I paint the ceiling white going past the corner edge and splashing the white paint down onto the top of the wall (the wall can either be the old color or the new beautiful blue). I'm painting my ceiling white and my wall dark blue. Here's a (hopefully) more intuitive description instead of a video. Some paint always seeped it's way under the tape, especially since I have a slight popcorn finish on my walls. I've previously tried several different tapes and pressures etc. Let me try to rephrase and blend wisdom from several other commenters This is not intuitive at first but it's very effective. When dry run a blade around the plastic edge to cut the rubber sealant with the new paint at that circular edge and pull away the circular template. In fact, a little will rubber will seap onto your wall and be painted. The rubber will seal out leakage under the circle. When it's dry enough to hold in place paint the edge. Stick it in place and run your finger around the edge to stick it down. You want this thin and invisible - just thick enough to hold the plastic to the wall and seal the edge. Before sticking it, on the underside of the plastic circle run a thin bead of rubber sealant or maybe kids paste and smear it with your finger to remove the excess. Optionally maybe poke a nail through the approx center facing out to use as a handle for pulling it off the wall. Now cut your circle out of say a stiff piece of plastic. First paint the a circular blotch in the color and location you want the circle to be, but a little bit bigger than you want. Circle? I am an amateur, but I would try the clear rubber sealant technique that someone mentioned.
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