What you'll need Paint, filler and trowel, sandpaper, small brush, large brush or roller, paint kettle/tray, step ladder (preferably with a platform), sugar-soap, subber gloves, protective sheeting. Things to watch out for * Before you start check for water or nicotine stains. They must ...
No matter which you choose, sanding is key to make sure the paint will adhere to the surface and also give you a very smooth finish for the paint. Start with 100 grit sandpaper and then finish off with 220. You do not have to go to the bare wood, just sand enough to knock down t...
One of the easiest ways to paint popcorn ceilings is using an airless paint sprayer. Follow these steps to save time and frustration.
Before you begin painting walls, cut in the edges with a paint brush. Cutting in means that you use a paint brush to paint areas that are too tight for rollers (such as at the ceiling line, corners, and along baseboards and trim). Loading your brush andapplying paint the proper waywil...
remove the tape. So, it’s better to cut in carefully using angled or tapered paintbrush and save time on attaching those strips everywhere. However, you may do that on the top flat part of the trims, ceiling edges, door frames and window glasses to avoid scraping occasional paint spots ...
9″ Roller frame– For rolling paint on the walls, I have & love{this roller frame}that has a built-in twist-and-lock extension pole that extends up to 3 ft., making it easy to reach the top of your walls. If you’re also painting your ceiling, you’ll want a standard roller fr...
People ask meall the timehow I am able to paint perfect lines. It is ahugepet peeve of mine when I see lines that are not properly painted. In fact we were just at dinner with my in laws this weekend and I noticed a red wall that had a messy line that matched up to a yellow ...
Apply painter’s tape along the edge of your ceiling, trim, woodwork, and outlets. Next, tape carefully along the outside edge of all the stripe pencil marks to ensure that the stripes will be even. Press down firmly or seal the edges of the tape to keep paint from getting underneath....
How Can I Identify a Paint Problem? If otherwise good paint on a wall, ceiling, floor, or cabinet in your home has a problem area, you may be able to delay the need for a full paint job either with a thorough cleaning or with a touch-up paint job (see below). ...
Saturate the pad with the paint and just swipe it along the edges. It really is that simple! There is a little guide on the side that keeps the pad aligned to the edge of the wall and the ceiling or the adjoining wall and creates a straight line. ...