How to get straight paint lines.

[@ststst981]

Everyone shitting on him like they're all professional painters. This is good for the casual diy person who doesn't have a lifetime of experience learning to paint perfect lines

[@sharacoe6050]

I love this guy he takes his time teaches slowly so its easy to do. Sharing his craft not lieing or keeping secrets to boast himself. If each one teach one we would have more ppl working and less in need. Helping one another. ❤ #jalpenolover

[@wmg4686]

I’ve been a painting contractor for 15 years and I can second what you are saying. Professionals are able to cut in with the white straight with ease. But the caulking trick with the body color works just fine to for the average person. Nice job jalapeño!

[@chachacha420]

I am a pro and the way he brushes is hilarious. Rookie. Just brush it lol

[@ivanchavez4265]

Well, I think it would help if he puts the tape since the beginning on the baseboard, then the cualk, then let the caulk dry n paint the wall. This is the best way for the DIY's.

[@chachacha420]

@@ivanchavez4265 if u let the caulk dry in the tape it will probably damage the wall when you remove it. Hes doing it right. Just doesnt know how to brush lol

[@alonzomartii]

No matter how good you are are free handed at cutting. You can't never beat tape straight line.

[@matthewerwin4677]

It's not worth the extra time.

[@Jalenhurtsburner]

Facts, their acting like he’s throwing tape on the ceiling so he can cut the walls in

[@slowlynow9]

imagine you’re life being so boring and broke you argue about paint on a youtube video. lol

[@habibimaya]

I guarantee you lines with a brush is straighter than this. You finish with painting the baseboards last. That's where you get your straight lines. Homeowners use alex dap products. I've never seen a respected professional dap anything. I've been painting since 1996.

[@heyjosh8056]

​@habibimaya yup dap sucks plus a freehand line looks better then a tape line any day

[@Stotz360]

All these painters saying they can do perfect lines without the tape. I’ve been a contractor for 30 years and yes there are good painters but if you want it perfect you gotta tape and caulk it. Post videos of your work or STFU.

[@johncorbin5332]

Lmao 30 years still using training wheels

[@Stotz360]

Like I said post a video of you making a perfect line or STFU.

[@brendashea9944]

​@@johncorbin5332lol 😆

[@mightymight365]

The caulking after taping is for textured walls (especially deep textured walls). If you use just tape, the paint will just barely squeeze underneath the tape between the lumps and ridges of the texture not making it a super straight line. Of course, using a Purdy eliminates all that IF you know how to use it/cut properly. For everyone else, this is worth it.

[@authorking6973]

Hey moron no it’s not research more stop talking about something you obviously know nothing about lol…

[@maryjflanagan1922]

I'm from an old school professional family. However, I'm getting older and have high anxiety, I can appreciate this hack.plus, I love the smoothness of caulk on my finger. Lol

[@jeemale9207]

Damn Mary did you just you like a caulk on your finger...

[@egallardo26eg]

@@jeemale9207 she loves the smoothness she said

[@Fiftyshadesofjay1393]

I bet you do…

[@eazydoesit4392]

Lol freaky ass 😂😂

[@joshlittleton7423]

Professional painter here please tape off the base first, then cut it and then roll it this way it doesn’t picture frame on you when you do your second coat picture frame meaning you see a darker outline around the edges, then you do on the wall

[@chrisfigu875]

Love your videos, don’t listen to these haters there’s always another way to do something, it looks great

[@kingreem1741]

Niiiice, I been taping wrong. Thanks for the lesson bro

[@jeshuaadams5869]

It looks amazing, the only thing I will say is, I he sould have introduced the caulking after painting to the corners where the base meets the wall, I would have brought out the base more and made it pop. And since it is the smaller part of the house, I think it deserves more attention

[@Bozwald]

It is a textured wall, it would look haggard if you caulked after paint. I used to think the same thing when I worked for builders, they just want stuff done, don’t do it proper. You caulk, then paint.

