Project Ideas

One of the secrets to a
successful painting project
is properly preparing the
surface. That means repairing
any imperfections on the wall
like cracks or old nail holes and sanding the wall smooth
with 3M
™
abrasives. Then, clean the wall and any surfaces
you plan to mask. It is easier to achieve sharp, professional
paint lines when you tape on a clean, dry surface.
Not sure what Scotch-Blue painter’s tape to choose? Use
the chart on the next page to help you identify which tape
to use on which surface. This is particularly important
when trying different painting techniques. You will want a
tape that can be applied to paint that is only 24-hours old.
Choose the right tape for this
technique and the surfaces
you are going to mask!
Details on page 2
Decorative Striped Pattern
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Step-by-Step Guide for this Painting Technique
Step 5: Using a bubble or laser level, lightly
pencil in a line at the edge of one of your groupings
of stripes.
Step 6: Starting from the pencil line, place three
strips of 1-inch Scotch-Blue
™
Painter’s Tape for
Delicate Surfaces (orange and blue core) directly
alongside one another running from the top of the
wall to the bottom. Remove the middle piece of
painter’s tape, which will be painted the darker
stripe color.
Step 7: Measure
4 inches from the
last 1-inch stripe
of painter’s tape
that you put on the
wall. Then, repeat
the process of
putting three strips
of 1-inch tape alongside one another and remove
the middle piece of tape, which will be painted the
darker stripe color.
Step 8: Then, measure 10 inches from the
last 1-inch strip of painter’s tape that you put on
the wall.
Step 9: Repeat the process in steps 7−9 until you
have successfully masked the entire room.
Step 10: Press
down the edges
of the tape using
a putty knife or
5-in-1 tool. Paint the
exposed 1-inch and
4-inch spaces the
darker color.
Step 11: When
the dark stripes
have dried, remove
the tape to see the
finished pattern!
This technique is an easy way to obtain interesting
and varied striped patterns with minimal
measuring and pencil lines.
Step 1: Planning: Plan a decorative stripe
pattern that varies in widths to add dimension to
your walls. For example, a simple pattern could be
a symmetrical ‘grouping’ of alternating dark and
light stripes of the following widths: 1-inch (dark
stripe), 1-inch (light stripe), 4-inch (dark stripe),
1-inch (light stripe), 1-inch (dark stripe); each
grouping separated by a 10-inch light stripe.
Step 2: Mask
all trim and
woodwork using
the Scotch-Blue
™
Painter’s Tape
Applicator. Or you
can use a standard
roll of one of the Scotch-Blue painter’s tapes.
Be sure to reference the chart on the next page
to choose the correct tape.
Step 3: Paint the walls the lightest color. Let dry
for at least 24 hours.
Step 4: Plan your placement on the wall, starting
five inches from your first corner and wrap through
the corners. Mark your ‘groupings’ on pieces of
Scotch-Blue painter’s tape placed on either the
crown molding, ceiling or top of the wall.
TM
70-0713-2748-3
• Scotch-Blue
™
Painter’s Tape for Multi-Surfaces
AND/OR
• Scotch-Blue
™
Painter’s Tape for Delicate Surfaces
(see chart on the next page)
• Roller • Rollertray
• Paint • Paintbrushes
• Tapemeasure • Bubbleorlaserlevel
• Puttyknifeor5-in-1tool
Tools You’ll Need: