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Opinions Solicited
Topic Started: May 20 2015, 08:28 AM (431 Views)
haili	May 21 2015, 11:42 PM Post #16
Gold Star Member Posts: 7,083 Group: Member Member #387 Joined: September 15, 2006	Back in the days when I used to paint I used an edger, not tape when painting the wall. The white ceiling paint came down to the wall colour and it didn't look wavy. An easy solution might be just to paint the brown next to the ceiling with a good edger. It could be worth a try.



Trotsky	May 22 2015, 12:38 AM Post #17
Big City Boy Posts: 38,319 Group: Member Member #79 Joined: September 8, 2005	If I were painting the white ceiling I could use an edger or even tape on the wall because the wall is smooth and flat, but painting the wall up to a curved caulked junction to a pebbled ceiling is what is daunting. A flat ceiling and a sharp 90 degree angle would make this child's play but I have neither. Painting the ceiling DOWN the wall a bit to a straight line might look a bit silly given how very contrasting the two colors are. I was going to use an edger to touch up as best I could to make it look a bit BETTER than it does now , but I think molding might give a more nearly professional look. Edited by Trotsky, May 22 2015, 12:40 AM.



haili	May 22 2015, 05:41 AM Post #18
Gold Star Member Posts: 7,083 Group: Member Member #387 Joined: September 15, 2006	Those popcorn ceilings are a pain! My edges here look OK but yours must be rougher in spots.



campy	May 23 2015, 01:15 PM Post #19
Handyman Extraordinaire Posts: 28,720 Group: no politics Member #204 Joined: February 2, 2006	Take a dremel sander and smooth them out?



campy	May 24 2015, 06:06 AM Post #20
Handyman Extraordinaire Posts: 28,720 Group: no politics Member #204 Joined: February 2, 2006	By the way. Is the t.v. hung after all the advice and solutions advanced?



campy	May 24 2015, 06:24 AM Post #21
Handyman Extraordinaire Posts: 28,720 Group: no politics Member #204 Joined: February 2, 2006	haili May 21 2015, 11:42 PM Back in the days when I used to paint I used an edger, not tape when painting the wall. The white ceiling paint came down to the wall colour and it didn't look wavy. An easy solution might be just to paint the brown next to the ceiling with a good edger. It could be worth a try. Those edgers are good but unless there is a flat ceiling for the rollers to run on you are better off with a brush pushing upward instead of across. Here's a sample. I didn't do this. A professional painted my apartment before I moved in. Fantastic job all over. Attached to this post: Ceiling.jpg (173.21 KB)



wildie	May 24 2015, 07:10 AM Post #22
Veteran Member Posts: 12,173 Group: Member Member #442 Joined: October 11, 2006	campy May 21 2015, 03:08 PM Quote: I have no laser NOR a chalk line, so I'll have to devise something. Dollar store has twine that they use for laying out foundations. Mason's twine. Just string it out. Doesn't have to be a chalk line. Liquid nails? I'm thinking it's like contact cement. You put some on the whatever you are fastening and fastening to. Then press it in place. I think you have some movement allowed as compared to contact cement before it dries. I have used products like LIQUID NAILS. They are slow to set and need to have something like masking tape to keep the glued item in place until until the glue sets. However, the glue itself is stronger than wood and won't come apart!



campy	May 24 2015, 07:41 AM Post #23
Handyman Extraordinaire Posts: 28,720 Group: no politics Member #204 Joined: February 2, 2006	Ouch. I just hate using masking tape on painted walls. A chunk of paint comes with it when removing it. If you are going into drywall why not just use finishing nails and countersink them. A bit of predrill would help if the nails bend. Edited by campy, May 24 2015, 07:42 AM.



Trotsky	May 24 2015, 09:40 AM Post #24
Big City Boy Posts: 38,319 Group: Member Member #79 Joined: September 8, 2005	campy May 24 2015, 06:06 AM By the way. Is the t.v. hung after all the advice and solutions advanced? Oh sure, long done. Remember 5/8 inch bolts (high strength Grade 8) through the steel studs supporting two mounts and two TV's, one in each room, 37" a tilt and the 46" an extend, tilt, and swivel. They look terrific. I am very proud of that job...something that many said just could not be done with drywall and stamped steel studs. If you want to relive the melodrama: http://s7.zetaboards.com/Worldwide_Seniors/topic/9083102/1/ Campy, when my wall was Navajo White flat and the Ceiling was Navajo White semi gloss, mine looked as good as yours. It's easy to get a straight line when two colors are identical. cheering213 It was when I added the cocoa wall that every mistake was glaring. Edited by Trotsky, May 24 2015, 09:49 AM.



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