Abstract:
A self retained paint shield configured to shield soffits and/or exterior walls and all applicable areas where there is an interface between areas that are to be painted and areas that are not to be painted, providing a protective surface against overspray. A semi rigid paint shield consisting of a semi rigid rectangular pad or sheet of material, such as cardboard or plastic or any other suitable material, in witch at least one of its edges along side one of its longest sides is constructed in such a way as to make it capable to be temporally attached to the desired area typically found between the adjacent surfaces such as but not limited to, the soffits and wall on the exterior of a house. The said shield can be secured in place either by the insertion of its thin edge, in between the surface to be painted and the surface not to be painted, by adhesive tape, by magnetic means or, by means of an interference fit. The paint shield being fitted with hooks, or other means of attaching a string or line, that once fitted can be used to remove the shield once the areas have been painted. The said paint shield when used in a series provides for a protective surface that permits the spraying/rollin of a wall structure without contamination of the soffit or vice-versa. The said shield, being applicable for protection of surfaces from possible contaminants such as paints, stains, stucco, stripers and all the substances that might be applicable in which the said shield use might be desired.