How to create a straight cut line on a textured ceiling - Pro Painter Tips and Tricks
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- Опубліковано 31 бер 2016
- Revealing a pro painter secret- The Caulk Trick allows you to create a straight line where a heavy textured ceiling and a textured wall meetup. This trick is perfect for where a white ceiling intersects with a colored wall. All you need is some blue painters tape, tube of white paintable caulk and a damp yellow grout sponge or rag.
Cutting in a wall to ceiling that has a texture can be difficult but with this painter's trick you'll have some of the straightest cut lines in town!!
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Currently renovating a 1934 home we just bought. The edges are so bumpy. My dad was amazing at caulking. Did it in his career for years. I got a bit of his skill lol but the playing off before caulking is a LIFESAVER. I don't usually tape bc I can cut in really quickly and straight with a paintbrush. Dang I can't wait to get over to the house and try this!
Great tip! I'll use it tomorrow to clean up my rough wall edges near the ceiling!
Please do again with the camera pointing at what you're doing. I get the idea, but that fish eye lens is so distracting. Thanks.. a genius idea.
Thank you for this video. I’m going to need this to get those lines straight and just couldn’t figure it out. Much appreciation from a colorblind painter !! Hey i just don’t pick the paint !!!😅
Dude! You are the MAN!!! I never thought of doing anything like this, I'm not a painter just a weekend DIY'er but I've never been able to do a straight line. Now I can! You FN rock!!! Thanks and much success...
That's awesome Airbnb Lifestyle!! I'm glad you found my ceiling painting hack helpful. I'm a self taught painter and drywaller which gives me some out of the box thinking when it comes to tips and tricks with painting, drywall and texturing. Which is helpful for do it yourself like you and even professional's. Be sure to subscribe to learn even more helpful tricks ua-cam.com/users/PeckDrywallPainting Thank you for the kind words. Take care, -Paul
Nice job man, this is the only way to achieve a true straight line of caulk, and it is fast too. As you are an dry waller, can I ask why my painwork has cracked on my dry wall (dot and dab) I have done 3 coats of dulux trade supermatt watered right down, sanding and filling in-between. I have managed to sort the mess of dinks all over the walls, and have achieved a perfectly flat finish, but, the paint has tiny hairline cracks everywhere. I'm not worried because I will be painting vinyl matt on ceiling and dulux endurance on walls for finish coats, so the plastic shouldn't crack (he say's) but I would just like to know why my supermatt has cracked? I'm wondering if the cowboys who did the dry wall job didn't prime the walls properly, if I maybe didn't water down the paint enough, or possibly the water itself has contaminated the paint? I am probably going to pick some floetrol up tomorrow as I am maybe being cheap using water to thin?
Or If you have the accent wall color that is not getting painted and then you could do the same thing with the accent wall color instead of caulking which will plug up any gaps and guarantee that you will not have white cock showing in those gaps on the untouched wow that isn't going to be painted
Great tip. Thank you.
Wow! What a difference in the looks. I see what you mean.
THANK YOUUUUUUU !!! 😩
Genius genius genius!! Thank you!
Right on Camille!💥 Thanks so much for watching and subscribing!😎 -Paul
Great. I’m a homeowner DIYer. Thanks for the tip.
Right on Helen!💥👍🏻 I really appreciate your feedback. Thanks so much for watching and subscribing!
nice tip 👌
Good advice almost. You should've painted the caulking immediately, then pull your tape. That caulking left unpainted will yellow over time, and it doesn't look good. I've done it both ways.
It cracks. Must be mixed with primer or paint. I'm gonna try this at work tommorow tho. I've been meaning to try it
Don't wanna paint over wet caulking
They make fast dry caulk that can be painted over in 20 minutes. Many paint stores and Home Depot has Alex fast dry caulk. Leaving it raw will discolor while the ceiling stays white.
@@johnbelvin5216 Chuck is right. Usually you don't want to paint over wet caulking, but it works great in this application and is a common trick among painters. The line comes out cleaner when it can cleanly seperate the wet material vs the slight tearing you get once it's dried (as it's essentially ripping the thin overlap).
@@coltonmccormack8978 no Chuck is not right and you're not right either.. okay you go ahead and paint over wet caulking you dumbass. Caulk should be dry when it's painted over to leave a skin of color paint over top of the caulk, and when you brush wet caulk
it can knock the line of caulk out of smoothness,learn how to paint. Simple point is you don't paint over a wet caulk.. ever. When caulk dries,water evaporates out and the caulk shrinks a bit, if you have wet paint over it it can make hairline cracks in the paint.
So am I correct in thinking you matched the caulk to the ceiling color and did not have to cover the caulk with the white ceiling color paint? Seems I’ve seen this hack using a clear caulk that had to be painted over with either the wall or ceiling color.
