8 Horrible Mistakes You’re Making with Paint

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8 HorribleMistakes Youre Making With Paint
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Introduction

• It is a very budget friendly option to paint your
  house on your own.
• But it requires its own pace and efforts to reach
  perfection of how a professional painter would do
  it.
• Heres a guide on some expert painting tips for
  those who want to paint their homes perfectly and
  avoid those silly mistakes which would end up
  wasting a lot of time and money and look ugly as
  well.

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1. Not applying a primer

• First things first, before painting your surface
  no matter what colour was underneath before it is
  important to generously apply two coats of primer
  not avoid any dark color underneath to bleed
  through the surface.
• Applying primer while covering doors or wooden
  surfaces will also help in the wood not tanning
  by using a tanning blocker primer.
• So each surface needs should be considered before
  considering the kind of primer to be used.

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2. Not starting with a smooth surface

• It is absolutely necessary that you dont paint
  over the already painted paint for a shortcut.
• It is necessary to scrape off the previous paint
  as it wont give a smooth finish to the new
  paint, there would be textures showing of the
  previous paint and we dont want that at all.

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3. Temperatures when you paint

• You need to schedule the day properly choosing
  the right weather to paint you house because the
  conditions at which the paint gets applied to the
  wall is going to show a lot of results in long
  term and short term as well.
• Extreme temperatures are not favourable for the
  paint to stick on the wall.
• So schedule your painting day see the weather
  conditions or make adjustments of dryers or air
  conditioners.

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4. Using the wrong brush

• The painting brush you use to apply paint with
  plays a crucial role in the entire application
  process.
• The brush you choose highly depends on the kind
  of paint you are using. If you are using oil
  based paints, apply it with a natural bristle
  brush.
• If you are opting for water-based latex paint you
  should use a synthetic brush made from polyester
  or nylon.
• This will ensure that water isnt absorbed in the
  brush itself but applies evenly on the surface.

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5. Using Painters tape correctly

• If you leave the painters tape on the edges for
  too long.
• When you will remove it, the paint will also come
  off with the tape.
• So ideally the tape should be left for about an
  hour to ensure that it peels off easily without
  damaging the paint and giving it smooth edges
  like required.

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6. Painting on a glossy surface

• Again, scraping off here is of utmost importance,
  because it is extremely difficult for another
  paint to stick neatly over a glossy surface.
• So, there needs to be some hold provided for the
  paint to stick on it.
• So, we use a sandpaper to get rid of the
  smoothness and provide grip to the new paint to
  stick.

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7. Not layering more coats of paint

• It isnt possible to have a flawless finish in
  just one stroke.
• The color doesnt always show in its natural form
  in one stroke, you might see the underneath layer
  popping up.
• So, being generous is the key, should do at least
  two or more coats.

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8. Wearing gloves, goggles and headgear while
painting

• Last but, The most important thing is to take
  care of yourself while painting or even scrapping
  of the wall as dust particles would likely get in
  to your eyes or mouth. While scraping the paint
  off make sure the gloves are chemical resistant.
• Your safety comes first which you are doing any
  such work, so make sure to gear up properly.
• May you achieve beautifully painted walls, doors
  and furniture by keeping in mind these points
  whilst painting on your own.

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