[@jeshuaadams5869]

@@Bozwald not if you clean the wall after with a tapered tile sponge. It's how I make my baseboards look perfect

[@Bozwald]

@@jeshuaadams5869 Agree to disagree, the paint does the work of distinguishing the trim from the wall, (assuming it’s painted baseboard. Caulk is not meant to be seen, especially if the trim isn’t white.

[@jayclark5912]

It took me a long time to learn to cut a line. It saved a lot of time. A quality brush is key. Im not a pro but I learned from one.

[@grover2727]

Mr. Jalapeño, you do get a lot of " I could do it better comments " from the keyboard know-it-alls.

[@jordanlong00]

Everyone thinks they don't need tape, until they make 1 tiny mistake, then the regret sets in. And you're wiping spots off baseboards with acetone.

[@shawnr771]

@@jordanlong00 if you use latex wipe them right then no acetone needed.

[@ikeepitsho]

I would say, constructive criticism, but yeah, some commenting may have not picked up a paint brush? 🤦‍♂️🤷‍♀️

[@chachacha420]

I do it better daily🤣🤣

[@strength210]

Definitely appreciate that tip i got a few guys at work that are just starting to paint and im always having to come back n back to explain things and what to do n what not to do with the brush or roller this will definitely hit home run for them tho thanks appreciate it ...,

[@rubensalais1502]

That looks sharp,

[@mikejennings8369]

Thank you bro! Your the best! God bless!

[@donaldduck4867]

I love that you share your skills! Boom!😎👍

[@kevinadams2166]

Looks great man! I tape when painting wall to base to, if the top of the base is wide enough.

[@tomaxxxx536]

I tape and just paint the tape in get perfect lines but don't have to worry about caulk

[@leemerricks9454]

I'm a painter and your videos are Kool bro . 😎

[@jameskelly2777]

You GO👏

[@kauferal]

How long do you wait after caulking to paint? And how long after painting to pull the tape?

[@jimmythejerk7235]

Ideally you wait for the caulk to dry before painting over it.

[@WhiteBeltG]

I like tape depending where the work is. Looks good man

[@ForeverSongMinistries]

Great hack I think I try this with my frog tape. 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@carloscuevas453]

Don't do it bro you're better off putting the frog tape and sealing it with a five and one or a spatula the caulking shrinks and after you paint it it it cracks because of the caulking shrinking

[@cdbgbvo]

Do you wait for the caulk to dry before you paint the wall AND is the baseboard already painted or do you to thr baseboard last?

[@fernandopadilla9963]

Keep on with the hustle!! Great 👍

[@ramcity2540]

Amazing 🤩 I do it all the time a painter 👩‍🎨 gave me the idea 💡 u can also use yellow masking tape

[@ikeepitsho]

Or you could use a caulking tool?

[@kansascityshuffle8526]

Ever do any videos on where/how to cut open a tube of calking?

[@kimbermichelle3922]

Green frog tape does the job.

[@Samurai9901]

It's one of the best

[@blaydCA]

Only stuff I buy. The blue tape doesn't always stick well, and high desert heat ruins the roll when left in the truck.

[@tommyperez5602]

Mr jalapeño you helped me through my rehab finishing work. Thank you for what you do!!! No joke

[@Chris-X89]

Everyone's a painter until the real painter shows up. You do your taping...we're already onto the next job

[@Radiodaze1073]

Ok cool guy 😎

[@user-od4op6ng9y]

Your ego is ugly

[@Mr_Daddy1980]

Shut up Chris.

[@Bozwald]

You guys who don’t use tape are the guys I come repaint after. After the homeowner has someone clean all the paint splatter from rolling off the of baseboards and floor.

[@Radiodaze1073]

@@Bozwald seriously. We can all cut straight lines. But tape is very important for splatters, sprinkles, after we finish coat our walls we pull tape and our fresh baseboard is clean and not in need of touch up. The guys who show up in filthy paint clothes with limited tools and just smash out a job are usually the guys who don’t make it past the 90 trial period

[@-B_G-]

It’s called a knife edge. Eliminates all the tedious prep work of taping and caulking.

