House Painting Done Like A Pro Without The Price Tag
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Have you ever thought about painting your own house but were afraid of spillages, bald patches, and other mishaps? Well, this guide is for you! If you are the type of person, who doesn’t mind getting their hands dirty a bit, painting your home can be a rewarding experience. Not to mention, you can choose exactly what you want and even experiment with various colors and textures.
The problem with this approach is that most of us never seem to get that commercial quality and in worst cases, get paint all over your expensive fittings. While you can never match a dedicated painting business when it comes to their services, there are a few things that you can do to close the gap. That said, if you are looking for dedicated house painting professionals in Columbus, Ohio, Sharper Impressions Painting has you covered.
Tips To Paint Like A Professional
Here are a few things that you can do to get a breathtakingly, beautiful painting experience.
Soften The Brushes
A hard brush is the first thing that can destroy your painting focus and hinders your ability to paint properly. The bristles harden really quickly, and you just can’t go for the extra coat of paint without having to wrestle with the brush first. There is a way to keep the bristles soft and pliable, and this is what you need to do.
First, you rinse the brush with warm water without using soap. Then you add half a cup of fabric softener to a gallon of warm water and rinse/swish the brush in the mixture for a bit. Leave them out to dry or in their storage. The next time you use these brushes, they’ll be soft without the need to rinse and paint flows off the brush a lot easier!
Surface Preparation
While we have come leaps and bounds when it comes to painting materials, there is no paint in the world that can compensate for a pockmarked painting surface. You need to make sure that you prep the surface for your creative genius. This means you need to fill holes, cracks, dents and other imperfections. After that, sand and scrape it to perfection so the paint covers the wall evenly.
Agreed, this is not the most fun part of the painting process, but you need to get this done and out of the way because the results after you get it done will speak for itself.
Know Your Primer
While there are a lot of paints that come with a primer, a secret tip most professional painting companies use is that they always use a dedicated primer. A primers functions is to help paint stay on by increasing adhesion, prevent stains from filtering through to the wall, and offering a protective covering for the wall.
Another tip to improve the quality of your painting would be to tint primers with your topcoat paint. This ensures that the paint does a better job of covering the color of the primer.
Protect With Canvas
Drop cloths are important if you don’t want your house looking like a paint-tornado ravaged through it. A lot of people prefer and use plastic drop cloths because they are readily available and inexpensive. What we recommend though is canvas. There are several advantages to using canvas over their plastic counterparts.
Canvas is pretty durable and doesn’t tear that easily which is really important because you’ll be moving around a lot which causes friction. Canvas absorbs paint and doesn’t turn into a slip ‘n’ slide when it’s covered with paint. They are easier to manage – they remain flatter preventing trips or falls, and they can be stored easily which just isn’t possible with plastic sheets. Finally, canvas is pretty much reusable till it falls apart as opposed to plastic which you need to toss pretty much after a single use.
Q-tips Are Handy
There are inevitable mistakes that can happen when you paint, and you need to act quickly before the paint sets in where you don’t want it to. Just use q-tips to wipe them away before they dry and save yourself the embarrassment of a slipshod paint job. You can also use them to smoothen imperfections on areas which you’ve just painted.
Another use for the q-tip is to spread petroleum jelly over the areas where you don’t want paint on like hinges, screws, and other bits. You can even do this to door seals which can prevent them from sticking when the painting is done.
Conclusion
Painting a house is a fun thing to do, it’s pretty personal, and you can save a bundle as well. However, as we mentioned, it can be difficult to match the painting prowess of dedicated painting professionals but with these tips, you can get great results, and you won’t need to put a hole in your wallet doing so.
Thanks for stopping by friends. We partner with busy homeowners to create spaces that feel authentic to their lifestyle and we blog about subjects that educate and inspire. Contact us to learn more about our products and services. You can email us at rjackson@yourdesignpartner.com or
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Inspiring creativity,
Ricci
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