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How to Paint a Door: Tools & Materials
How to Paint a Door: Preparing the Area
How to Paint a Door: Preparing the Door
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How to Paint a Door: Handle & Hardware
How to Paint a Door: Tape on Hinges
How to Paint a Door: Taping the Handle
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How to Paint a Door: Priming
How to Paint a Door: Face
How to Paint a Door: Caring for Supplies
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Summary: Painter's tape should be used on hinges because it won't take any paint with it and it prevents the painter from having to cut in. Put tape on hinges before painting a door with tips from a professional painter in this free video on home improvement.
"OK, in this next clip I want to talk about your hinges and also the painter's tape. I absolutely love painter's tape. Instead of having to take a brush and cut it around there and get it all in there, I tend to use painter's tape on literally everything if I have to cut something in because what painter's tape does, it will cover this area, you paint around it, you don't have to cut in and when the door dries, simply peel it off and it won't take any paint with it. Now the idea situation to do here is to take your painter's tape and get you about two or three long strips. What I tend to do, I tend to cover up the hinge, wrap it all the way around to the other side, make sure it's on there. Take two more pieces. One, there. Make sure it's on that piece of hinge right there. Take another one and with this one, I want to line it up with that hinge line right there so I don't have to cut it. Lay it on there, make sure it's smooth, and what I do is I take my razor knife and I can pretty much see that line right there, so, I just take and cut and I come down here and follow the trail. Cut there. Pull of my pieces and there I've got a nice clean line so when I come with my paint brush, I paint there and you'll see when I'm done, I simply just take my knife, peel it away, pull it off and I got a great looking hinge."
eHow Article: How to Paint a Door: Tape on Hinges
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