" And in the 3rd bedroom, which is painted green, we'll find Matt Green, our painting contractor. Hey, how are you?"

" Good."

" Getting it all done at once huh?"

" Oh yeah."

" Alright. Now, this color here is called, what was this, Romney?"

" This is Romney."

" It's another one of the historic Charleston collection and it's very nice. It's kind a like a stagy green from here. So, you're about to get started on the woodwork, but I know that you've a suggestion on making your own paint panels?"

" Well, basically, what we do is we take the can and we take 5-in-1, which is painter's tool. Now, look here first, because the idea is to have a paint pail. It doesn't have a rim or an edge at the top and that way you can just dab your paintbrush against the sides and there's no buildup and dripping over the sides, but you're getting rid of the rim altogether. How are you doing that?"

" Basically, we just go ahead and take a can, open it up normally when it's empty. Go ahead and slide the 5-in-1 at an angle."

" That particular kind of putty knife."

" Uh huh."

" Or tool."

" Made for glazing on the outside. "

" Yeah, yeah."

" We just cut it and basically it comes right off."

" Just drop your weight into it."

" Yeah."

" And it looks like a big oversized can opener."

" Basically, the rim comes off, kind a like that."

" Yeah."

" Then it leaves a nice clean head, so we can paint with that."

" Wonderful. So, the trimmer, rather the double-hanging 2/2 sashes is what we got here and the casing, that's around are ready to go."

" Uh huh."

" What have you done so far?"

" Basically, we clothed and puttied and primed everything."

" Uh huh."

" Now, when it comes through, we'll go ahead and sand everything down, tie cloth it."

" Okay, well, go ahead and we'll watch."

" Okay. We're ready to finish this window here, so I'll go ahead and tack it down, then basically, I'm gonna start painting it."

" Uh huh. And what does the tack do?"

" Basically, it gets all the loose debris and dust up, so we don't have any dirt or any dirt or any grime."

" But it's not t-shirt and it's not a wet cloth."

" No, it's more like a rug that has like a poly built into it."

" Uh huh."

" It's very sticky."

" Yeah, it's a sticky cloth and it really makes sure that all the particles of dust are picked up."

" Sort of."

" Before you put any paint on, which assures that you'll get a nice smooth even finish."

" We finished dusting it off, give the tie cloth on it."

" Now, do you start painting at the top or at the bottom?"

" I start at the top. I go from left to right up top and bring the window down as I go. It goes from this way and this way. So, basically I'll go ahead and do that now. This way, I only have to move my ladder one time."

" Now, Matt, do you also paint the sash at the same time that you're painting the frame?"

" Normally, if we have wooden sashes we'll go ahead and paint them first, but in the case like this one, they're vital."

" Yeah."

" We just go ahead and run the outside frames, but if they are wood, we go ahead and run those first."

" Why is that?"

" This seems to be easier. It seems like that's one of the bigger jobs because there are so many window sashes in the house that it takes a lot time, so we go ahead and knock that out first. It makes it easier just to trim out the window and have a complete look."

" Okay."

" Matt, any tips on how best to achieve that clean edge when cutting in like that?"

" Well, really, you just got to be really careful when the walls are painted already."

" Yeah."

" One tip that I do have though, is when you're done, putting you finish coats on and the house is complete, to go ahead and put a finish feed of [unk] and then in the areas because it leaves a straight line and it separates the wall from the trim."

" Uh huh."

" So, if you have any wavy marks on either of the paint colors, it makes a straight nice edge. It's also that not to overload your brush when you're doing this."

" Yes. It looks good."

" Thank you."