Many people are hesitant to tackle a home painting
job due to lack of time and fear of making a mess of it. Worry not because with
a bit of careful planning you can cast your fears aside and give your walls a
new lease of life.
Prep
-Clear the room of furniture and décor.
-Sand and patch walls.
-Cover the floors with old sheets or drop cloths.
-Tape
around windows, doors and mouldings.
-Remove all switch plates and outlet covers. In order to not lose them,
place the screws and plates into separate plastic bags and then label the bags
so you know where they came from.
Choose
Brushes & Rollers
-For trim painting, use a smaller brush
that has an angle cut to the hairs. This will allow you to get into those pesky
corners.
-If your wall has lots of pours and an
orange peel look to it, you want to you use a large-nap roller. A flat or
smooth wall requires a low-nap roller.
Paint
Station
To avoid accidents open and store your
paint cans on a drop cloth in the corner of a room and refill your paint trays
at that location. Remember to quickly cover your paint can between refills in
order to keep the air out and your paint fresh.
Always cut the ceiling and corners first
with a trim brush, then start on one side of the wall and work across, take
long, broad rolls up and down with a roller, overlapping a few inches each
time. Be sure to have plenty of paint on the roller after each roll.
Clean,
clean and clean
Keep plenty of paper towels and damp rags
handy to clear any drips or spills as you paint. So remember that paint comes
off of surfaces like tile and glass when dry; just use a razor blade.
Store
Wet Paintbrushes
There is no need to wash your brush out
each time you take a break; wrap your paintbrush in cling film or a plastic bag
and set it aside; put it in the fridge if you will be having a long break.
Leftover
Paint
Once finished don't throw away the leftover
paint. A few months later and you notice a couple of scratches on the wall and
want to touch up the wall; store paint in plastic containers or small glass
jars and label the container with the
colour formula label, in case you need to get more of the same colour.
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