While every painter may have different ways to go about a paint job, there are a few tricks and tips that everyone follows religiously. So, use the following tips to get your painting project done with much more efficiency.
For your walls to end up looking perfectly painted, you want to start off by having a clean slate. Sandpaper helps smoothen your walls and get rid of any patches or nail-holes. So, initiate your paint job by sanding your walls by either using a sandpaper or sanding pole.
It is very easy to get tempted by low-priced goods for a paint job, however, you’d come face to face with a lot of hassle if you don’t invest into adequate supplies. The bristles of cheap paint brushes fall apart after just one stroke and your walls seem tacky. And, that’s just one example of what cheap supplies put you through.
So, if you don’t want to compromise on the quality, don’t get manipulated into purchasing cheap supplies.
Start off by removing small furniture that you can from the room that is being repainted. However, as for bigger items, such as bookshelves or sofas, just cover them up with plastic. You have to do this step prior to sanding your walls because you wouldn’t want your furniture to be covered with dust.
Before you begin painting your walls, the proactive thing to do would be to do a preliminary coat of primer. This will help keep the compound that was initially used to fix cracks, nail-holes etc. from extracting the moisture out of the paint and making it look uneven in some areas. The overall look would come out dull if you avoid using a primer.
To make your end result look vibrant and fresh, we’d suggest you to get a tinted primer as opposed to a plain primer.
Paint droplets usually find a way through bedsheets and regular plastic and your floors end up bearing the brunt of the consequences. So, to avoid your floors to come out looking awry, use canvas drop cloths to ensure no paint ruins your carpet or wooden floors.
Instead of taping the switch plates and going through the tedious task of removing the tape, you should just consider taking off the switch plates all together.
If you don’t stop to inspect your work, it is quite likely that you will end up missing a spot. So, purchase a light and examine whether there are any spots that are missing paint or not.
When you are done with the paintjob, be sure to wrap up all your brushes in plastic bags to ensure that they are airtight. Before you do that, however, wash the brushes so that they are ready to be used for your next painting job.
