![]() Toto & Sons in Madison, New Jersey, uses painter’s putty or a lightweight spackle for minor cracks and dents he uses plaster of Paris for dents deeper than 1/8 inch. Find, Then Fix, Cracks and DentsĮven an old lamp with a bare bulb held close to a wall will make minor cracks, bumps or nail pops jump out. Plastic sheeting works, but it’s very slippery and doesn’t absorb drips. A note that, paint soaks right through lightweight fabrics and bedsheets. ![]() Buy high-quality drop cloths, such as canvas or paper-backed plastic. “It’s surprising how well a few drops of paint can cover a floor,” says Rich Maceyunas, of Maceyunas Painting and Wallpaper in Waterbury, Connecticut. Remove doors, light fixtures, and hardware, and label everything with masking tape. Bigger pieces of furniture can sometimes be left covered in the center of larger rooms, but if you are repairing drywall, says Chris Span, of Span’s Quality Painting in Mobile, Alabama, “Take everything out. ![]() Every painter we spoke with had a horror story about the time he didn’t follow Rule No. To begin, move everything out of the room. Obviously, pros have more experience than the average homeowner, but they also know techniques and tricks that make them better painters. But a seasoned professional does a great job. Most of us can do an okay job of painting a room. However, when it comes to painting walls and trim, they typically forego the tape in lieu of their skills and steady hands. When they’re painting against finished surfaces like flooring and woodwork, they’ll often stretch tape across the surface to protect it. There are times when even the pros use painter’s tape. Just be sure to wad the excess cloth up in your palm to prevent it from touching the wet baseboard. If you keep a damp cloth nearby, you can stretch the fabric over a finger and wipe the wet paint off the wall. If an errant brushstroke should touch down on the wall, don’t worry-wet paint is pretty easy to clean. It’s more work, but when you stand back to admire the results, you’ll agree it’s time well spent. That’s how long it takes to prep, prime, and paint correctly. Painters spend two to four days painting an average-sized room. The point of a slanted brush should be on the finger side, not the thumb side. Lay the handle of the brush flat over the back of your thumb while holding the ferrule (the metal part that holds the bristles together) between your index and middle finger. To paint like a pro, you have to hold the brush like a pro. After purposely dabbing the wall with paint, Mauro shows Kevin how to wipe it up before discussing the merits of painter’s tape. Then, Mauro loads the brush with paint and shows Kevin how to properly paint a piece of baseboard. Mauro begins by showing Kevin how a professional painter holds a paintbrush. In this video, Kevin O’Connor meets expert painter Mauro Henrique to discuss painting techniques.
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