ApplicationQuestion 66 of 100
What is 'cutting in' when painting a room?
a.Cutting the roller cover to size
b.Brushing a clean border along edges, corners, and trim that the roller cannot reach
c.Scoring the wall with a knife
d.Thinning the paint by half
Explanation
Cutting in uses a brush to paint the edges along ceilings, corners, baseboards, and around trim where a roller cannot go cleanly. The rolled field is then blended into the cut-in border while still wet. Neat cut-in lines are a hallmark of quality work.
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