Getting a straight edge finish when painting the wall and skirting?

[Dave-Sandra]

Hi, I am in the middle of painting my hall with the lower half of the wall being a brown colour on top of previously painted lining paper. My problem is that I need to get a straight line between the skirting which is being painted in white gloss and the wall emuslsion? The skirting tapers into the wall and does not have a defining edge. As it goes up the stairs it then curves around at the top to mirrow the stairs. (original 1930's skirting) I thought of painting the skirting first and then applying masking tape on top of the skirting gloss to get a straihght line but I am concerned that the masking tape will damage the newly applied gloss! Any ideas ould be welcomed. Thanks

[heathfield]

Always paint gloss first. You can wipe later emulsion spills off the dried gloss, but you'll never ever get gloss spills off of dried emulsion.

[chelle7272]

I agree with zacsmaster - I've always left the gloss til last. Having said that I recently splashed out and 'got someone in' to paint my living room and he did gloss first. Still that's only more work for him and not me...

[Dave-Sandra]

Many thanks for your answers. I guess eiher way may work well but the low tack masking tape suggestion was great and I have now purchased this. Thanks