Painting a wall
Clean the walls & lay down drop cloth
Using a large cellulose sponge and a solution of water mixed
with a few drops of mild dishwashing liquid, clean your walls to remove any
dust, dirt, and grease.
Using a large cellulose sponge and a solution of water mixed
with a few drops of mild dishwashing liquid, clean your walls to remove any
dust, dirt, and grease.
Tape the trim
Use blue painter’s tape (not masking tape) to protect any areas
you don’t want your paint to get on, such as trim, molding, doorknobs, window
frames, and door frames: Run long strips of the tape just inside the outer edges
of these areas. (The outer edges of the tape should lie exactly where the wall
meets the trim, covering the parts of the trim that your roller or paintbrush
might hit when you paint.)
you don’t want your paint to get on, such as trim, molding, doorknobs, window
frames, and door frames: Run long strips of the tape just inside the outer edges
of these areas. (The outer edges of the tape should lie exactly where the wall
meets the trim, covering the parts of the trim that your roller or paintbrush
might hit when you paint.)
Pour primer into a tray
Pour in enough so that it almost fills the well toward the
bottom of the tray without covering the angled portion of the tray where the
ridges are.
bottom of the tray without covering the angled portion of the tray where the
ridges are.
Cut in
The edges of the wall should be cut in first with a brush.
Roll the primer onto the wall in a “W” or “N”
shape
Dip your roller into the primer, rolling it back and forth
across the tray’s ridges a few times to remove any excess and prevent drips.
Make sure the roller gets evenly coated. Run the roller up and down a section of
the wall, applying primer until the section is fully covered. Continue until
your wall is fully covered, reapplying primer to the roller as needed.
Tip: Follow the manufacturer’s drying instructions, which you’ll find on
the can, to make sure the primer is completely dry before applying paint.
across the tray’s ridges a few times to remove any excess and prevent drips.
Make sure the roller gets evenly coated. Run the roller up and down a section of
the wall, applying primer until the section is fully covered. Continue until
your wall is fully covered, reapplying primer to the roller as needed.
Tip: Follow the manufacturer’s drying instructions, which you’ll find on
the can, to make sure the primer is completely dry before applying paint.
Paint the trim
Dip a two-inch angled brush into the paint, coating the bristles
only about a third of the way down the brush. Run the brush along the outer edge
of the tape that’s covering the trim (on the wall side of the tape; not the trim
side). Keep applying paint flush against your taped trim, working it outward
about two or three inches from the tape. Continue until you have finished
painting a narrow swathe along all of the taped areas.
only about a third of the way down the brush. Run the brush along the outer edge
of the tape that’s covering the trim (on the wall side of the tape; not the trim
side). Keep applying paint flush against your taped trim, working it outward
about two or three inches from the tape. Continue until you have finished
painting a narrow swathe along all of the taped areas.
Remove the painter’s tape
Peel
off the tape while the paint is still wet to avoid accidentally removing any
dried paint along with it.
off the tape while the paint is still wet to avoid accidentally removing any
dried paint along with it.