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Easy Steps To
Painting a Room
Things You'll Need
 Putty Knife
5 Gallon Bucket
Paint Grid
Wheeled Paint Pad
Gallon Milk Jug
Aluminum Foil
Plastic Zipper Bags
Solution:
I'm sure you know how to paint, but sometimes it's the
little things that can make the project go a whole lot
smoother, I have some tips to help you out.
When taping off your room, run a putty knife along the
tape to ensure a tight seal and crisp edges.
When painting a large space it is sometimes easier to work
with a bucket and a painting grid like this rather than a
paint tray so you don't have to stop and refill so often.
I've said it before, but it warrants repeating, I love a
wheeled paint pad for cutting in around a room.
Professionals may disagree and opt for a brush, but for
the amateur painter it gives nice control, coverage, and
crisp clean edges!
A gallon milk jug with the side opposite the handle cut
out makes a great "cutting in tote." Dip the small paint
pad inside and scrape the excess off on your cut edge so
it drips back into the jug!
When rolling walls, work in a "w" pattern in small three
foot sections evening out the paint as you go.
If you need to stop in the middle of a job finish a whole
wall and stop at a corner, otherwise you'll end up with
lap marks that will be difficult to mask.
If you need to stop in the middle of a job finish a
whole wall and stop at a corner, otherwise you'll end up
with lap marks that will be difficult to mask. |