What color caulk would you use when the ceiling is SW7008 alabaster color?
good stuff Paul
+Benhardt Construction and Remodeling I appreciate it Bob!👊🏻😎
I’m cutting in a basement for a homeowner and free handing was not doing it. Thank you for these tips!
My dad was a professional painter, and he could cut a straight, level line mid wall if need be. Me. fair, but on texture, it does become more difficult. I started painting the wall first, then taped and sheeted with plastic, then sprayed the ceiling. Looks nice, but much more work. Like this approach. What do you think of applying the caulking before painting, then spraying/rolling the ceiling, then cut in with the wall color?
I really want to watch but am getting very motion sick. The fish eye view is not helping. OMG
Why would you stop several feet from the corners though? Don’t you find doing corner-to-corner more efficient?
I think you should caulking first with no tape and at the end after several coat you tape right over the dry caulk to make straight line
or paint your ceiling first then caulk corners and cut the sidewall by hand, the caulk brings it out and up to ceiling, straight lined and tight, Balaam, you just saved aaaall that extra time and materials, a 8 year old could do it!!!
thanks alot mate ! appreciate the response
Always happy to help out my friend!🤙 -Paul
Hello everyone. You are supposed to paint over the wet caulk and pull the tape off immediately.
That's crap you don't paint over wet caulk, when caulk dries it shrinks and then you'll have the paint line have small hairline cracks, painting of a wet caulk can distort the caulk also
Why didn't you paint the caulk afterwards???
Hi. What kind of caulk (or is that the same as sealant. Should I get a sealant instead?) should I tell the staff at the hardware store for the gap between the ceiling and the wall (no molding) for the bathroom (dirt keep falling from the gaps in the bathroom especially) and between the wall and floor (to minimize critters like ants from coming in).
Thank you in advance.
God bless, Proverbs 31
I use white Caulk and make sure its paintable.
This is definitely quicker than the method I am going to try tomorrow. I have flat ceiling white stomped ceiling and darker color satin finish walls. I've cut-in a few sections of wall but even with a fairly steady hand I am not satisfied with my cut. What I plan to do, although it will take longer, is to run the darker wall paint slightly on to the ceiling edge. After drying I will apply painters tape to the satin finish wall (it won't peel satin paint off, but it sure does flat ceiling white!). Then I will take a 1/2" to 1" wide artist brush and apply an application of ceiling white on to the taped line to get my "white" cut-in. PS- I am retired so I have the time to be anal about my painting. DO ANY OF YOU SEMI-PROS THINK THIS WILL WORK WELL? Thanks for your responses.
Hi Teddy, that sounds like a plan.👍🏻 Here’s another trick for ya: If you dry brush the paint over the edge of the tape first and let that dry. That will seal the tape so your cut in will not bleed through the tape creating a nice straight cut line when you peel the tape!et me know how it goes. Thanks so much for watching and subscribing!😎 -Paul
also would the tape remove my paint on the wall ?
thanks
The tape could take some paint off the wall if the wall paint is not completely dry or if there's any kind of situation with moisture or something like that. Take care, -Paul
You can tape caulk and paint edge with 3"in brush for cutting depending finish and or 3/8"in nap 4"in roller hit it lightly and immediately remove tape nice and slow opposite direction or roller ir brush stroke applied- use frog tape.
When do you paint? That works if your doing a bright white ceiling but what about if we want to darker opposing colors on adjoining walls? Do you paint immediately after you caulk, then pull the tape?
Hey Shawn, What I would do if you're not doing a white ceiling. I would do a super tight bead of caulk without using any tape before you do any painting. Then paint your ceiling as first. Next place the blue painters tape on the ceiling along the corner where the ceiling intersects with the wall. Now take your cut brush and just barely put any paint on your brush (dry brush) and just paint along the tap. Try not to pile up any paint in the corner or on the tape (this will seal the tape so that on your next coat the paint won't bleed thru the tape leaving you with a nice straight cut line when you pull the tape). Immediately after you do your second cut in, pull the tape off of the ceiling while the cut in is still wet. Then finish rolling out the second coat on the walls. Hope this helps and let me know if you have any more questions. Take care, -Paul
thats what I was thinking, this is not cutting the cieling in this is filling voids and caulking the cieling
I have never been successful using painters tape on a white flat ceiling without pulling the paint off as I remove the tape.
can i apply the caulk after the room has been painted as the edges are really rough and have tiny bumps in them
Hi Adwaan, yes just make sure the paint on the ceiling and wall is completely dry. Hope this helps, -Paul
This was after you painted the room correct?
Yes.👍🏻
Vids a little deceiving. If you don't paint over it, the latex in the caulk to will turn yellow within about a month. Otherwise yep, just like the pros. Nice vid.
Yup, enjoy a yellow line around that ceiling In couple years.
I gave the customer what they wanted, without having to repaint all of the walls. They were very happy. Guess who they’re calling when it’s time to paint?✅🤓#repeatcustomers
i got a darker color of paint on my ceiling what is the best way to remove, paint white first then do the caulking ?
