How to paint walls instead of taping the ceiling when you paint the walls a different color?

Question

I have too much trouble taking down the tape. Either the paint sticks to it and peels off the walls (even when I take it down immediately after painting) or the tape rips off and doesn't come off cleanly.

Answer 1

I suffer from the same 'affliction.'

Get a good, angled paint brush.  Maybe 1 1/2" wide.  Take your time, angle the loaded brush in and up toward the ceiling, (you can use your pinkie finger as a stabilizer of sorts) and paint!  You'll get the hang of it.  I don't even use tape any more.

Answer 2

Use spray tape

Answer 3

i have a steady hand and dont need tape to cut in the walls.  get someone who has a more steady hand to do all the cutting in for you

Answer 4

If you had 2 people to do the trimming... you could have one person hold  a large piece of cardboard to block the paint from spreading to the ceiling and the the other person paint the edge of the wall.

Answer 5

I just finished painting a house top to bottom with no tape. I used a plastic guard to help with edges while using a brush, than used a roller and just was careful to get close enough to the edges to minimize visible brush strokes, but not too close that I touched the other wall with the different color.

You can pick one of these up at any hardware store in the paint section. Essentially, it's an extended plastic spatula and you can get one for $10. Here is a link to what one model looks like:

http://www.tooled-up.com/ShowImage.aspx?...

Happy painting.