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Learn to use masking tape for picture-perfect painting techniques. Plus, see what masking tape can be used for in other crafts projects.

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Painting Tips from the Wall Wizard

Not sure how to choose a color, prepare a room, or clean a paintbrush? Learn some practical and unusual tips from Brian Santos, the nation's favorite painting expert.

"… How do you keep paint from seeping under the edges of masking tape ? Brian Santos: The secret to keep this from happening … plastic tool quickly over the applied edge of the blue masking tape after you've set the tape. This heats the edge of …"

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Expert Advice: Removing Masking Tape

… Should I let the paint dry before I remove the masking tape ? Brian Santos: Pull the masking tape while the paint is fresh! Remove the masking … set to prevent surface tear up. The idea of masking tape is to protect surfaces from the paint, however …

Expert Advice: Sealing Masking Tape

… How do you keep paint from seeping under the edges of masking tape ? Brian Santos: The secret to keep this from happening … plastic tool quickly over the applied edge of the blue masking tape after you've set the tape. This heats the edge of …

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Mummy Luminaria

Light up the night -- or your Halloween buffet -- with these clever little lanterns. Just wrap a jar with masking tape for a fast mummy effect.

Sun, 23 Sep 2007|More from Holidays
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wrap my mummy. So, what you wanna start out with is some masking tape . Cut off a piece like this. And then, you're going to start around the mouth of the jar and just tape around it like this, just to secure your handle. And you noticed your sharp edges are tucked under there nice and secure, so it's kid friendly. Now, we've got to wrap the mummy in bandages, and this is so cool. It's such a cool tip. You take your masking tape . You're gonna just tear so that you have that frayed edge, which is gonna give it that real linen bandage look, and

Create a photo-image transfer

With just clear masking tape and a tub of water Group Editor Melissa Inman turns photocopied pictures into works of art.

Fri, 15 Jun 2007|More from Crafts & Projects

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PAINTING SECRETS: Protect your windows and floors with these insider tips from painting expert Brian Santos.

Fri, 1 Jun 2007|More from Home & Garden
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picture window. And if you noticed, I've gone ahead and take our masking tape . I framed off the windows so that we don't get any leakage onto the frame itself, but we don't wanna get any

leave residue on your carpet. We use the blue masking film, blue masking tape . This gives you a nice seal right on to the floor

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Installing Snap-together Tiles

… subfloor. Materials Underlayment, laminate planks, masking tape , caulk Wood: In new construction install 3/4-inch … so. Number the order of the tiles on small pieces of masking tape . How you design the pattern formed by the grout lines …

Installing Glued Laminate Tiles

… polyethylene, foam underlayment, laminate tiles, masking tape , glue Estimating the amount of materials you'll need … installation. Mark the order of the tiles on pieces of masking tape and disassemble the planks. Some brands of glued laminate …

Installing Snap-together Planks

… subfloor. Materials Underlayment, laminate planks, masking tape , caulk Wood: In new construction install 3/4-inch … Number the order of the planks on small pieces of masking tape . If you are planning to install laminate planks over …

Installing Wood Panels

… 6x2-inch roundhead screws, masking tape , stain and finish, panel adhesive … near each end. Pencil marks on masking tape assure precision marking. The … flush. Make pencil marks onto masking tape about every 12 inches along the …

11 Clever Kids' Crafts for Dad

… on the sides. Reminisce on special times with this DIY frame. Paint a wooden frame a solid color. Once dry, use masking tape to create stripes. Then paint between the lines of tape. Make sure the frame is fully dry before removing the tape …

Installing Built-in Cabinets

… other lumber for box and optional shelves, shelf pins, masking tape , 3/4- and 1-1/4-inch brads, stain and finish … the cabinet's location, mark the studs' edges on masking tape . With a 2-foot level, draw the opening's horizontal …