Trick of the Trade: Stop Being Drippy

May 23, 2012

When you are rolling finish on a wood floor, the finish can pool inside the end of the roller and splatter little drips on the floor as you roll. An easy fix for this is to use blue tape wrapped around the ends of the roller as shown above.

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Video: Applying Finish to the Wood Floors and Wrapping Up at the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House

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Video: Applying Finish to the Wood Floors and Wrapping Up at the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House

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