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Dead_Parrot

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3. Coving

Tue Mar 20, 2012, 04:00 PM

Mar 2012

I get that, and it bugs the hell out me: If the walls/ceiling are irregular, it's damn near impossible to get the right color on the right surface. What's worked for me is adding some cheap, flexible coving to cover the join. If you fix it with adhesive (some come with a peel-and-stick backing) it's not too much like hard work.

If the wall's so lumpy you have to plug gaps in the coving with filler, paint the coving ceiling colored but the face-down, bottom edge of the coving wall colored - it's in shadow so you can't really see it, and you finish the color on an outside corner which is easier to keep neat. You can also paint the coving before putting it up, which helps.

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Need advice regarding painting. [View all] Laurian Mar 2012 OP

First, you will always see flaws jeff47 Mar 2012 #1

Thanks so much for the quick reply. Laurian Mar 2012 #4

Trust me, nobody will notice. Warpy Mar 2012 #2

Thanks for the encouragement! Laurian Mar 2012 #5

Coving Dead_Parrot Mar 2012 #3

Thanks. Laurian Mar 2012 #6

It's a small moulding jeff47 Mar 2012 #8

Yeah, same thing Dead_Parrot Mar 2012 #9

Ah, that explains it. Laurian Mar 2012 #11

lol... Dead_Parrot Mar 2012 #12

Oh, my! Laurian Mar 2012 #14

Don't use tape. The texture on the wall or ceiling prevents it from lying flat. mbperrin Mar 2012 #7

Thanks for the tip. Laurian Mar 2012 #10

You're welcome. mbperrin Mar 2012 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Mar 2012 #22

I don't think it will be very noticable overall NEOhiodemocrat Mar 2012 #13

From one Buckeye to another, thanks for the advice. Laurian Mar 2012 #15

So how is the painting going? NEOhiodemocrat Mar 2012 #20

The painting is going pretty well. Laurian Mar 2012 #21

As a retired painter of 35 years I second mbperrin's advice, and would add... Adsos Letter Mar 2012 #17

I think your advice will be very helpful. Laurian Mar 2012 #18

I think you got it all . Wash. state Desk Jet Mar 2012 #19