Repainting a room in a house does not always need to be done by a professional. If you have the time and want to save money, repainting a room is a great do it yourself project. Rushing into any project always results in a sloppy completion. People tend to skip cleaning the walls and start painting right away. No one needs a background in colour theory, but it helps if you have a day planned out for cleaning, priming and lastly the fun part, painting a room.
It is very helpful to prepare the walls for cleaning before painting them. Preparing anything that does not need to be painted such as the trimming, windows or doors, can be covered with painter’s tape. Painter’s tape is meant to go along the edge of the area that is not meant to be painted and it comes off with ease. The floor can be protected with canvas cloth. Canvas cloth will prevent dripped paint from leaking through, unlike any other fabric material. Now, inspect the walls for uneven surfaces, cracks and holes. If there are any holes or cracks found, they can be filled with a lightweight spackling compound and putty knife. For uneven surfaces, it is a good idea to sand your walls smooth with sandpaper. The walls need to be cleaned of dirt and dust with soap and
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There are several reasons to use prime paint before the final coat. Those reasons are: blocking stains from bleeding through, priming before painting will spare you from doing another coat of paint, it improves paint adhesion, which means it reduces the paint from cracking and peeling. When painting with prime, you will use the same stroking technique as you will with painting. Instead of using a paint roller up and down or even in random strokes, move the paint roller in ‘w’ or ‘v’ like strokes, starting from top to bottom. Using this technique allows the paint to dry evenly, and maintain the same colour through out the entire room. Once the prime coat has finished drying, you may begin to