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How to Paint a Room
April 23, 2012 | 
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Painting a room is a simple reform, it is important to follow a set of guidelines that will depend on how the room is to be painted.
Prepare the room for painting:
- Remove all furniture and decorations that can be moved easily, large furniture such as sofa, chair or bed covered with a savannah or a plastic disused large. Remove lids and electrical switches or spot lamps that are applied to the ceiling or walls (for safety off the power). If it were possible to draw the windows and doors (it’s easy, get help to do this, usually both weigh too much) and unscrew the doorknobs.
- Mask: The next step is to define the spaces that have decided to paint with masking tape. There are several types of tapes, it is important that it be of paper, there are different sizes and has the quality to adapt and easily stick to any surface at any angle. You will need to cover the meeting between the baseboard and the wall, around light switches, window frames, etc.. and in case you want to paint the walls in two colors. Should be withdrawn before the paint dries completely, thus will easily without ghosting.
Steps to follow:
- Prepare the surface:
Check the condition of the walls and ceiling, if generally in good condition you can paint directly, if the layers of paint from previous years is easily raised or presented with wrinkles, open to remove it. With a spatula, remove the wall paint comes off easily and then paired with fine sandpaper. If you find cracks or crevices must cover with lid pasta cracks, apply evenly with a spatula, let dry and sand with 000 grit sandpaper to smooth triple. This procedure must be done correctly but after finish painting the room, the paint may rise again.
- You decide:
Remove with a clean cloth dust adhering to the walls have been sanded product. To do the job properly, if the surface is new or has a too porous surface, before the paint should be given a coat of sealer paint binder (latex paint primer), but most go straight to the final painting. If the room is to paint the living room, kitchen or bath is first necessary to wash the walls with warm water and liquid soap and rinse thoroughly.
- Preparation of the painting:
If you use premium paint will be capable of excellent coverage and a hand will be Read the rest of this entry »
Decorative painting techniques
As its name suggests the paint will take much water, thereby obtaining a translucent paint with little consistency. You will get a washed paint effect. You must prepare the wall as shown in the “Prepare the surface” and give the first hand painted the same color satin matte painting chosen to wash and let dry (base on which to apply the wash). Prepare the wash at a ratio of equal parts paint – water. The paint application is done with a broad brush unevenly. Important: You must make a wall once so there are no marks between different areas and then given a coat of varnish to set and get reduced wear resistance.
Sponge:
In this technique the paint is applied by tapping on the surface with a sponge. The finish is an optical illusion of depth and volume. You must prepare the wall as shown in the “Prepare the surface,” to paint the first coat with satin matte or water-based paint and let dry. Prepare the sponge paint diluted with some water. Wet the sponge, wring and apply on the wall (no tear after application) is an easy technique for the imperfections of unnoticed application and gives a different decor environments.
Mopping:
Mopping technique consists of applying paint with a brush and then spread with a cloth wrinkled. Widely used when the surface has imperfections and allows the application of different types of paints (water based or oil). It takes two people to perform the procedure, a brush to paint the other spread with the cloth.
By brush:
He wets the brush with paint and hits a dry to splatter on the wall. The finish obtained is like passing a comb on the brush with plenty of paint. The method is very simple and easy to do. You need a base paint of any color and may be splashed with the same color or contrast with a different one.
Godel:
It is a technique that is performed with water or plastic paint on walls or ceilings mechanically. The finish is a relief effect in the form of droplets.
Marbling:
This technique is to achieve a finish that mimics marble. Is very laborious, but the end result justifies it. First you apply a coat of paint in a solid color before wiping dry for the paint is uniform, then a finite brush drawing jagged lines similar to the veins of marble. Once the lines are blurred with a brush that performs that function.
Plastered:
It’s not a painting but a paste of lime and powdered marble. It is used to decorate the walls and the final finish should be Read the rest of this entry »
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