Garage Wall Striping

[desert4wd]

I guess my goal here is to invite criticism and give a little bit of what I think is advice when painting stripes on a wall. I planned this out pretty well, using a photograph, then modifying it on the computer with different colors, stripe configurations etc. Well, I was pretty satisfied with what I "drew-up", but now I think my stripes aren't exactly what I was looking for- mostly in the spacing. The stripes and spacing are 2.5" wide. While the even spacing sounds fine, I think the white inbetween the colors should have been perhaps half that. After the labor of taping and painting, it's a little late to correct the problem and I will have to learn to live with it. (Insert your opinion here-or not! ) The other no-no, (but... what other course of action is there?) is using masking tape as a stencil on a textured wall. No matter how much you press the tape into the wall, paint WILL leak underneath it. It is correctable, but pretty much a PITA. I'm lucky enough to have the time and energy to do this but..... Hmmmm. Irregardless, I'm enjoying the whole thing and am almost done- then I can move stuff in- Yahoo.

 

[Fueler]

Looks fine to me.

Tape and paint. Learned this watching Holmes on Homes.
Put a light coat on first, concentrating on overlapping the tape. Don't worry about away from the tape at this point. Put just enough to dry quick and seal the tape. Then have at it with the next coats. Pull the tape after the last coat is not quite dry.

 

[5wndwcpe]

Doug, do you work for PPG by any chance ?

 

[por72911]

I found that if you are painting blue stripes on a white wall-first mask of the stripes then paint the edges of the tape (stripe side) the same color of white that is on the wall then once that dries paint on the blue. What this does is when you paint the white on the tape the white bleeds through the texture and effectively seals the tape for when you paint the blue. I hope this helps.

Paul

 

[desert4wd]

Right-on Fueler. Makes great and simple sense. That goes in the permanent memory folder. Thanks.

5wndwcpe - lol. Naw, I'm retired. It's just that I tend to get to "Point B" by taking a straight line in the opposite direction...

por72911 - Exactly. I've got a little more to do and will go this route. Thanks a bunch.

 

[Steve1968LS2]

I found that if you are painting blue stripes on a white wall-first mask of the stripes then paint the edges of the tape (stripe side) the same color of white that is on the wall then once that dries paint on the blue. What this does is when you paint the white on the tape the white bleeds through the texture and effectively seals the tape for when you paint the blue. I hope this helps.

Paul

Brilliant!!

I will use this idea when I stripe my garage... thanks!

 

[65EFI5.0]

To keep paint from leaking under masking tape while doing sripes apply a little painters caulk to your finger and spread a light coat on the edge of the tape. This will seal the tape to the wall and create a barrier to keep the paint in bounds so to speak. Hey everyone first post on this board!

 

[rwhite692]

Great suggestions, I particularly agree with the latex painter's caulk idea. I will definately try these ideas out when it comes time to paint my garage. And Doug, Your color scheme looks great, nice job!! -Rob

 

[slghmmr88]

To keep paint from leaking under masking tape while doing sripes apply a little painters caulk to your finger and spread a light coat on the edge of the tape. This will seal the tape to the wall and create a barrier to keep the paint in bounds so to speak. Hey everyone first post on this board!

That is how we do it when building or remodleing a house, makes a nice clean line and you can also fill in the voids where the base board and door trim attaches to the wall for a really clean look.

 

[desert4wd]

Great comments.
Thanks Rob.
65EFI5.0 - Great first post.

If I only knew to ask this question before- lol. It looks like this thread/question will be benefiting others as well and I think that's pretty cool. I know not everyone desires stripes in their garage, but I thought it would add "something" as well as a little color too. All good.

I should also ask, what is the method of clean-up with the painters caulk after the paint is applied, and sufficiently dried. I suppose the caulk doesn't dry when it's under the tape and it's just wiped off, correct?

 

[65EFI5.0]

I should have mentioned that you let the caulk dry first then paint over. It is such a thin layer that it dries in minutes so once you get back around to the start point you should be ready to paint. There should be no additional cleanup necessary. I would pull the tape off when the paint is still just a little tacky that way you don't have to worry about the tape pulling the paint off of the stripe. Also pull the tape back over itself at a strong angle when you remove it from the wall, this will keep the paint from tearing. You will see what i am talking about when you get into it. Good luck I like the colors even if they are a little reminiscent of the PPG scheme they are nice to look at.

 

[jwhcars]

The stripes look fantastic and the tips on how to do it are now burned into my memory.

 

[desert4wd]

jwhcars - Thanks and... Exactly!

65EFI5.0- Thank you... well, you can tell I'm not in the industry. Very good.

I'm not even sure of what PPG stands for- but I keep wanting to say Pittsburg Paints (G?) The blue is very equivalent to the bright blue masking tape.

 

[rwhite692]

PPG = Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.

 

[5wndwcpe]

jwhcars - Thanks and... Exactly!

65EFI5.0- Thank you... well, you can tell I'm not in the industry. Very good.

I'm not even sure of what PPG stands for- but I keep wanting to say Pittsburg Paints (G?) The blue is very equivalent to the bright blue masking tape.

If you look at the label on a can of PPG paint you'll see it looks exactly like your garage.

 

[desert4wd]

Thanks Rob.

Oh my. LOL. Maybe I'll have to put in a red pinstripe or something .... I'm definitely not the corporate type.

I guess I don't see PPG often, if ever. But maybe I just haven't been paying attention. Maybe they can use my picture and pay me some dividends? The color is the same or dang close.

