Interior Painting Step 4: Painting the Trim

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11 жыл бұрын

Venmo @John-Burbidge-3 to buy me a beer for making these free videos. Thx! :) John Burbidge, author of the book "Watching Paint Dry," shows how to paint interior trim with a brush and get great results. Visit www.howtopaintahouseright.com/ to view a complete series of videos on interior and exterior house painting!

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@goldivox 6 жыл бұрын

I've been painting for over 50 years - this is how I was taught and believe is timelessly correct - great info!!

@robotecarom 2 жыл бұрын

One of the best how-to videos I’ve ever seen. I rewatch this series every time I paint a room.

@nancyworsley5057 9 ай бұрын

Most helpful trim instruction I have watched! For real people with real houses.

@SoapyHB 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! That little tip about the trim was just what I needed!... and it also seems it's probably best to do the trims first and THEN cut in the colour on the wall. We live and learn.

@paulmichaelmark 4 жыл бұрын

As a pro painter we always do trim before walls. So much easier to cut wall into trim versas trim into wall.

@petepete6912 2 жыл бұрын

It depends on colors. If the wall paint is light and the trim is very dark, I do the walls first and vice versa, otherwise you can have problems with coverage. Scoring the seam between the wall and the trim with a putty knife also helps to keep the paint from flowing from one surface to the other.

@lurchermama9146 Жыл бұрын

Every time I paint I re-watch this. So helpful. Thank you 👍

@JonathanThompson1320 5 жыл бұрын

Dude. You are so amazing. We have been painting our home for over a year now. I still go back and watch your videos. I printed out your PDF document and I read it each time we do a room to make sure I do not miss steps. Thank you so much. Our home is becoming more and more beautiful each day thanks to your videos and shared knowledge.

@bobmartin7409 4 жыл бұрын

I find it easier to paint the trim first, particularity if the trim is a different color than your paint color. I find it easier to cut the wall paint to the trim then the other way around. Not knocking you though, your brush work is great. Painting the trim to the center was a great tip!

@Midman1972 Жыл бұрын

I use a 5:1 putty knife edge to tear tape straight. This does a perfectly clean job without relying on my ability to cut a straight line with a knife.

@SueRosalie 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic series - so much helpful detail - I have been painting my entire house by myself

@taurinenrgy 10 жыл бұрын

I've been painting for a few years now and I learned by doing it I did not have the opportunity to learned from someone who new very well this kind of work and it's very interesting to see that your techniques and mine are about 90% simular but you do a lot better job than I do at explaining the procedure of painting. Thank you.

@kimberleerivera7062 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Thank you so very much for taking the time and for your patience to show us your hard work and helping us to paint too!

@mammamathews 5 жыл бұрын

You have helped me so much today! You are a very good teacher and I really appreciate how you explained everything clearly then showed how to do it. Thank you so much. I can’t wait to paint.

@douglasshapiro9013 4 жыл бұрын

Best painting tips video I’ve ever watched. Hands down. Thank you!!

@OscarGonzalez-ox5bs 4 жыл бұрын

I got some experience in painting but i enjoy watching and learning new tips and tricks, so far ive watched 5 of your videos and you do a great job explaining things!

@shadysbaby97 7 жыл бұрын

Best painting videos I've come across, you explain the process very well!

@melodybrown986 7 жыл бұрын

VERY friendly, video! Thorough yet cuts to the chase- feel like I went to a virtual class and got to be at the front during the demo. Filmed really well with the close ups and examples of what to do/not to do. THANK YOU!!

@howtopaintahouse 10 жыл бұрын

Roller pans don't hold enough paint and need constant refilling, they are easy to step on and spill, and it's much harder to get the roller to "roll" on the pan as opposed to using a ramp/grid in a 5-gallon bucket--the grid really grabs the roller and helps distribute the paint evenly on the roller cover. Plus 5-gallon buckets have handles to grab and move them around the room as you go. I do keep a few pans around to use on small jobs like painting a door or trying on colors.

@chrissy212e 4 жыл бұрын

I will look into getting one of these makes a lot of sense

@opeyemiakele279 7 жыл бұрын

your videos are so helpful. as a first time homeowner I painted all by myself and it truly looks like a professional work

@newellbarrett5537 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks John, Best painting videos out there, practical, down to earth, expeditious and utilitarian

@StaceyHerewegrowagain Жыл бұрын

Great video and easy to follow. This is going to be so helpful because I have a ton of trim to repaint from the previous owners. Thanks a bunch! Have a great day!

@Mr1keykneedeep 8 жыл бұрын

In my opinion, you have the best tips for us everyday joes. I learned the hard way- ha. Now I listen, and always buy premium brushes, paints, and tapes. It pays off big time in the end. I used that 3 1/2 brush and what a time and labor saver. Thanks for the great tips.

@MarcosJ-mq4lk 7 жыл бұрын

Subbed even though ive been painting on and off for 32yrs and passed nvq level II in 1993 mander college....One can always learn something ;)

@roryoconnor5533 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent videos. Your explanations are extremely clear and precise.

@respawnicon 3 жыл бұрын

This guys the best on youtube

@Brighterimagecarpetcare 8 жыл бұрын

Really enjoy your videos. Keep them coming!

@junellharris9137 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video series. It's very helpful.

@hughseagraves7036 8 жыл бұрын

Very helpful. Thanks. A friend of mine advises doing the cut-ins by hand, also.

@slater1ist 10 жыл бұрын

OooOo another great video by the coolest chatty video painter i've ever met!

@wolf360090 7 жыл бұрын

painting trim first is always better,and faster then trying to paint it after the walls have already been painted

@itsreginatv 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! Thanks. I am going to try these helpful tricks.

@djexclusivee 5 жыл бұрын

You seem like a happy good guy. God bless ya man

@hmrworld2925 2 жыл бұрын

Love these videos and the edits. Educational and funn

@mimigrow8113 8 жыл бұрын

great tips, very helpful!

@NaturalMystic71 3 жыл бұрын

Great tips...and music! Thank you!

@SuperBrilliantbrunet 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent!!

@benoit.gerin-lajoie 5 жыл бұрын

Great music pal ! That's what I want to listen while painting...

@mgrleigh 8 жыл бұрын

Very helpful and informative, thank you!

@quinnsilence 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I was looking for. Thx

@marcellomarocco1533 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this informative video

@CultureScreen 2 жыл бұрын

This helped a lot! Thank you sir.

@idawillis5997 11 жыл бұрын

Well done!

@ricearoni2015 4 жыл бұрын

i like it, about to try

@dano184 8 жыл бұрын

Excellent!

@oddsandendsofstuff 6 жыл бұрын

great video!

@petepete6912 2 жыл бұрын

Carefully scoring a shallow groove between trim and wall with a flexible putty knife will create a groove that will act like a dam between the trim paint and the wall, as long as the paint isn't loaded up to much in the seam. If there is too much paint build up between the trim and the wall, clean up those seams BRFORE you do the walls. You can use the same technique between the ceiling and walls, but use a duller knife to prevent tearing through the sheetrock tape.

@shas400 4 жыл бұрын

Great tips👍

@goldivox 6 жыл бұрын

Also happy to see ambidextrous painting - keep it up - you're areal pro

@LP-sy3md 8 жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing

@vinniejones5859 8 жыл бұрын

YOU ARE THEE BEST!!! THANK YOU💯

@alvinquintana5641 8 жыл бұрын

awsome!

@brandonsesena6273 6 жыл бұрын

Nice!👍

@parminderk9331 6 жыл бұрын

Good stuff thanks

@davidcocks7942 9 жыл бұрын

another quality video thanks

@1995Benzo 5 жыл бұрын

David Cocks Interesting name Dave!

@farukatasever2933 6 жыл бұрын

BRAVO.

@jooo9924 10 жыл бұрын

Nice video

@teenapullen7288 7 жыл бұрын

thank you so much for all the steps, looks easy but I know its not again thank you

@tonym6920 8 жыл бұрын

Great video! Lots of stuff I never imagined went into painting a room. I guess in addition to the proper technique, having the proper equipment is key to producing great work. Thanks again. PS music is great too 😀. Say, do you have any tips on painting an outside porch?

