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How to Prepare a Room for Painting
Painting a room is not easy, but it’s not that difficult either.
Careful preparation brings good results. You should prepare yourself and plan in advance to
achieve the desired result from painting a room.
Things to do before you start painting:
Remove the furniture, move all that you can. Place the rest of the stuff at the center of the room.
Make sure you cover it with drop cloths or old bed sheets.
After moving the furniture, use removable ‘safety masking tape’ around doors and windows,
and cover your floor with old bed sheets or drop cloths to protect the floors.
Cover the smoke detector with a plastic bag or a cloth.
Consult your hardware store or a specialist to learn what kind of paint will look best on your
wall.
Plan on three coats: one coat of primer and two finishing coats. Always use primer on patched
and unpainted surfaces - raw surfaces suck up paint like a sponge.
Before painting, make sure there is adequate ventilation in the room.
Clean the walls and ceilings. Use a stain-blocking primer to cover the dark marks, if required.
If walls or ceilings have water stains or other serious discoloration, then it may be necessary,
before painting, to coat them with a latex or oil-based stain-blocking primer to prevent the
stains from bleeding through the new paint.
Sand or scrape away all loose and flaky paint from the walls.
Using a putty knife, fill all nail holes and screw holes with spackling compound. Fill cracks with
caulk or putty.
For serious repairs, use drywall-taping techniques and use epoxy filler on woodwork. Use the
sandpaper to sand it down until it matches the area around it.
Wash all surfaces with TSP (trisodium phosphate) to remove grease and dirt. Use paint de-
glosser for glossy surfaces. (This is not all that is necessary unless the walls are just filled with
grease.)
Rinse everything well with water to remove the TSP. Allow the surface to dry thoroughly, and
then dust and vacuum if needed.
Remove all cover plates from all electrical fixtures, outlets and switches. (Removing a cover
plate is easy. Just get a screw driver and unscrew. The way to remember the way to turn the
screw is: Righty Tighty and Lefty Loosey.)
Place small bits of masking tape over switch handles and outlets to protect them from paint.
Leave the power off as you paint the room. Check twice before turning the power back on. It’
s something I advise against but, if you decide to turn the power back on before finishing the
painting, work very carefully around the electrical areas.
Wear old and comfortable clothes; choose slip-on shoes, as it is easy to remove them.
Cover your hair with a scarf or hat when using a roller or painting the ceiling. Keep a square of
plastic-wrap on hand to cover your eyeglasses when painting a ceiling.
TIP: When using a hand brush and reaching high with it, use a coffee filter. Put a coffee filter
over the handle creating a cup to catch dripping paint ☺
Remember - good paint performance depends on good paint adhesion, and paint adheres best
to surfaces that are clean and dry.
Before picking up a brush or roller, it's important to make sure whether or not the surface is
good for painting.
Never paint on wallpaper.
Good paints won't spatter or show brush marks. And, since they hide better than ordinary
paints, a single coat is often sufficient to give a great-looking paint job.
Top quality interior paints are also tougher and more durable than ordinary interior paints.
The key to painting well is to start off from the ceiling and then gradually go on to the walls.
Start by painting the corners with a 2-inch or 3-inch paint brush. Use the same brush to outline
where the ceiling meets the wall, around doors and windows, above the baseboard and around
any other trim or detailing - where a paint roller won't go.
After that, pour some paint on to the roller pan and roll over the ceiling, then the walls.
Remember to only pour small amounts of paint into your roller pan each time.
Try to start rolling before the brushed-on paint has had time to dry, so that the rolled-on paint
will blend in rather than become a second coat.
Rolling out a W, about 3 feet wide, and then filling it in, assures an even application of paint.
Paint from dry areas into wet as it will reduce ‘ridges’ in the paint.
Cover cans or buckets when you're not using them.
Keep a rag and brush handy to deal with drips, spills and the general messiness of the process.
If a drip becomes too dry to spread out, let it dry. Come back later, sand it and paint over it.
If you are going to do cupboard doors and baseboards on an old house, it is best not to
remove them.
• When you remove the doors, it is hard to line them up and get them to shut properly again.
• When you remove the baseboards, they break and splinter.
Tip for the baseboard. Fill the old edge with putty, then sand it. You will have a lovely edge
to paint and no-one will ever know that you did not take the baseboard off and sand it. It saves
time, and it saves a lot of headaches.
Tools and Materials to Paint a Room
Requirements for Painting a Room
Primer
Natural or synthetic paintbrushes (Use a 2 1/2-inch brush for edge work)
Paint tray and liner
Roller handle
Roller sleeves
Paint
Rags
Ladders
Masking tape (wide) or blue painter’s tape
Single-edge razor blades (to clean paint from window glass)
Screwdriver
I have a paintbrush in one hand and a damp rag in the other when I paint. If I miss an edge, I
quickly wipe it up as I go along with the damp rag. It saves a lot of time when you work in this
fashion.
These tips will help you to paint the room well. After painting the room, if you are not satisfied
with the results, then get an expert to help you out. Remember to read and follow the
instructions given on the paint cans and other tools to achieve the best result.
Safety Tips:
Wear Gloves.
Make sure the area is properly ventilated.
Keep all paint away from children.
Paints are toxic and combustible, so store them appropriately it in a safe area.
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Introduction
Using Tools
How To Use A Hammer
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How To Remove A Nail
How To Use A Staple Gun
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How To Use A Paint Spray Machine
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How To Fix A Hole In The Wall
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To Fix A Large Hole
How To Prepare A Room For Painting
Things To Do Before You Start Painting
Tools And Materials To Paint A Room
Requirements For Painting A Room
How To Apply Paste To Wallpaper
How To Repair A Ceramic Tile Floor
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How To Remove Coffee Stains From Carpet
How To Touch Up Your Appliances
Storage
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How To Store Kitchen Linen
How To Use Appliances
How To Use A Coffeemaker
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How To Make Your Own Air Freshener
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