Painting Do’s and Don’ts

So you want to paint, maybe a wall, maybe a project, maybe a home. That’s a great start. Painting is a wonderful and exciting home improvement project. It is also an art that must be perfected. If you go about painting in the right way, the odds are good you will walk away happy and content. If you begin painting without taking the appropriate precautions, you could end up with a disaster on your hands.

To help you sort out the good and bad of painting, we've compiled and helpful do and don’t list to get you started.

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Do’s of Painting

• ·         DO prepare the area you plan to paint. This will require gathering all of the supplies you need to paint with. Make sure you clean unnecessary items out of the way so they are not IN the way. Move all furniture and other items out of the space you plan to work in. Wipe down all walls you plan to paint, and tape all molding. Use a drop cloth to protect other items.
• ·         DO remove any doorknobs, drapery and related items.
• ·         DO invest in good paint trays to work with, and disposable tray forms.
• ·         DO set up a station you can work with that has all of your supplies readily available.
• ·         DO have all of the paint you will need readily available. Nothing is worse than running out of paint in the middle of a paint job.

Don’ts

• ·         DON’T wear your best clothes. You will ruin them.
• ·         DON’T work too fast. You will not like the results.
• ·         DON’T apply haphazardly. Have a plan and follow it.
• ·         DON’T paint over wallpaper or other types of substances. If you can remove anything that is on the walls and prime the walls before painting for the best possible finish.