 

[rwhite692]

I believe Delta (woodworking machinery) uses the same or very similar color scheme, too...

 

[Gar442]

Sweet!
Your garage and the tips that is.
I am doing stripes in my garage this weekend and this was a good refresher on how to do it.
Using a light coating a paintable caulk is the ticket. I didn't think of using it on a flat wall area, it works great when painting up to a baseboard or crown molding. Tape up to the edge of the moulding, caulk (making sure not get too much caulk on the tape because it is possible to pull the caulk out of the seam), then pull tape off before paint is completely dry. You will get professional results.

 

[desert4wd]

Thanks a bunch, (and to all who responded)
It took me a while to correct my errors- with small brush and magnifying glass- lololololol. I'm done striping the main garage, but have some areas left to do so I'll get to implement the fine techniques suggested here. Working on the floor coving now. Good luck.

 

[Justa5o]

I am so glad I looked at this forum before painting my garage. Some great ideas guys THANKS!!!

 

[connorB]

Walls look great and nice colors!


Glenn
www.garagefreaks.com

 

[desert4wd]

Thanks.... still in progress. Got some of the coving down and thats about it. Next...... the cabinets....

 

[desert4wd]

Nice pic on your website connerB. Check out my website: www.desert4wd.com

 

[dps]

This won't help you, but maybe the next guy: Try things out on either a scrap panel of drywall, or on a short segment of wall that you don't mind repainting if it's not what you want. In many cases, you're trying out a color or a color combo. In this case, you would have been trying out the spacing of the stripes.

This job may, or may not (hard to tell without trying it out on a short wall!) have looked a bit better if you had dropped the top stripe to just below the outlet level so it (and the others) ran unobstructed around the room. Also, traditionally wainscotting (which is what the stripes infer) runs at either less than half the height of the wall, or at about 5/8 to 3/4 of the height of the wall because (in theory) this looks most pleasing to the eye.

However, I still think it looks great, and it's nice to see people take the trouble to get the extra effect!

 

[wjhpc]

Looks fine to me.

Tape and paint. Learned this watching Holmes on Homes.
Put a light coat on first, concentrating on overlapping the tape. Don't worry about away from the tape at this point. Put just enough to dry quick and seal the tape. Then have at it with the next coats. Pull the tape after the last coat is not quite dry.

Darn - i wish i had seen this post and the others before my painter did my red stripes!! got the texture wall bleed-through. any quick fixes or am i condemned to a weekend of fine brush corrections??? thanks,

 

[desert4wd]

Ah, you put a smile on my face. I essentially had five lines to correct and it took me a LONG time - lol. A rolling chair helps.

 

[wjhpc]

Rats!!! oh well, manual labor is godd for the soul...

 

[wjhpc]

i mean good for the soul

 

[cb804]

Ok, so after reading this thread I'm ready to do the striping in my garage. I have a question about the painters caulk I keep reading about... what exactly is painters caulk? Is it the regular indoor white or clear stuff around windows/trim or am I not thinking right about what it is.

Thanks

 

[jec]

My garage stipe.

 

[desert4wd]

It generally describes caulks that you can paint over. Some you can, some you cant. (kinda reminds me of plumbers tape- lol - teflon or metal straping)

Nice stripe jec. Good size and spacing.

 

[jpkerley]

I am considering using the plywood beadboard for my walls but want stripes is there any way to get a good line??

 

[sextro]

I have done my trials on plain notebok paper and sprayed on a pattern and then taped to wall to get a feel for whether I liked it.

Has anyone tried using spray paint instead of a brush on the wall itself. Will this fix any bleeding thru the tape.

 

[5wndwcpe]

I have done my trials on plain notebok paper and sprayed on a pattern and then taped to wall to get a feel for whether I liked it.

Has anyone tried using spray paint instead of a brush on the wall itself. Will this fix any bleeding thru the tape.

Spray paint would work but requires two disciplines:

1) you must use light, dusting coats otherwise you'll still get bleed through.
2) you'll have to mask much more than you think you should as the overspray will be everywhere.

 

[Hiker]

I like the color combo but the spacing takes away from the colors. It would be an easy fix to widen the strips. Just run another tape line 1" under both colors, blue and black and run another tape line in the origonal strip not to paint into the white. Paint the fatter strips and remove the tape and now you'll have 3.5" wide strips with 1" white between... just a thought

 

[Hiker]

Here's the strips I did all the way around my garage. Satin white down, Semi gloss dark grey up. Taped off for red high gloss strip and then laid the checkerboard tape over the red.

 

[desert4wd]

Very nice. I tend to like clean/sano/uncluttered type garages. Nice work there.

 

[Hiker]

Here's the other side. Kind of hard to see the strips behind the PP table and compressor...

 

[autoclassicnut]

I need more ideas for striping... that's why I rose this from the archives...

 

[Stargeezer]

We went with desert colors for our desert garage throughout. This image above is in the hobby room bay of the 3-car. The dark tan stripe matches the exterior color of the steel building panels. The stripe is 12 inches wide and starts five feet up the wall. The idea behind the high stripe placement was to be able to stand there and not be blasted by the white right in the eyes. It seems to work. All the paint is premium exterior semigloss latex over two rolled coats of Kilz2 primer. Ceiling is white flat "ceiling paint"-two coats over two coats of primer.

Used Frog tape on the highly textured walls (skip troweled finish) and had zero paint bleed! That frog tape is the stuff to use for stripes. No caulking, trick pre-painting required. The frog adhesive has a chemical in it that solidifies when exposed to the paint at the edges. Blocks the leaks pronto.