I love this idea and am going to try it tonight on my living room project.
Hi Dawn. Yes, paint the ceiling white. Then caulk it in.👍🏻 Here’s a video where take this technique a little further and cut in the ceiling with white one more time after caulking. ua-cam.com/video/tHW1qWPW5b8/v-deo.html Let me know how it goes or if you have any other questions.👍🏻 Good luck! -Paul
What kind caulking do I use?
Hey Aaron, I like to use a paintable bright white acrylic caulk. I hope this helps. Thanks so much for watching and subscribing! Rock on! -Paul
Makes sense, caulk trim why not caulk ceiling , now if they could just make painters tape for $2 a roll instead of 7$ a roll...wtf
Pro painters h8 u now for sharing this secret!
Yeah but Do It Yourself types love me! 🍻
...the problem with that is that after a while tgat caulking will turn uo yellowish and also when. Tge caulking cracks you gonna have double work to do removin all that caulking. Though that's a great rhing to do when you wanna achieve a perfect line for a short amount of time
Guess I’m a moron, I don’t know how that helps without using the wall color paint I’m painting wall with . Old wall in the garage is light pink. Not painting ceiling, new color is light grey, the caulk is t thick enough to cover up the old pink color, Ned to take her popcorn ceiling I guess abs run my caulk wipe off, then run light grey pull tape then but having problem with tape sticking to ceiling
HI. I watched your video and did what you showed. Why in God's name you didn't include the critical part of painting that section before taking off the tape is beyond me. SO I HOPE EVERYONE WHO WATCHES THIS VIDEO WILL LEARN FROM MY AND YOUR MISTAKE. PAINT THAT SECTION BEFORE TAKING OFF THE TAPE!!
Why not just caulk the ceilings edges after the first coat...let it dry over night and cut in the walls with a straight line the next day? That caulk will dry a different colour to the white and will be noticeable after a day or 2 doing it this way
That's exactly what I did in (Part 2) of this video. ua-cam.com/video/tHW1qWPW5b8/v-deo.html But you can get away with doing a very fine bead of caulk without doing the second coat. You can't see any color variation from the white caulk color to the ceiling paints white color. If you could I would not do this technique. -Paul
good lord, mount that camera on a tripod
Im a painter and dude this idea is been around for decades
wtf. no paint? dude, you're crazy. that shit turns yellow in no time and you already did the hard part. paint the edge!
Mack, I'm saying it's an option sometime, in some situations. I actually did paint this one- ua-cam.com/video/tHW1qWPW5b8/v-deo.html 😁 -Paul
Paul Peck yeah. my bad. didn't mean to come off hostile, was just confused
by the way, have you tried a picasso, silver tip, or alpha? thoughts?
a straight line of caulk anyway.
Yes, a straight caulk line giving the illusion of a straight painted cut line. And you'll be the only one that knows. Don't knock it till you try it! Thanks for playing though...
Paul Peck
I'll definitely try it, I searched this out and found several methods, some good (like this one) some horrible; caulk, let it dry, tape, paint, let it dry, another coat of dried paint, then slice through all that with a box cutter. I also like the tape then clear caulk, wipe most of it off and paint while its all wet pull off the tape. I'm a handyman so I have to paint a lot, and need all the tricks I can get. Thanks for posting.
Waste of time taping the walls practice free hand with an angle brush is the way to go
Paint the caulking come on dude
I did. 😁 ua-cam.com/video/tHW1qWPW5b8/v-deo.html
Can you say chalk line?
Chalk line...😇
😂😂😂 lol come on guys get a little serious you supposed to culk before painting, now you're gonna work twice.
Daniel Teniza I agree prep all before paint.
If you paint long enough you can cut a line without tape.
Yes this is bullshit and a waste of time. If I don't have a nice smooth line between wall and ceiling I'll run a caulk bead and finger it smooth both ways, let it dry,paint ceiling two coats then paint your wall 2coats done deal.
Wtf you can’t just leave un painted caulking Man U need to do this and cut in before the chalk it dry n pull your tape n that’s how you get a str8 cut in you didn’t cut in anything
Great for getting the money and a first impression BUT it will CRACK in 5 years and become crooked you may prolong the life by PAINTING over the Caulk that's WHY you're using "paintable" Caulk. A real Painter like myself uses an ultra stiff brush and can go around that room in 30 minutes then make corrections in 15 minutes by hand and warranties his work for 10 years this is what they do in new construction. That's why my biz is Thriving. I fix that crap by hand left and right straighter than any tape line. But great for a diyer.
I agree that's bullshit .
The house we just bought was painted that horrible gray. I have no idea why everyone is into that gray now. It was freshly done for the sale. I repainted the whole thing. Like living in a submarine. Sucked all the light out of the house. SO ugly.! I'm doing the ceilings now, nice tip thanks
What color did you use?