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I used wet wipes when painting my house. They are, without a doubt, some of the most important painting tools. But also probably the most infuriating, especially if you can use only two fingers on one hand to pull out a wipe.
I just have a wet rag that I leave draped out of the way over the braces of my step ladder. If I make a little oopsie, I reach down and grab it to clean up. It stays wet enough to use for hours, and it's reusable. Do you use the wet wipes like that, or for something else?
That's what I use the wipes for. I find that I'm more precise with the wipes than rags or an old T shirt.
I usually just find a clean spot on the rag, drape the rag over my index finger at that point, grab the bottom half of the rag with the rest of the fingers on that hand, then pull the top half of the rag over my arm in the opposite direction of the object I need to wipe. Everything out of the way and you have finger point precision. I usually use a rag the size of a t shirt. Takes a little practice to be comfortable with it, but it's likely no harder than fishing out wipes! Either way, I'd agree, something to wipe with is the one tool (apart from brush and roller) that I use all the time to keep cut lines neat.
Interesting, what did you use them for?
Wiping away excess paint if I miss. Still wet paint is easy to clean away that way. A wet wipe around your finger makes tor a very fine precision instrument to keep the edges of your painting straight.
Great tip! Thank you for sharing!
I've never thought of using wet wipes when painting...