@killamist666 6 жыл бұрын

4:21 Ooops! You clumped the ceiling my friend, only messing, Good job! 👍

@ggcry 4 жыл бұрын

Hi @howtopaintahouse Love your tips about angles! What if you have a ceiling architrave. Do you treat it like a baseboard and run the paint slightly onto the wall? Giving the ceilings/trim a new coat soon!

@ncnuggets 11 ай бұрын

I use the opposite method. I paint the trim with a brush and whiz roller and after its dried tape the upper lip with an 8th of an inch of tape to the wall. Works like a charm.

@MathCuriousity 10 ай бұрын

You have 1/8th inch covering the wall?

@ncnuggets 10 ай бұрын

@@MathCuriousity correct. From the baseboard so the tape "floats," off the upper edge of the base. It catches a lot of back roll too.

@MathCuriousity 10 ай бұрын

@@ncnuggets I see thank you.

@ncnuggets 10 ай бұрын

@@MathCuriousity don't forget to press firmly. I can't stress that enough. For a nice crisp line, leave no air bubbles. Take your time if you're new as you roll the tape out watching the line. Stay as straight as you can. Use a putty knife and firmly glide it across the tape afterwards.

@mloclam6917 9 жыл бұрын

I am an English painter who has moved to Sweden & here they roll directly from a 10 litre tub and twist the roller and roll directly onto the work surface.

@DiSVINCENNES 7 жыл бұрын

super video :))

@1995Benzo 5 жыл бұрын

Dude, you just got SUBBED!

@jonathanrider4417 7 жыл бұрын

Great series John - well done and very helpful. I have an older house with plaster walls; the door trim is a 3/4" half round covering part of the door frame and the plaster joint. It is a simple detail - but difficult to paint. I have tried free handing and I have tried taping. I haven't been satisfied with the result yet. I am currently repainting a room. I have the first coat of paint on the walls and the ceiling is finished with 2 coats. I am planning to do the trim now (two coats - freehand) followed by the final wall coat freehand that I will attempt to finish up to this half round trim at the doors. Am I on the right track here or do you have any recommendations?

@martinlopez1353 Жыл бұрын

Great series! unfortunately i see that you've abandoned the channel years ago, very sad actually this Channel is Fantastic

@americanoutlaw3968 8 жыл бұрын

Yes paint the ceiling first then the crown molding, frames, walls and last the base boards.

@JohnDoe-ht1de 4 жыл бұрын

Would you recommend a latex extender to help thin out the paint for better flow and less visible brush marks?

@LosoIAm 4 жыл бұрын

I was paying too much attention on what you were doing and didn't notice the roller bump until you mentioned it - it is good to know that mistakes happen even for pro's. Many thanks for such a great video - so many useful tips!

@WatersandWilderness 3 жыл бұрын

I think that doors should be spray painted. You can see the roller marks when you use a roller.

@muhamadhelmiroslan1978 8 жыл бұрын

hai sir, Can i know what the code of this colour, it looks so nice and soft.

@vitaliyg3516 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@americanoutlaw3968 8 жыл бұрын

how long has the wall dried before you put the masking tape on it to paint the door ?

@benh9961 3 жыл бұрын

谢谢

@whitstableguy1 6 жыл бұрын

Again great stuff and advice, however going to the extent of removing the door complete as I deffo would agree to do, including the hinges,I would also recommend removing all hardware inc door handles and even the door latches as easier to paint if removed than masking around them, darn sight easier refitting them after painting than reinstating the door complete with hinges (been there got T shirt) it's easy getting the fecker off but complete nighmare putting the bugger back on!! Ha!

@goldivox 6 жыл бұрын

A real pro, that is

@BillSW 2 жыл бұрын

do u add flotrol or any additive to your trim paint to remove bristle marks?

@coachab100 Жыл бұрын

If you are painting trim in same color, etc, do you sand the trim first?

@lenblack1462 4 жыл бұрын

Can you use a mini roller on the trim (door frame)?

@usalawn 8 жыл бұрын

We always paint the Base & Trim before the walls, after dry we lay frog tape on the top of the base and hand cut the trim..

