Protecting Carpet When Painting Baseboards

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.

Protecting carpet when painting baseboards.

You can use a paint guard or metal sheet if you want an added layer of protection. Leave about a 1 4 in. There typically is a decent gap between the baseboard and the carpet that you will see once you are able to push down the carpet and push back the packing tape. The real trick to protecting the carpet and keeping it away from the baseboard while you paint it is in how you tape off the carpet.

Directions for painting baseboards with carpet. What you re doing is just getting the tape tucked in between the edge of the carpet and the trim. To better protect the carpet run another strip of packing tape next to the first and add a tarp to avoid paint splatters which will happen no matter how careful you are. 1 place the paint shield in between the baseboard and the carpet.

To keep carpet safe lay down masking or packing tape and slide it under your baseboard with a putty knife to prevent drips. Now take a putty knife or 5 in 1 tool and start working at one end and push the tape down. Of tape running past the carpet that overlaps onto the baseboard.