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Any advice for painting skirts above carpet?

milliebear00001 · 2012-03-09 22:46:44

I need to paint the skirting in my bedroom with satin, but have carpet in there. Any advice as to what to do to avoid covering the carpet with paint? I was thinking of a piece of cardboard and pressing down on the carpet, but any better ideas welcome.

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jools27_2 Posts: 1,155 Forumite

11 March 2012 at 12:10PM

Put masking tape on edge of carpet with a slight overlap to skirting, and push it into the gap with a scraper. I always leave it for a couple of days to make sure the paint's dry!

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