Perfect Paint Job Tips, Interior Painting Ideas
Surface preparation is vital, and can make or break a paint job. Ensure you fill any holes and take off any old flaky paint, and then sand back to form a smooth finish. The "she'll be right, the paint will fill in the holes" theory is totally incorrect! Always check the surface before starting to paint with a light to see if there are any blemishes.
Make sure the surface you are going to paint is clean!! This is essential, especially in kitchen areas where the walls can have oily residue from cooking. Use sugar soap for cleaning.
Get rid of any problems before you paint, mould - use household bleach diluted 1:5 with water to remove the visible mould and find out why it is happening, and fix it. Stains from nicotine - these are nasty as they bleed through the paint. Seal the area with a proprietary stain block, or use a couple of coats of solvent based paint.
Select good quality paint products, if you are unsure of what you are buying, make sure you ask and get the experts to specify the correct preparation required, product, and sequence of application.
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Always look after your quality equipment so you
can use it again. For cleaning acrylic paint from
brushes use water to remove most of the paint residue,
and then use a brush cleaning product and rinse
again, then use dish washing liquid and a final
rinse in water. For Enamel, use mineral turpentine
to initially clean the brush, and then the brush
cleaner, then the turpentine again. Use a bucket
for these processes, you use less product and can
use the side to press the brushes against to remove
any paint residue. |
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Remove all fittings that you can, ie door handles, light fixtures, and use painter's masking tape around any that cannot be removed ie door hinges, light switches, glass in windows. A sloppy paint job is obvious when you see paint all over the light switch! More Perfect Paint Job Tips >> |
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