@LosoIAm 4 жыл бұрын

Interesting comment; in my inexperience as a house painter, I'd like to do the base last; this is because I almost always get paint runs onto the base trims.

@pixaxeprepper384 Жыл бұрын

How you paint trim when two doors are close together? Paint brush is hard to navigate between the 2 trims.

@neilm7902 Жыл бұрын

3:25 - The third leg, LOL

@fkp1692 2 жыл бұрын

Should I caulk the trim before or after I paint?

@dongemus 9 жыл бұрын

Excellent advice! (from a painter here)

@howtopaintahouse 9 жыл бұрын

Don Gemus Thanks!

@waltergomero 8 жыл бұрын

You make things easy sir. Thank you for the tips.

@YasaminMusic 6 жыл бұрын

Thank uuuuu!!!

@craigcode7103 5 жыл бұрын

Everyone has their own method.I am a professional painter and ALWAYS paint the trim first other than the baseboard.I do the baseboard last to cover any splatter and it's easier to cut a straight line that way.If installing new baseboard I like to put at least one coat paint on it before it goes onto wall.Again,not saying this guy is wrong.

@marijuanero1 9 жыл бұрын

nice job,:- you a 10 points

@Nttmf 3 жыл бұрын

Are you painting gloss on the trim and doors?

@diverdave4056 Ай бұрын

WELL ... to be honest - It is 10 times easier and faster for a home owner - to always paint the trim FIRST ! you can allow the paint to cover a 1/2 inch to to an inch or more of the wall . Then when you paint the wall it far easier to cut a clean line to the trim with the wall color . and YES I painted a lot of rooms with working at a high school for 4 years , 10 years painting college dorm rooms and my brothers and sisters and friends homes and condos

@petercharles4353 7 жыл бұрын

If you were painting an entire room. Wouldn't it be easier to paint all the trim first then tape it off if necessary to roll? Then edge the ceiling and roll it, then edge the walls and roll them? Or am I missing something?

@chrissy212e 4 жыл бұрын

Good point but Im sure it works both ways depending on your preference

@americanoutlaw3968 8 жыл бұрын

a square 2.5" brush works best on walls and a 2.0" square brush works best on trim, including window webbing.

@audnbob1 3 жыл бұрын

I free hand it now too, I'm worse with the tape and end up with bad results every time having to repeat it all. Ugh....

@carbonarrow7 3 жыл бұрын

How about a video on how to get your paint brushes cleaned out from all the paint on the inside of the bristles?

@BOTTLEDZ28 2 жыл бұрын

Why not paint the trim first and then cut in the walls around the trim just like you do for the ceiling?

@emadnadi4603 9 жыл бұрын

Isn't easier to remove the trims , paint the wall fast even if you slightly paint over jamb, then paint the trims and put them back securing perfect edge?

@howtopaintahouse 9 жыл бұрын

***** Removing trim is a lot of work...I wouldn't personally do that when painting a room. However, if you are working on new construction, it's always easier to paint the walls BEFORE the trim is installed, if possible.

@hawkinsgabe 7 жыл бұрын

How do you paint the edge of the trim on the "third leg" when it's so close to the corner of the room?

@ahigacheveyo4221 6 жыл бұрын

you don't have to if it's not visible

@surfersuzieb 9 жыл бұрын

where can I get one?

@idamorgan8661 7 ай бұрын

How come you didn't paint the bottom and top of the door first?

@JonathanThompson1320 5 жыл бұрын

For the interior door, do you have preference in painting it leaning against the or flat on top of two sawhorses?

@jordanxfile 5 жыл бұрын

Flat on top of sawhorses, is definitely easier in terms of application. Especially, if you have a rails and stiles kind of door, because those kinds of doors can have paint pooling on the inner edges and corners where the panel meets the rails and stiles. For a flat door, since you can use a roller all over, it wouldn't matter that much. One more thing, everyone may not have enough room in the area they're painting, since keeping the door leaning against a wall saves floor space, it might be preferred. If you have enough room to lay it on sawhorses though, that would be the way to go. Plus, laying it flat makes it easier to paint all four sides of the door while you're doing the front or back. PS: I'm not a painter, but I have painted all the woodwork and all ceilings and walls in my apartment more than once.