How To Protect Floor When Painting Baseboards

Protecting the floor should always be one of the first steps you take when prepping a room for painting.

How to protect floor when painting baseboards.

If you want to protect hard surface flooring rosin paper is the best option. It often comes in a roll so you can unroll it and tape sheets together to cover your floor. Al lemke from hopewell junction n y has figured out a way to get masking tape between the baseboard and the carpet when he preps a. If the baseboards don t need masking simply tape the edges of the plastic to the floor.

Wipe down the baseboards with the solution and a sponge. I used a fairly flat tea spoon and rubbed not too rough or hard the blue tape on the floor where the seams meet. Choose rosin paper to protect your hardwood vinyl or tile floors. Spread a drop cloth over the floor to protect the flooring.

If you need to mask baseboards apply a masking film and tape the edge to the plastic sheets that are on the floor. Painting baseboard over a tile floor is simpler than painting over carpeting just be sure to completely mask a few inches of tile to avoid getting paint on the floor. The trick is to use the right tool for the job. Plastic or canvas materials are often slippery on these floors but rosin paper is easy to walk on.

Instead of painting on poly acrylic i went with the suggestion of burnishing. Once you start you can see how it really bonds the tape to the floor.