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Painting Stripes

If you want to paint a stripe down a wall here’s what you do:

 

 

 

Step 1.      Decide where you want the stripe to start

Step 2.      Measure accurately from one of the walls on either side

Step 3.      Mark the wall LIGHTLY!

Step 4.      Decide how thick you want the stripe to be. Mark the wall LIGHTLY!

Step 5.      Use a plumb-line, a vertical spirit-level or a laser to draw a vertical
                line down the wall on either side

Step 6.      Carefully and accurately apply low-tack masking-tape on the edge of
                each line. This gives you the area to be painted

 

 

 

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Painting Stripes Cutting In If You're In The Process Of Stripping Paint & Varnish

 

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