[@authorking6973]

We know what a knifes edge is… you ever heard of other methods? These techniques didn’t come out of nowhere , lemme guess you paint every single day and do it for a living

[@andrewsanchez2458]

Bro thank you for your hard work and hacks. Keep ‘em coming

[@brunonaccarato6219]

That's really nice.

[@ladikmk]

I'm starting a whole-house interior painting project and you can bet your sweet hippie that I'm going to use tape to get nice, straight lines. Thanks for sharing!!!

[@D_and_L]

Gotta watch where that caulked and painted tape goes. Makes a mess fast!!!!

[@kaymari7991]

How long do you wait before painting over the caulk or can you paint right on top? And how long u too you relive the tape? Google says the opposite of all the videos I’ve been seeing

[@nicholasbaquet4968]

This would make work go by so fast I’ma give it a try thanks for the tip

[@ryane6719]

The amount of pennies per foot painters commenting here is alarming, everybody claiming they can cut clean lines, doesn’t use caulk.. blah blah blah. Elevate your shit, the best painters absolutely use caulk, and tape. Maybe not always like this, but on almost any given job it’s there.

[@Bozwald]

@john dunne probably why no one wants an Irish paint job, you wouldn’t get work here bud. Go to a million dollar house, or any of the houses I’ve worked in over the years, you’d be cleaning all the specs off of the floor and trim without tape.

[@mannyoria291]

Man that paint reminds me of the early 2000.

[@scottstewart9154]

This is a great way to do accent walls as well, don't let the paint dry completely before pulling the tape

[@griffinpaintingandhomeimprovem]

Nice job bro 👍

[@JuanSanchez-pq7xn]

How long do you wait to paint after you put the caulking ? Excellent video, thanks.

[@lumailisa]

Very good explanation! Been looking through loads of videos for this. Thank you! 🙌 ETA: do you usually paint the walls first and skirtings second, or other way round? Sorry if obvious - not a professional painter here just trying to sort my flat on a shoestring budget. Thank you! 🙏

[@t0xyg3n]

I painted for a couple years. Residential, commercial, interior, exterior. We never used tape. It's not hard to cut good lines with a nice chisel tip brush.

[@narwhal9852]

Same here

[@j10001]

💯

[@jamessteelman3936]

When i started there was no tape

[@chrisKelly111]

When I started there was no base boards

[@DavidGurrney7589]

When I started there was no walls😊😊😊

[@rachelgoodsky8718]

Nice job😊

[@babypig9481]

Jalapeño solutions are the best solutions ever

[@jtgsr4291]

Yellow frog tape pre moist with semi moist rag then caulk frog tape adhesive expands through moisture the caulk after you pre expand the adhesive will create a razor line

[@stanpotter7764]

Always trim before you roll. Way less brush marks that way.

[@lyssakate]

Trim? Like do the trim first? I've never painted lol please explain! I gotta do my living room soon

[@stanpotter7764]

@@lyssakate Yep, so when you trim with a brush, it leaves brush marks, unlike a roller. If you roll first, when you trim you'll get brush marks at least a few inches wide. But if you trim first, you can come back with a roller and roll close to your trim which covers most of the brush marks. It's pretty easy to roll within an inch or less of the trim. Also, make sure to remove all outlet/light switch covers before you paint, that way you don't have to try painting around them. Anyway, there are other ways to do it, this is what works for me. If you've never painted before I would suggest watching a couple KZbin videos first, as there are different ways to paint. You've got this! :)

[@danmitchell357]

You mean cut first

[@stanpotter7764]

@@danmitchell357 Sorry yep 👍

[@chachacha420]

Wont matter on this texture if he does 2 coats. Pro mar 200 needs 2 coats or it will have inconsistent sheen

[@dazzlenconfused]

Just a quick note To all who attemp this method easiest way to achieve it is if you make sure you see the edge of the tape threw the chalking that way you know it ain't to thick because you can mess it up if the chalking is to thick great method

