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....and this time with a paintbrush!!

Please share your painting/decorating experiences here before I completely lose my mind!!! I've never actually painted walls or anything before. I have my paint roller and I'm ready!!

This weekend hubby and I are painting our newly remodeled bathrooms and our living room/dining room area. For those of you who have been to my house, it's the room that hasn't had any drywall for almost a year now!!

Well, the drywall is up, it's been puddied, it's been taped, it's been puddied again, it's been sanded, it's been textured...

We have our paint colors picked out. The main color is a medium brown and the trim is a little darker than an off-white.

Give it the Krylon touch...rollers are for yuppies.

rednekkPH wrote:Give it the Krylon touch...rollers are for yuppies.

I can barely dye my own hair without turning it orange. What makes you think anyone would trust me with a can of spray paint?

One thing I've learned is simple but true:
If you have a chair railing, paint it glossy white. The color below the chair rail should be in the same color palette as the color above it, and the color below should ALWAYS be the darker of the two shades. It's always more pleasing to the eye. Trust me.

Thanks Auntie. No chair rail here, though. We're putting in 4 1/4" baseboards and some nifty crown moulding though.

If it's bare drywall, you gotta prime it (paint prime), but I'm hoping your drywallers did that already. You will have to put two coats of paint on otherwise. Mask everything, it makes it so much easier. And put down plastic on the floor, unless it's unfinished. Keep an old wet washcloth nearby in case of droppage (paint droppage, that is ). We just got through painting and putting up crown molding in my son's old room. It's so purdy, especially without the wide football/baseball wallpaper border in there (yuk!).

citcat wrote:If it's bare drywall, you gotta prime it (paint prime), but I'm hoping your drywallers did that already. You will have to put two coats of paint on otherwise. Mask everything, it makes it so much easier. And put down plastic on the floor, unless it's unfinished. Keep an old wet washcloth nearby in case of droppage (paint droppage, that is ). We just got through painting and putting up crown molding in my son's old room. It's so purdy, especially without the wide football/baseball wallpaper border in there (yuk!).

Primer is being done today/tonight. Hubby is doing that part. It's all been prepped /w tape and we have plastic galore!!

Oohhh. Droppage!!!

I have always enjoyed finger painting I think it's due to the paint between the fingers you might want to try it on the walls it also helps if there is someone else with you to share the experience.

El mojito wrote:I have always enjoyed finger painting I think it's due to the paint between the fingers you might want to try it on the walls it also helps if there is someone else with you to share the experience.

For some reason I'm picturing the the pottery scene from the movie "Ghost".



If so, my MIL is gonna help us paint, so that kind of painting is outta the question.

Easy, which ever of you guys is the least hung-over, does the trim with the brushes. If you got the shakes you only do the roller, shakey hands can't hurt that too much. Main thing is just take your time.

I don't like to use masking tape when painting walls; it is more trouble than it is worth. A drop cloth for those little drips is critical though


Paint the trim with a brush first then the walls with a roller.

Use a paint tray. Roll the roller in the tray to cover the roller with paint; if paint is dripping from the roller, that is too much paint. Paint the large wall areas by first making a large "W" on the wall with your roller, then go back over the painted W in an up and down (vertical) motion. This keeps you from getting too much paint in one spot when you start with a full roller.

Stay three or four inches from all corners and trim with the roller. Using a good 2.5 or 3 inch paintbrush, paint to the edges of the trim and corners. when painting these edges, you need no more than a quarter inch of paint at the tip of the brush, otherwise you will drip.

Don't put too much paint on the roller and try to go in the same direction (i.e. up and down or side to side) but good paint will limit brush marks.

Good brushes. Check.

Good paint. Check. (It's not top of the line, but it's not bargain-basement cheap stuff either).

Paint brushes tickle.

buy good quality paint. not home depot stuff. ( no, i don't work for them or any paint manf.) ben. moore or sherman williams came out with a really good line that stands up to removing dirt or whatever your keets have put on the walls.
one tip i learned from a prof. painter. if your not done with whatever your painting. put your brush or roller in tightly wrapped platic wrap. then put that in a zip lock bag. if the ziplock isn't quite large enough for the handle part, just fit the brush/rollar in and try to make it as air tight as possible. place this is your refrig. when you want to use it again, take it out of the refrig and let it come up to room temp.. maybe an 3/4 hour depending on your room air...you know what i mean.

also, roll your walls as close to the trim & ceiling and then go back and finish with a quality brush.

buy a good brush comb to use when your done to clean your bruch. don't use soap. it never fully comes out.

good luck.

we are doing our family room in feb. i hate taking all the stuff out and prep work but it's worth it.

You've got three adults rolling, you should be done pretty quick.
And Benjamin Moore paint is WAY worth the price, it's creamy one-coat perfect!!

Creamy is good!

Ventilate well. I know it's supposed to be a little colder here in Colo this weekend, but paint fumes can cause headaches pretty easily...

With a darker color, you may need two coats, even if the paint is supposed "one-coat coverage" (especially if the primer/wall color is very light), so plan accordingly.

MacPhin wrote: if you're not done with whatever your painting. put your brush or roller in tightly wrapped platic wrap. then put that in a zip lock bag. if the ziplock isn't quite large enough for the handle part, just fit the brush/rollar in and try to make it as air tight as possible. place this is your refrig. when you want to use it again, take it out of the refrig and let it come up to room temp.. maybe an 3/4 hour depending on your room air...you know what i mean.

buy a good brush comb to use when your done to clean your brush. don't use soap. it never fully comes out.

never heard these tips. I just thoroughly rinse the brushes, roller, and paint tray after each use. I have always rinsed them outside with a hose until the water coming off them is completely clear. Then let them air dry.

rsgeist wrote:Paint brushes tickle.

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