Painting skirting boards

Jolaaled

Please please does anyone have any tips on how to paint a skirting board without having to take up the carpet??
thanks

aussielle

masking tape..peel it off when you've finished painting

Jolaaled

i knew there'd be a really simple solution! thanks, Aussielle!

N9eav

You can buy a flat plastic bevelled thingy at Most DIY shops. It has a handle and you can use it as a drip catcher for window and carpets etc.

Jolaaled

You can buy a flat plastic bevelled thingy at Most DIY shops.  It has a handle and you can use it as a drip catcher for window and carpets etc.  

Cheers, N9

squarecat

I have also used Lakeland fleximats to protect the carpet.

sharonp123_2

squarecat wrote: »

I have also used Lakeland fleximats to protect the carpet.

I have been painting my skirting boards and found Squarecat's suggestion to protect my carpet. I bought some Lakeland flaxible chopping boards today and I am THRILLED at how well they work when painting. Thank you so much - I was going mad before I found these.
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olias

Carboard! - Cereal packets are best. Just tuck them under the skirting to protect them and paint. The advantage of this is that you can leave them in place until the paint is touch dry (provided you have plenty of cardboard that is!) The problem with the plastic protector things is that everytime you move them along to do the next bit of skirting, the carpet pile springs back up and sticks to the wet paint.

Olias

misgrace

You beat me too it olias I was going to suggest the same, its so easy, you just place the cardboard against the skirtings and press hard against the carpet.

Tucker

Is there any reason why, you wouldn't just lift the carpet back off the grip rods, peel it back or so a foot and tape it or put something on it till the paint dries?

or am I missing an obvious reason why that's not practical?

suisidevw

Because then you have to stretch it to refit properly?