-paint+gloss/wilko-radiator-enamel-gloss-w
> hite-500ml/invt/0188982
>
> make sure it is the oil based and not the water based if you decide to
> use it
>

Thanks - that sounds like an excellent tip. I have to admit, I haven't
known a rediator enamel that has turned yellow - depite the heat it is
subjected to.

Al

[DerbyBorn]

"AL_n" <fgdf...@fghfghfg.com> wrote in news:XnsA4FAA9E12F3C3zzzzzz@
130.133.4.11:

Glad I kept it as I will use it again.

[AlanC]

We have just finished decorating most of the house. We have always used carpet shields. They are long, curved strips of plastic which can be worked between the skirting board and the carpet. We have had ours for years and had a lot of success with them.

http://www.my-tool-shed.co.uk/p1094667/Stanley_Tools_Carpet_Shield_500mm_Length_6_Pack/product_info.html?utm_source=googleversafeed&vfsku=1094667&gpla=pla&gclid=CMuWqOTytMcCFUbkwgod49AHAA

[S Viemeister]

On 8/19/2015 6:11 AM, AlanC wrote:

> We have just finished decorating most of the house. We have always used carpet shields. They are long, curved strips of plastic which can be worked between the skirting board and the carpet. We have had ours for years and had a lot of success with them.
>
> http://www.my-tool-shed.co.uk/p1094667/Stanley_Tools_Carpet_Shield_500mm_Length_6_Pack/product_info.html?utm_source=googleversafeed&vfsku=1094667&gpla=pla&gclid=CMuWqOTytMcCFUbkwgod49AHAA
>

I just use slats from old venetian blinds.

[Dave Liquorice]

On Wed, 19 Aug 2015 03:11:34 -0700 (PDT), AlanC wrote:

> We have always used carpet shields. They are long, curved strips of
> plastic which can be worked between the skirting board and the carpet.
> We have had ours for years and had a lot of success with them.

+1

Best thing to use IMHO. Together with a dust sheet trapped under the
outer edge. Probably worth getting enough to go right around the room
as moving them with wet paint on can end up with paint where you
don't want it. (from the ends and your fingers and anything you then
touch). Remove before the paint has fully dried.

As for the OP's knees and kneeling. Either get a pair of work
trousers with knee pad pockets (and pads!). Or a pack of that 10 mm
thick 2 to 3' square "comfort flooring" and use one of those a
kneeler, it really makes a big difference.

--
Cheers
Dave.

[polygonum]

Last time I did this room, which is carpeted, I used cheap
duck/duct-type tape, and forced it down into the gap between carpet and
skirting with a wide cold chisel. Then some wide masking tape and a
decent dust sheet. When finished, the tapes all came off without any
problem at all. (I used decent water-based paint - might not be so good
with oil-based - if still available.)

I've always found that ordinary masking tape doesn't stay in place on
carpet.

--
Rod

[DICEGEORGE]

Kneepads.
Small artists brush
[g]