{"id":226,"date":"2010-02-07T09:19:26","date_gmt":"2010-02-07T09:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.propertydecorating.co.uk\/blog\/?p=226"},"modified":"2010-02-07T09:19:26","modified_gmt":"2010-02-07T09:19:26","slug":"painting-around-a-window-or-glazed-door","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.propertydecorating.co.uk\/blog\/?p=226","title":{"rendered":"Painting around a window or glazed door"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>How to paint around a window and get a professional looking job<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"floatright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.propertydecorating.co.uk\/assets\/window_masking_tape.jpg\" alt=\"Graphic of window with masking tape around it and a paint brush (copyrignt Adrian Rayfield)\"  width=\"428\" height=\"289\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you are unconfident of cutting in around windows or glazed doors you can use this following tip.<\/p>\n<p>To stop getting paint on windows or glass panelled doors when you paint them you can use masking tape to mask the glass.<\/p>\n<p>Take time and care to only get the tape on the glass.<\/p>\n<p>Place the tape on the glass, you can then run a sharp knife along the frame to ensure the tape is only on the glass, but being careful not to cut into the frame.<\/p>\n<p>Once you have gone around all the window\/s you are ready to paint. Paint around the window, glazes door etc as normal.<\/p>\n<p>Leave the paint to fully dry, and then remove the tape carefully. You may need to cut the tape around the window to ensure it doesn\u2019t pull the paint off as you remove the tape, take your time and you will have a newly painted window or glazed door.<\/p>\n<p>The other method is to paint around the window or glazing in your door and paint slightly onto the glass, leave to dry and then clean the paint off the glass with a sharp blade.<\/p>\n<p>Both methods take longer to do than simply cutting in but if you don\u2019t have a steady hand or aren\u2019t confident either method will give you a more professional final job. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to paint around a window and get a professional looking job If you are unconfident of cutting in around windows or glazed doors you can use this following tip. 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