Mastering Ceiling Cutting In! Cut in Tips from The Idaho Painter.

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Thanks Chris 🙏🏽

I’ve got hatbanding after a first coat, where my cut lines are lighter than the rolled wall. I believed the problem is that I did not mix up my 5 gallon pail well enough before applying. My plan is to buy a mixer attachment for my drill, mix up the remainder of my pail (probably 4ish gallons left) and then keep on going until it evens out. Will that work? Or do I need to begin with a fresh batch of paint? Thanks so much!

Why do you tape off the sides of windows? Why not just cut in like on the ceiling? Window sides sometimes I tape off and sometimes I just free hand.

My best and favorite cut in brush is the Zibra 2 inch chiseled edge brush from Home Depot and Lowes. Best brush I have ever used for cutting in in 25 years.. ALL oftheir brushes are just great.

Love the scriptures 1cor. 12:12
You should always pop up a Bible verse on your vids.

I’ve never got away with 1 cut and touch up on ceiling cut. Maybe it’s a paint quality thing.

Great channel. I'm learning a ton!! I like the reference to 1 Cor. 12:12

Philippians 4:6-7

When I was working in a union they hated us using tape like for cutting my Forman would have a panic attack so I would have to cut all of it without it.. but honestly that helps so much not get the trim messy.

Thanks for having g this Channel I learn and like the tips. Your store is also great Thabks again and I appreciate the Bible verses

Thanks Bro and GOD Bless

I've always brushed and rolled 2 true cut ins and rolls , but I dig this touch up technique I can see where it would save a lot of time ..when I go up against the tape I like to start the stroke with the sides of the bristles so it doesn't dig under the tape and generally pick a direction to go not much back n forth with brush so I don't dig under the tape ..im just used to going up against the tape with brush for 2 coats ..also never used a 4 inch roller I've used a weenie roller a lot with cut ins but for whatever reason we just don't use 4 inch rollers in Az ..

Im a plasterer, but just started painting yesterday, and im actually really good at it i love it rolling is easy but came here to see how you cut

Why use any tape? I understand on say a baseboard to avoid sprinkle but heck on windows and wall transitions? Never seen you do that bruh

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Thank you so much!!!!!

All your videos are awesome!

What is a cut in??

Had to paint a couple rooms recently and been watching some of your older videos. Glad to see you're still putting out content and looks like your video quality game has grown as well. Excellent vids thank you!

I've been painting for 15 years under the teachings of several 25+ year veteran painters and I have concluded my own personal order of operations. After I finish any prep/prime I mask everything and roll all the walls twice. I then demask and cut in the walls with no tape. I find that rolling twice really tight before any cut minimizes the cut time while helping to avoid any overlapping or framing issues. I never use tape to cut unless its absolutely impossible to free hand and always cut everything twice. You are 100% correct about cutting up and down along lids for second cut... I call it cross hatching the cut and it really does wonders to get rid of any ugly brushstrokes and/or see through issues.

Master cut in 😆

I m painter from Malaysia.Truly watching video help improve my painting skill.Thks n God bless

Cutting under moulding is easy. The challenge is cutting without moulding.

Thank you for the great advise and the Bible verse brother. Praise Jesus!

🤣🤣🤣🤣 no thanks man my cut work is as good as your tape

Thanks for the tips and for the verse. What a great video :)

Hi. Great video. I’m painter from United Kingdom and it’s a pleasure to see other professional techniques and tips. It’s not the first tutorial from you I see a Bible verse showing up on the screen which is great 👍. Looking forward to see more. Thank you

You can wet caulk between ceiling and wall if it’s un even to make a true cut

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Like seriously

I love scripture pop up

Hi I wanted to ask, how would using an old paint as a dusting brush fare with a brush specially designed and sold for dusting?

Thanks.

P.s and thank you for all your content, they have been extremely helpful.

Good video

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Too many steps and tape used in my opinion. I can’t imagine taping a whole interior just to brush and roll. I suppose if you have employees that don’t have the same control of the brush, masking so much would make sense then

Hi, I’m a beginner to do ceiling and wall painting for my apartment. Your videos help me a lot. A couple question.
Can I use frog top or normal tape with caulking on the ceiling to ensure perfect edge line when I’m painting wall?
Also, there is caulking on the edge of ceiling and wall and some of them has crack. Shall I remove them and re-apply caulking before I put new paint for ceiling?
Thanks

This is likely not recommended but I have been in situations where there have been different paint colors in the upper corners so I prime the corner completely in the ceiling as well, paint with a mini roller into the ceiling this causes about a 2 inch band on the ceiling. I make sure I cover those upper corners well with two coats. Yeah I know many are probably cringing right now. Then. I tape a straight line on the wall all around the room. I light prime to the tape, twice and cover the ceiling part too. Finally I paint the ceiling. This leaves straight lines on the upper ceiling even with wavy 〰 ceilings which is most of the time. I try to make it no more than a 1/4 inch drop at any point. You can follow the ceiling if you need to but it will still look razor sharp even up close. It does take longer but I do my own painting and I can be obsessed with details sometimes. I almost always use flat paint on the walls too and the brightest whites on the ceiling. 〰 Cut ins to the ceiling look lazy to me. We are all different and most don't care but I am taller than most and with an 8 foot ceiling I see it.

i always cut twice doesnt take long esp the second coat.
For the taping i agree taking it off whilst still wet or just not fully dried and also i make sure my tape doesnt touch the wall at all, if it touches the wall then the chance of it pulling off wall paint is possible. Most the times with frames etc i just cut into them aswell without masking

Thank you for so much for this useful info. Will be used.

Ive actually never had a problem with rolling or brushing on top frog tape on both coats as long as I pull while wet on second coat, I always use the yellow frog tape for doing lines on walls , been painting professionally for about 16yrs out of Vermont. Good videos and good advice.

When you remove your tape, do you get roller spits on your trim, when you roll second coat.

Does anyone really just touch up and leave it like that? I would just put another coat on it all... And how many roll first ? Never heard of rolling first

I can see the light spots

Look at that cut bucket 😂😂