When painting I have ALWAYS cut before I roll. Never really gave it a second thought. I just figured if you cut first then roll you will roll out more brush marks for a better looking finish. This guy I was working with insisted on rolling first and cutting after. Went on to say how it blends better with the different textures of the brush vs. roller and he's been doing it like that for 25 years yada yada. IMHO it looks like crap doing it that way. I loath painting to begin with but end up doing an adequate job the way I do it. Have I been doing it wrong all these years?
I'm guessing you mean trimming the room first then rolling the walls? I don't think it matters which way you do it if you do it right, but it's easier to disguise being bad at it by trimming first.
We usually "cut in" before rolling. BUT we work together and I roll as she cuts in. So sometimes I get ahead of her and roll first.
Cut in ... around trim, inside corners, where wall and ceiling meet, along baseboard, outlets, light fixtures, countertops etc... Anywhere you need a brush instead of a roller is called cutting in.
I get ya....just never heard the term. Let me ask this.....do you use the blue tape? If I didn't, I'd .....ok, cut first.
Not usually. I've gotten pretty good at putting the paint where I want. Every once in awhile whenn i'm not in the mood to be patient I'll just tape everything and go to town. But once I get in the groove of cutting in, I can usually fly with it and have limited boo boos. I've also learne not to cut too far ahead of yourself. Always roll over wet cuts. It blends together better when one doesn't dry before the other. So depending on the size of the wall I will cut one maybe two walls and grab the roller and roll them out before the cut lines dry. disclaimer.... this is just my personal observation from painting. I could have no clue what I'm talking about.
Cut first (wife does this), then follow up with a roller. We don't mask, either. I think a steady hand and a GOOD brush works just as well at least for wall/ceiling joints.
Yep good point, a good brush is well worth it. I dont' even think about wall/ceiling joints... just cruise by them. Kitchens and bathrooms have so much junk to cut around I sometimes think it takes less time taping everything and painting rather than being carefull and cutting in without tape.
NY....I hate painting. I don't have the patience for it. What I do is tape, first. Then I roll......then I cut. My thinking is, the "cut" paint color is usually lighter than the wall color. If I tape the trim pieces well enough, I can roll right up to the trim boards. If there's already existing paint on the trim boards (and you're not changing it), being EXACT isn't as important. I just have to be good (not great). I just did a room like this a couple weeks ago. I had to "cut" very little in the inside corners; roof/wall juncture and around the door and window trim boards. What would REALLY suck, is trying to paint over the boo-boos (in construction, we call these "holidays") on the trim with light(er) paint. Like I said, I hate painting, and I have no idea if I'm doing it the easy way or the hard way.
Haha, she'll be working, but I'll be hanging drywall, then taping/mudding, and then MORE painting for her:D I HATE painting, too. I also suck at it which is why she does the hard stuff.
Yeah I hear what you're saying. If the trim has already been messed up by the previous person then it doesn't really matter. Get the roller as close as you can at that point because you can't make it any worse than it is. But if you have crystal clear trim and needed the walls painted around it that is a different story.
I'll ask the wife what she does and get back to you. :D Painting the inside of the house is her department. In fact she is doing one of the bedrooms as I type this. She is not happy with the paint so I don't think I will bother her just now. LOL Seriously... we cut and then roll. I don't think I've ever seen anyone do it different... but then I try to aviod being around when someone is painting the inside of their house... ours included. I would rather scrape and paint the outside of the house. I don't mind that at all. Tim
Never heard the term cut either. I loath painting, can't stand It!! The g/f takes care of the painting In the house when It needs to be done.
