How to Paint the Ceiling And Not Your FaceMike McClintock
spray painton the wall or ceiling. But spray painting is a much faster and easier process than applying paint with a brush or roller —and with the equipment readily available at paint centers and home supply outlets, there's no reason to avoid it. You'll simply need to rent or buy a ...
Here is a painting guide that will explain the steps on how to paint the most common surfaces and some not so common questions that readers have asked me. I also included the products that I use and that can be easily found at your local hardware, paint, or home improvement store. You ...
the surface coat smooth can be tricky, especially if the hole is large and you have limited plastering skills. In this case, use only joint compound for the final coat. When the patch is dry, use fine sandpaper to sand the surface smooth. Then prime and paint it to match the wall. ...
Paint a downward stroke up to 12 inches long in the corner or use a horizontal stroke along the ceiling or baseboard. Turn the brush so that the narrow edge is up to paint your downward stroke up to 12 inches long in the corner. ...
One of the easiest ways to paint popcorn ceilings is using an airless paint sprayer. Follow these steps to save time and frustration.
you can get the ceiling paint on the walls because you haven’t painted the walls yet. Matt will use one of the smaller rollers around the edge of the ceiling so we don’t have any ceiling trim to do. I only have to trim the walls after we roll them if we do it in this order...
Step 5: Tape the wall 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...
Ideally, you’d remove the radiators before wallpapering, but if this isn’t an option, you can still wallpaper behind them. Measure the dimension from the ceiling or window edge to the radiator fixings, adding 2 to 3 cm for the cuts around window casings/ceiling. If the wallpaper has ...
It’s been nearly NINE YEARSsince I did a “how I paint” post, and a lot has changed in that time. Mostly that I know how to do things a lot better now. I used to think really nice, slick paint jobs were just something for other people (or the result of photoshop) and that ...