20 Essential Painting Tools You Need, According to Painting Pros

If you’re painting a cabinet, bedroom doors, or wood trim, but don’t have a ton of room to lay it all out, grab several pairs of these Stak Racks. Attaching them to doors allows you to paint one side and flip them over without touching the door. Use a couple 2×4 pieces to make a shelf between a pair of these, and you’ll be able to stack a lot of trim or doors.

We like long, narrow drop cloths and tarps. They’re easy to fold and a convenient way to quickly protect the floor alongside the wall, helping you get your painting job done a little quicker. So of course, we were excited to see this improvement over the old standby, canvas.

The trouble with canvas drop cloths is that they don’t stay put. Sure, you can tape the edges, but with a CoverGrip Safety Drop Cloth, you don’t have to. The plastic-like material has a slightly tacky surface that keeps the canvas in place on wood, tile, concrete or carpet. Plus, the cloth is solvent- and puncture-resistant, and slip-resistant even when wet.