Leave Paint Under Carpet

Bring the putty knife under the paint and push it away from the carpet.

Leave paint under carpet.

Next carefully pry up the tack strips while trying to avoid scratching the floor. Read the label and see if the paint is water or oil based. But i had pulled a little bit back on the top step and saw that there was at least an overhang on the treads. Don t peel your carpet back when painting or staining baseboards or casings next to it.

If the paint is already dry you can use a carpet steamer to soften it. Not perfect wood but okay to paint black. First step in learning how to remove paint from a carpet is to know what kind of paint stain you are dealing with. If the paint builds up in the strip use a cloth to carefully remove the excess.

Use newspaper old bed sheets or plastic covers to protect other nearby surfaces in the room. If you re painting inside line the area around the carpet with painter s tape. Hold the spray paint can at least 2 5 to 5 cm away from the carpet for consistent coverage without over painting. There s a better way.

I grabbed my razor cutting tool and made the first cut across the carpet at the top of the staircase. I had no idea what i would find under the carpet. Make sure the tape covers an area 12 inches 30 cm to 24 inches 61 cm around the area where you re applying paint. It should specifically on the label.

Do not move slowly otherwise the paint will drop from the tape to the carpet. Make sure not to scrub the paint as this could stain the carpet. You should have a container next to you where you can dump the paint you scrape up. However if you have a dried paint stain on your carpet look for hints at the bottom of this article on that as well.