so tomorrow and for the rest of the week i'm helping my gf's family out with painting her brother's new condo
tomorrow i'm gonna be the one to start the painting and be by myself, and i've done painting before, but not in a loooooong time
so when going to do just your average walls...whats the proper order and whatnot?
paint the edges/trim etc with a brush, then do the bulk with a roller?
i can't remember, though that makes the most sense to me
just not very confident with my painting skills/memory
thanks
Find a nice edger at a paint/hardware store, something that has wheels on it. Its called "cutting in" when you do all the edges and stuff, and that comes first. Then do the rest with a roller. 2 coats usually does the job. Unless youre doing red, in that case, youll need 4. Learned from experience...
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Jun-21-2005 04:26
nchs09
Traceaddict in training
Registered: Sep 2003
Location: Inside your mum
painting is metro/emo
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Jun-21-2005 04:26
apostrophe
'absent'
Registered: Nov 2002
Location: chicago | shanghai
I'd go with the roller first meng. then tape around the edges of the trimming and such, then paint the trim. Mess up all you want, (provided you don't paint beyond the edge of the tap onto the walls...if you do this you just don't deserve to hold a brush) and finally, remove tape.
viola, sharp, clean edge.
But that's just how I do it. So, really you could do it however works best for you.
Jun-21-2005 04:30
Ang ' ela_ie
Gee whiz!
Registered: Jul 2004
Location: SF
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Originally posted by apostrophe
I'd go with the roller first meng. then tape around the edges of the trimming and such, then paint the trim. Mess up all you want, (provided you don't paint beyond the edge of the tap onto the walls...if you do this you just don't deserve to hold a brush) and finally, remove tape.
viola, sharp, clean edge.
But that's just how I do it. So, really you could do it however works best for you.
ACK! Terrible way. Dont listen to this d0rk.
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Jun-21-2005 04:32
apostrophe
'absent'
Registered: Nov 2002
Location: chicago | shanghai
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Originally posted by Ang ' ela_ie
ACK! Terrible way. Dont listen to this d0rk.
No wonder my walls look like shit. Wait, I didn't paint my walls.
Jun-21-2005 04:36
Ang ' ela_ie
Gee whiz!
Registered: Jul 2004
Location: SF
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Originally posted by apostrophe
No wonder my walls look like shit. Wait, I didn't paint my walls.
I just got done painting my walls last summer and now... my house is sold and I cant even live in my red room anymore.
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Jun-21-2005 04:48
apostrophe
'absent'
Registered: Nov 2002
Location: chicago | shanghai
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Originally posted by Ang ' ela_ie
I just got done painting my walls last summer and now... my house is sold and I cant even live in my red room anymore.
and you were so proud of your walls too.
Jun-21-2005 04:50
Ang ' ela_ie
Gee whiz!
Registered: Jul 2004
Location: SF
Mmhmm... Im kind of really sad about it. Ill never sleep in my room ever again. I grew up in that house.
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Jun-21-2005 04:52
mezzir
BEES?
Registered: Nov 2002
Location: assachusetts
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Originally posted by Ang ' ela_ie
Find a nice edger at a paint/hardware store, something that has wheels on it. Its called "cutting in" when you do all the edges and stuff, and that comes first. Then do the rest with a roller. 2 coats usually does the job. Unless youre doing red, in that case, youll need 4. Learned from experience...
Registered: Jan 2005
Location: Yawbs,Giaks,and Automobiles
"wax on, wax off" ??
"paint the fence" ???
"up and down motion " ???
i learned from mr. miyagi ! yes!!!
haha .. and you guys didn't ! .. jealous ?!?!?!? ..
anyways .. agree with angie .. start with the edges with a brush .. then use a roller .. i say if you can't find those rollers with the big sticks, then buy a small roller, duct tape, and a 4 foot plastic pole .. then you tape the pole to the roller ... score! .. learned that from macgyver ..
