Painting Tips

To paint a room or not to paint a room that is the question …lol

1st on the list 

Prep work 

Rub down all walls and woodwork depending on how bad wall are you can start around 80grt for extremely rough area 40/60grt then we clean up areas I.e.. dust 

Once area clean prepare filler for cracks and holes to avoid waste you can mix the filler in smaller amounts to avoid waste depending upon drying time of product  there is also a deep hole filler which sometimes comes as a 2 part mixture

Yep you got it right more rubbing if you have a palm sander it may be useful if you have a lot of filling but a useful bit of kit to keep in your home D.I.Y kit 

Stage 2 prep

At this point I would like to give the room a base coat (white matt paint) after sanding and filling this often shows up imperfections that may have been missed during 1st sand and fill

 please not if you find any stains this would be a good time to to get them covered with the proper stain cover paint 

undercoat the woodwork with wood primer if your not stripping and and treating with stain in prep for varnish

now that the room has been prepped its time for final checks walls and woodwork 

Then you can bring in the colours of choice  please note that should rub down the walls with 120grt sand paper between coats to maintain a smooth finish to the walls 

Next stage 

Its time for colour 

if you see any imperfections once colour added steps above repeated to flatten 

its just a rough guide so if you get any problems please reach out a question is but an answer away 

Happy Decorating