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Painting Ceilings and Walls

What you'll need:

Here's everything you'll need to get it right the first time.

Paint trays and liners
Cans and jars
Latex brushes for water, natural for oil (alkyd)
5-8 cm brushes for cutting in
10-13 cm brushes for walls
2 1/2 cm brushes for frames
Rollers and roller covers (various sizes)
Edge pads
Extension poles
Drop cloths
Painter's tape (narrow and wide)
Painting hats
Buckets
Stir sticks
Power sprayer (optional)

Simple techniques for a great paint job on your ceilings and walls.

Cutting In

"Cutting In" is a simple painting technique for achieving clean lines at the corners and edges. Work in 1 meter sections so you keep a wet edge when you fill in. Use an angled 5-8 cm trim brush to make a series of short strokes away from the edges where the walls or ceiling and wall meet.

TIP

Consider using a paint pad for "cutting in" around door and window frames. It's fast and delivers a reliably uniform edge. Keep the wheels very clean to prevent marking the wall. Important: work in 1 meter sections to keep a wet edge

Painting Ceilings

After each section is cut in, fill in. Use a roller on an extension pole to paint in one direction. Move quickly so as not to lose your wet edge.

Using a Roller on Walls

Load your roller (see above). Make certain your roller isn't overloaded.

Roll a 1 meter wide "W" on the wall.

Then without lifting your roller off the wall, fill in the W.

Work horizontally across the room moving from side to side.

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