[@authorking6973]

Lol you moron wtf are you talking about clearly you have done no type of finishing in your life hahhaha

[@edglue6138]

Oooo my fave... Tank green

[@andrewyellstrom2585]

Cant take someone serious when they start with "ok get your blue tape"

[@marklawrence76]

Great job

[@patrickweaver5290]

Have u ever tried cutting the caulking nozzle straight and pushing the caulking tube forward rather the plulling it if u hold the gun at the right angle the nozzle tools the caulking and requires almost no re-working

[@andrejslv4192]

Nope that's dumb you have to work the caulk no matter what

[@patrickweaver5290]

@@andrejslv4192 how do you know its dumb if you haven't tried. If you dont have the skill i understand why you might get defensive and call it dumb when u have never even tried it. You will use less then half the material the end result looks better and your finger or tools dont get covered in caulk something your probably use to.

[@szlash280z]

I always forget about this method until after I've already finished doing it the hard way

[@carlosf9278]

This method is the hard way… price wise at least… you’re better off either buying a stiff brush and taking your time to properly cut OR get some Green frog tape that does this “trick” as well

[@szlash280z]

​@carlosf9278 yeah I just cut it with a brush and as long as I take my time it ends up great. this technique can work great for doing straight lines on textured surfaces,

[@andrexadoh]

I am not a pro but experimented with taping and cutting. In most cases if you have steady hands, cut. Paint always bleeds even with tape and sometimes its even uglier than a non steady hand.

[@mikeschneider9462]

You lost me at tape.

[@TewkesburyBear]

Let's cut a nice line in, gets tape. Smh

[@jondelaire]

Faster without the damn stuff unless you need a line. Started out cutting free hand base and door frames then moved to ceiling lines.

[@DavidLopez-wg7eq]

Bro screw the tape get your self a Purdy brush and cut that shit in like a pro

[@andrejslv4192]

Ohh the dummies. Actual pros use tape.

[@andrejslv4192]

I would love to see you morons cut in a perfect line on a textured wall

[@markmiller6402]

Good video mate

[@gwendolynkerley2360]

which do you paint first the wall or molding?

[@wjakenewsome]

Do you let the caulk dry before painting?

[@hectorherrera2026]

So what’s the purpose of the caulking? Would you caulk between the base boards and the wall for the whole house? I want to paint my house but have found that baseboard connected to the wall aren’t as smooth or have these small imperfections when taping

[@FernAndoRelax69]

Great hack bro thanks 👍🏽

[@jobmartinez21]

Satisfying

[@palmercooper638]

Good videos. I'm just wondering where you live and work that all the walls have texture. Where I am, textured wall we're left that back in the 80s and popcorn ceilings we're gone by 2010

[@leerob2403]

And that was absolute hell in 2010 too!! You walk in and almost duck down to miss those god awful monstrosities hanging from the ceiling... texture and popcorn should have been gone by, well, they should have never, ever been invented in the first place... yuk.

[@TomTomTomTom538]

Yeah in the UK it was woodchip paper and Artex. I hope it never makes a comeback here

[@andrejslv4192]

He lives in the Western United States where they still do that

[@leerob2403]

@@andrejslv4192 Uhhh, not sure who or in what armpit town, but here in Colorado, we don’t see new homes with these nightmarish accents!

[@andrejslv4192]

@@leerob2403 I painted houses all over Denver and the surrounding area tons of textured walls

[@williebanks81]

If you know how to use tape correct there is no reason for caulk. Extra steps costing you time and money as a painter.

[@andrejslv4192]

If you use frog tape and then run a wet rag over it.

[@carloscuevas453]

You're right where I used to work in the in the company it was just a painting company but you put the tape correctly and you seal it with a five in one

[@Juvie99]

Im clueless with this stuff. I just painted my bathroom walls then realised shit I need to paint the ceiling. I keep getting lines even w tape , now realising it's because the ceiling is super textured.. And the baseboard has a gap. I'll try caulk. Thank you

[@bobnorman8397]

👍 nice!!

