Clean the walls & lay down drop cloth
Using a large cellulose sponge and a solution of water mixed
with a few drops of mild dishwashing liquid, clean your walls to remove any
dust, dirt, and grease.
with a few drops of mild dishwashing liquid, clean your walls to remove any
dust, dirt, and grease.
Tape the trim
Use blue painter’s tape (not masking tape) to protect any areas
you don’t want your paint to get on, such as trim, molding, doorknobs, window
frames, and door frames: Run long strips of the tape just inside the outer edges
of these areas. (The outer edges of the tape should lie exactly where the wall
meets the trim, covering the parts of the trim that your roller or paintbrush
might hit when you paint.)
you don’t want your paint to get on, such as trim, molding, doorknobs, window
frames, and door frames: Run long strips of the tape just inside the outer edges
of these areas. (The outer edges of the tape should lie exactly where the wall
meets the trim, covering the parts of the trim that your roller or paintbrush
might hit when you paint.)
Pour primer into a tray
Pour in enough so that it almost fills the well toward the bottom of the tray
without covering the angled portion of the tray where the ridges are.
without covering the angled portion of the tray where the ridges are.
Cut in
The
edges of the wall should be cut in first with a brush.
edges of the wall should be cut in first with a brush.
Roll on paint in a “W” or “N” shape
Fill
a paint tray with paint; dip your roller into it, removing excess. Roll the
paint an
N pattern with the top and bottom of the N being about 3 inches from the trim
and ceiling. The edges of the wall should be cut in first with a brush and then
rolled in the N pattern. Continue, adding more paint to the roller as needed, until the
whole wall is painted.
a paint tray with paint; dip your roller into it, removing excess. Roll the
paint an
N pattern with the top and bottom of the N being about 3 inches from the trim
and ceiling. The edges of the wall should be cut in first with a brush and then
rolled in the N pattern. Continue, adding more paint to the roller as needed, until the
whole wall is painted.
Paint the trim
Dip a two-inch angled brush into the paint, coating the bristles
only about a third of the way down the brush. Run the brush along the outer edge
of the tape that’s covering the trim (on the wall side of the tape; not the trim
side). Keep applying paint flush against your taped trim, working it outward
about two or three inches from the tape. Continue until you have finished
painting a narrow swathe along all of the taped areas.
only about a third of the way down the brush. Run the brush along the outer edge
of the tape that’s covering the trim (on the wall side of the tape; not the trim
side). Keep applying paint flush against your taped trim, working it outward
about two or three inches from the tape. Continue until you have finished
painting a narrow swathe along all of the taped areas.
Remove the painter’s tape
Peel
off the tape while the paint is still wet to avoid accidentally removing any
dried paint along with it.
off the tape while the paint is still wet to avoid accidentally removing any
dried paint along with it.