| DIY Interior ceiling and wall painting tips and techniques, including doors and trim molding. Learn to cut straight lines, rolling techniques and the use of professional paint tools to give you the do it yourself painter a quality finished look. |
| After reading the drywall repair prep section and you've purchased professional tools, you can move forward to the painting stage. At this point all furniture should be moved to a center area of each room, everything removed from the walls, including all outlet and switch plate covers. Next layout paint canvas or old sheets on the floor to protect from any potential paint spills or droplets, then vacuum around the base board trim. If painting baseboards, tape them off from the floor. |
| Ceilings should always be painted first (if it's on your list to do) with a flat sheen paint, usually in white but don't be afraid of bolder colors. Pour 2/3rds. of a gallon at a time into a "large" paint tray with a plastic liner (plastic liners allow easy cleanup), use a 3/8" to 1/2" nap premium roller cover. Cut with a brush around any fixtures or can lights that you can't remove, and all corners that the roller won't coat. |
| "Cutting in" is a term used to describe painting one color next to another, with a paint brush. Pour a small amount of paint into an empty one gallon paint can or container, use a 2" or 2 1/2" angle sash brush to cut wall color to the ceiling and walls to the base molding and door or window casing trim. Gently dip your brush into the paint about a 1/2" or so, never cover all of the brush. Unload the brush before attempting to paint a cut line, you can do this by tapping the brush sideways against the inside of the can, or scrape the brush on one edge of the can. Then place the brush near the edge to cut on the wall, then lift the brush and place it to the left or right of the initial place where most of the paint touched the wall. Brush in one smooth stroke across the wall with the brush hair barely touching the edge or other color. The brush and hairs should be between horizontal and vertical, pulling the brush left or right. After you've made the initial line repeat this until all the paint has laid out uniform and to the edge completely. Continue this about a foot or two at a time until you've gone around the entire room, complete a second time top and bottom, then you're ready to roll the walls. |
| Always use a paint pole with a roller frame, this gives more precise handling when rolling ceilings and walls. (a 4' extension or 2' in tight hallways) Slide a roller cover over the frame and gently roll the cover into the paint tray, starting near the top of the tray as you roll into the paint (don't cover the ends of the frame in paint) lift and roll in until the cover only is covered. Once the roller is covered, roll some of the excess off near the highest point of the tray. Apply roller to ceiling or wall with smooth even movements, and laying out the paint in an even fashion. Make diagonal paths with the roller first, and fill in all open areas by evening out the paint. Usually this is done by making an X or W pattern and filling in open areas with straight lines. Ceilings are done in sections, always keeping a wet edge. One walls, repeat these steps and make full lines from the ceiling to the floor as you move around the room, always starting at the last wet edge. Or on a ceiling, from one side to the other, and flat paint is much more forgiving and doesn't leave any roller lines (unless you leave thick paint lines behind). |
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| Walls should always be rolled twice to insure proper coating, color and durability. Ceilings are usually rolled once if you are covering in the same color, if not then roll it twice. (It would be horrible to sit down to view your completed project, then notice the old ceiling color showing through) Some colors like certain reds and yellows may need multiple coats, if this is the case, cut and roll one wall at a time. Light tan's can turn out looking like peach or pink, and priming is not necessary when using a flat sheen. If you're using ceramic's or the typical eggshell or higher sheens, you must prime any patching with any primer or it will flash! Flashing is patch that shows through the paint finish in a different sheen, and does not look professional. |
