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DH needs advice for painting stripes
Just wanted to see if there was a way to prevent the colors from bleeding through the tape?
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Re: DH needs advice for painting stripes
I have heard rubbing a thin amount of painting spackle will keep lines crisp. Although we tried it with our stripes and got a little bit of bleed through still.
I've heard that frog tape is best but I'm not sure it that's only advertising - I don't know anyone who has actually used it. I'd ask at your local paint store (not Home Depot - people who actually specialize in paint). https://www.frogtape.com/ I've also heard that if you paint a VERY small amount of paint over the edge of the tape and allow it to dry then you will prevent paint from bleeding under. You should also remove the tape while the paint is still dry. Otherwise if the paint dries in one piece over the wall and tape it might come off of the wall when you pull off the tape (if that makes sense) Good luck!
These are the stripes I helped my daughter and son-in-law paint in the nursery. We used blue painter's tape and rubbed it down with a credit card and ended up with perfect lines. It's easier than you think, the taping for 6 colors is what took the most time.