My Trick on How to cut in walls!!!

dosen't work, always tape folks.

1/12/24 Great video - I am a semi-retired handyman in Northern California wine country. Cutting in is my thing! I would suggest / recommend that when holding the brush and cutting in that you NEVER flex your wrist - the motion comes FROM THE ELBOW - NOT the forearm/wrist! Because if you move the wrist it creates a radius motion that curves the paint line.

Nice work. Unfortunately that advance is gonna yellow quick.

Dont wanna sound like a know it all but this guy is good for a regular person definitely not a pro painter because real painters don't take that long to cut don't cut 1/4" down from the ceiling lol . Just my opinion and yes I know it's a video tutorial but show your skill level after you do your tutorials show them slowly than bang it out prove your a pro
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I served a 3 yr apprenticeship and been painting for 22 yrs. When you paint long enough over time you have a sort of style or way you will brush roll and spray. Met a lit of painters who hate painting. I consider myself blessed to be a painter and still live what i do. My customers tell me it shows that i love my job.

Blue bristle purdy brushes are only brushes I’ve used for over 15 yrs.

Nice work bro

No miter corners on the trim?

I just thin the paint out with water to get a perfect line, no smudging,

Gotta let the paint "roll” up to the texture. Keep the brush loaded. But not dripping. I always dip and then slap the brush against the sides of my cut pail. Gotta cut both ways. I’ve brush cut tons of walls with a "knock down" ceiling texture. If you don’t know what you’re doing it can be intimidating, try it in a closet 1st to get the hang of it, then onto the rest of the house. Thing about it is, if you get a little paint on the texture, no biggie, come back with the same ceiling paint and touch it up. It’s not the end of the world. Practice & Patience, you’ll be fine.

nice trick but why not remove the door knobs?

Cool... thanks for the tip. Riverside Cnty. is ~3,000mi from me, otherwise, I'd call. Cheers. Jim

This is the missing link I’ve been looking for!
I imagine the line serves also to be a little bit of a border than traps some so it doesn’t seep upwards.
My ongoing dilemma is always the ceiling or walls first argument.
Having two contrasting colors makes this a never ending back and forth battle of touching up each color until my eyes stop telling me it’s acceptable or not.

My original plan on the rooms I’m currently working on was white on white. But because the casing was my most important piece of the project, and it had to be white, the walls had to be done another color my simple scheme was not going to be pleasing.
What surprised me though was that the top shelf Sherman Williams paint (grey) still revealed countless teensy white specks after it dried. My first coat is (except on new work) usually mostly acceptable. Hate admitting this because it’s bad form. The second coat goes really quickly with good paint, but it is still a bit of a hassle.

But I’m certainly trying your tip when I get back to the ladder this afternoon.

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Bro if i spent that long cutting the entire wall i would be fired,let alone 3 feet lol

from the point of view of a left handed painter, you use different angles than I do. its kind of weird watching you.

Woooow a painter who actually cares!!! Good freaking job man! I'd hire you in a heart beat!

You don't get flash on the walls with the advanced under?

Tough cut brother. Very few painters can cut with both hands. Even fewer can cut dark colors against a white ceiling with a textured finish and achieve a good cut line. You showed a close up of your work in progress. Beyond impressive in my professional opinion. There are a lot of videos that show the before and after. Very few show what you just did. Great job! I only have 40 years of experience, so please accept my humble message.

You need a better brush. I use a Zibra Chiseled Edge brush for cutting in.

If you tape the ceiling and then spread a small bead of paintable silicone to fill in the bleed spots of the uneven surface and then paint and take the tape off right away

great trick! Thanks!

Great tip, thank you.

Nice trick. But why the day old avocado wall color. Ugh.

Thanks dude!

I'll be honest I was stressing out a little just watching you, I don't remember exactly but I don't think I was breathing the whole time watching you paint 😆

i hope you get paid by the hour 😴

45 years' experience here, I use a 3'' wall brush or a 4' wall brush if I can get them. Perfect cut line, 3 times faster. I brushout door bucks faster than you can tape and spray them. We were taught the right way buy guys that were around before rollers were invented.

Cutting in left and right handed, now that something I could not do very well at all.

The fact that there isn't a brush with a masking attachment on the market is pretty strange. Seems like it would be an easy thing to develop.

We just finished a project of baseboards and crown moulding using Benjamin moore advance and it turned out realy nice,

Wow. I never would have thought of that.

How come no body is using the edger tool? It works wonderfully and is way faster than cutting in with a brush! Leaves an absolute perfect line every time. You guys are missing the boat!

I painted professionally for a few years. Never seen your tip, but it makes really good sense given my experience. Retired now, but will try that text time I paint. Thanks.

Exactly how I taught myself how to do it ! , Glad Im not the only one doing it .

Does the scratch also draw paint through cappillary action? Does it act as a barrier?

Great trick if you have all day to piss about. A professional decorator would never use this method. It’s a matter of practice.

Its called scribing. You basically create a small groove, or dam in the drywall for your bristles to ride along and make it more difficult for the paint to go beyond it, as long as you're somewhat careful.

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Just like anything...it still takes practice, patience, and skill...

All the years you've been painting and you are very slow

I use a knife like that but more to make sure there’s no loose crud or bumps to throw off the cutting. Prefer a hard to find square cut 2 1/2 sash brush. You can reverse direction with a twitch of the wrist. Also you can flip it over if paint is sagging out and continue on. Your correctly cutting just shy of the mud cove at the intersection of wall and ceiling. Good visuals!

That tip about removing tape as soon as you finish the cut in is like having money in the bank. Paint, then peel the tape, then take your break.

I always cut in ceilings while wearing stilts (Dura- Stilts, 18”- 30”). It’s much faster and less tiring than a step ladder. You just walk along and can easily position your body for best comfort and efficiency. Tip: adjust the stilts so your head just skims the ceiling. Example: 96” ceiling - 72” tall = 24” stilt height. Love your tip with putty knife. I never heard that one before.

Your brush technique is similar to how a car striping painter uses the brush: slowly, with full bristle with pressure contacting the surface- the tip and upper edge will 'track', following your movement. Draw from left to right, using the shoulder, not the wrist or elbow for a smooth line. Pre-painting just below the edge ensures a consistent application with the tip creating the edge.

another reason this works (to paint to within a few mm fron the ceiling) is because of light effects…. at that junction of the ceiling and the wall the contrast is always going to trick the eye to not see the actual line that the two surfaces meet, but instead it merely sees the two different amount of light reflected from two surfaces that are 90° opposed.

Best painter I ever saw was he cut in the ceiling and left a ¼" gap.

Awesome trick love it

Instead of the putty knife try the same with your brush. You're very slow. Seriously that is not how pros work. Your brush is also too small. You don't get enough paint on the wall and slows you down.

Thats a neat tip. Beautiful finish on doors and trims, excellent work.