[@pnkpnthr80]

****Ok ok I've seen enough!! I HAVE NOW SUBSCRIBED!!! GREAT GREAT GREAT 👍 VIDEO!!! THANKS!!!

[@lumailisa]

Quick question, does anyone know, do you usually paint the walls first and skirtings second, or other way round? Sorry if obvious - not a professional painter here, just trying to sort my flat on a shoestring budget. Thank you! 🙏

[@dylan-nguyen]

I personally prefer the white to be 1/16" on the wall more than the paint be 1/16" on the base board I think when looking down at it the L curve of the paint on the trim makes it look not straight any more

[@VeryKinkyCurl]

Nice!

[@mrnobody3949]

Is the caulk allowed to fully dry or its wet when you paint?🤔

[@paulyoung4781]

Cutting in always wins using a purdy 2inch I'd never use any masking tape

[@raider3164]

Good job. But do u cut the edges first then roll the wall last. Or not. Or it's my wall I'll do what ever I want.

[@christopherlee5434]

I've got to paint all my trim + walls, I'm going to try this method.

[@colinobert4593]

Did u try it yet? It work?

[@joshdees]

how long is "a little bit" exactly? as in "wait a little bit then peel off the tape"

[@gmontenegro9711]

Is the caulking just to fill in any possible gaps? What was its purpose?

[@RandomChannel24497]

1. You should cut first 2. Free hand is even easier

[@JamesofJesus]

There's a few ways. This is nicely done still.

[@joanburbank3755]

Sweet!

[@jacquelineguyer1387]

That looks fantastic! I'm going to try this method. I really like the look of the caulking technique...very neat! Thanks!

[@katherinecarter6806]

I could cut in trim so good I don’t even need to use tape

[@melissaward9031]

I love watching your helpful tips on diy, but what would be really helpful is that at the end of your video shorts you actually took a three second time frame to show the labels on the materials that you are using like the caulks and whatever, because in all of these videos I have noticed that they moved too fast to get a screenshot of what product I need to buy at the store to do this job at home myself. Thanks! Otherwise, you're doing great and I love watching your tips and hints thank you!!

[@doghouse4538]

How do you go by removing old caulking?

[@redbone7040]

Excellent thanks👌👌👌👌👌👌👌

[@Teddy-ue8zi]

Fantastic ♥️ that so much

[@philltafolla]

Do you wait for the paint to dry completely before removing the tape or do you do it while it still wet ?

[@jcluttrell]

Let it setup for a little bit, you've got about 15 minutes working time with the caulking, remove it before then. Don't let it dry or you'll get paint tares

[@philltafolla]

@@jcluttrellthanks

[@sadjaxx]

This man is a masyer, y'all dissing him are just jealous.

[@johnprins4731]

Nicely done... You have to show all the Amateur's CAULKING is an ART

[@nolalgra3112]

I use the Masking Master as a masking tool, very precise

[@moez1774]

Awesome

[@onetruesoldiervt3686]

That’s hack your making the trim board reveal smaller than it is 😮

[@BWOWombat]

Always tape the trim. Saves so much time and worry

[@DestinyA83]

Pull trim away from the wall. Paint with a nice pointed angled brush then pound it back on once dry.

[@prydeoftheirish]

As a painter who still feels this is a trade... I can just cut that baseboard in with a brush no tape..there is a time and place for tape caulking

[@jebby16]

How much time is "little bit"?

[@efthimios]

Thanks I cant for the life of me freehand that line especially on long walls

[@devinjones4783]

How long before I remove the tape

[@saintheat5585]

Clean

[@billcrawford23]

If your painting over the caulk and the tape creates the line, why do you caulk at all?

[@matthewlehman9496]

I don’t understand. Does the caulk come off when he peels the tape? If the caulk stays then the line is only as straight as the tape he put down.

[@lquinn7212]

This your first day painting?