Hi,
I know you usually attach skirting / coving and then decorate - but is it possible / advisable to paint the edges before attaching them? The reason I ask is I want to get the best finish in terms of nice straight lines when painting.
Along with this it would mean the walls / ceiling are already painted before attaching the named items - will the coving 'stick' to painted surfaces properly?
Hi I think you would be better to fix then paint , you could give a first coat if you wished but the ceilings / walls will rarely be straight flat enough to get a perfect fit. After fixing you will probably need to fill the abutments with caulk try not to make this to thick then leave overnight and then emulsion the ceiling edge and the coving , then cut the emulsion in to the wall . Light colours are easyier than dark colours but the best way is to use a good quality sinthetic brush 3 inch . load the brush and start cutting in about half an inch from the edge and gradully get closer but stop short of actually cutting in . Leave this dry fully and on the next pass cut in fully . With the skirting knot and prime before fitting , fix to the wall and fill any holes and caulk in , if the walls are a light colour then undercoat the skirting and slightly onto the wall , then emulsion and bring this down onto the skirting , apply a second undercoat and then gloss .
Hope this helps a little Pablo
Thanks - but to a newbie can you explain 'knot and prime before fitting'?
On 5 Mar, 21:04, tester wrote: will the coving 'stick' to painted
No!
Patent knotting applied to the knots to stop the sap yellowing through . Dab on a couple of coats with an old bit of rag , its meth based so dries quite quick and won't wash out in white spirit. Then prime the woodwork with acrlic primer , fix to the walls , fill the holes , 2 undercoats and one coat gloss.
Pablo
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