Interior Painting Step by Step

1. Steps to Interior Painting Planning Your Interior Painting Interior painting requires ?? careful preparation ?f surfaces ?? does exterior painting. Th? advent ?f odorless paints n?w makes ?t possible t? paint ?n? t?m? ?f th? year. F?rm?rl?, m??t interior painting ?n th? home w?? d?n? ?n th? fall ?r spring, wh?n ?t w?? possible t? leave th? windows open t? ventilate th? room. But open windows brought dust ?nt? th? room t? mar th? finished painted surface. A good interior paint job ?? ?ft?n 50% preparation ?nd 50% painting. D? n?t rush ?n preparing th? surfaces ?n ??ur eagerness t? g?t ?t th? brush ?r roller. If ??u d? n?t prepare th? surfaces properly, you'll b? b??k w?th th? paint brush ?r roller ?n a f?w months. In th?? section ??u w?ll f?nd th? necessary information ?n th? application ?f different types ?f paints ?n various interior wall, ceiling ?nd floor materials. Plaster New dry plaster ?n good condition, wh??h ?? t? b? painted w?th ??m?th?ng ?th?r th?n water based paint, ?h?uld b? given a coat ?f primer-sealer ?nd allowed t? dry thoroughly b?f?r? b??ng inspected f?r uniformity ?f appearance. Variations ?n gloss ?nd color differences ?n th? case ?f tinted primers indicate wh?th?r ?r n?t th? wh?l? surface h?? b??n completely sealed. If n?t, a second coat ?f primer-sealer ?h?uld b? applied. If ?nl? a f?w "suction spots" ?r? apparent, a second coat ?v?r th??? areas m?? b? sufficient. A flat, semi-gloss, ?r high-gloss finish m?? b? applied t? th? primed surface. F?r a flat finish, tw? coats ?f flat wall paint ?h?uld follow th? priming coat. F?r a semi-gloss finish, ?n? coat ?f flat wall paint ?nd ?n? coat ?f semi-gloss paint ?h?uld b? applied t? th? primed surface. F?r a high-gloss finish, ?n? coat ?f semi-gloss paint ?nd ?n? coat ?f high-gloss enamel ?h?uld b? used ?v?r th? priming coat. B?f?r? applying water paints ?f th? calcimine type t? new plastered walls th?? ?h?uld b? sized, using ??th?r a glue-water size ?r, ?f th? plaster ?? dry, a th?n varnish ?r primer-sealer. Cold water paints ?f th? casein type m?? b? applied ??th?r directly t? a plastered surface, ?r th? surface m?? b? f?r?t given a coat ?f primer-sealer t? equalize uneven suction effects. Th? ??m? ?? true ?f resin-emulsion paints, w?th th? recommendations ?f th? manufacturer ?f th? product b??ng given preference ?n case ?f doubt. S?n?? resin-emulsion paints usually contain ??m? oil ?n th? binder, th?? ?h?uld ordinarily b? applied ?nl? t? plaster wh??h h?? dried thoroughly. Texture wall paints m?? ?l?? b? used ?n plaster surfaces. Th? advantages ?f th?? type ?f paint ?r? th?t ?n? coat economically produces a textured decoration ?nd relieves th? monotony ?f smooth flat paint. It ?l?? covers cracks ?r patches ?n th? plaster m?r? completely th?n ordinary wall paint. Th? disadvantages ?f texture wall paint ?r? th?t th?? Collect dust ?nd ?r? difficult t? restore t? a smooth finish. Th??? materials ?r? available ?? water-or oil-based paints, ?r? thicker th?n ordinary wall paints, ?nd m?? b? applied t? wallboard ?? w?ll ?? plaster t? produce textured effects ?u?h ?? random, Spanish, mission, ?nd multicolored.

2. Composition Wallboard Composition wallboard usually presents n? particular painting difficulties ?f th? ordinary precautions ?r? observed, ?u?h ?? making certain th?t th? surface ?? dry ?nd free fr?m grease ?nd oil. Th? painting procedure f?r wallboard ?? th? ??m? ?? f?r plaster; ?t requires priming ?nd a sealing coat followed b? wh?t?v?r finishes coats ?r? desired, ?r m?? b? given one-coat flat ?r resin-emulsion type paint. Wallpaper Water-thinned paint m?? b? applied t? wallpaper th?t ?? w?ll- bonded t? th? wall ?nd does n?t contain dyes wh??h m?? bleed ?nt? th? paint. On? thickness ?f wallpaper ?? preferable f?r paint application. Paints ?th?r th?n th??? ?f th? water-thinned type m?? ?l?? b? applied t? wallpaper b? following th? directions given f?r painting plaster. H?w?v?r, wallpaper coated w?th ?u?h paint ?? difficult t? remove w?th?ut injury t? th? plaster. Wood Walls ?nd Trim New interior walls ?nd wood trim ?h?uld b? smoothed w?th sand-paper ?nd dusted b?f?r? painting ?r varnishing. T? preserve th? grain ?f th? wood, th? surface m?? b? rubbed w?th linseed oil, varnished ?r shellacked, ?nd waxed. If ?n opaque finish ?? desired, semi-gloss paint thinned ?ut w?th 1 pint ?f turpentine ??r gallon ?f paint ?r th? primer-sealer previously described f?r walls m?? b? used ?? a priming coat ?n wood. On? ?r tw? coats ?f semi-gloss paint ?h?uld th?n b? applied ?v?r th? thoroughly dry prime coat, ?r ?f a full-gloss finish ?? desired, th? l??t coat ?h?uld b? high-gloss enamel. Masonry Walls ?nd Ceilings Interior masonry walls ?nd ceilings ?b?v? grade m??, ?n general, b? painted ?n mu?h th? ??m? manner ?? plaster surfaces. H?r? ?g??n, ?t ?? necessary t? allow adequate t?m? f?r th? masonry t? dry b?f?r? applying paint ?nd, ?n addition, attention ?h?uld b? given t? th? preparation ?f th? surface. Wh?n decorating a wall containing Portland cement (concrete, f?r example), ?t ?? essential t? t?k? precautions ?g??n?t th? attack ?f alkali. F?r th?? purpose, alkali-resistant primers ?u?h ?? rubber-base paints m?? b? used wh?n oil paints ?r? t? follow. Cement-water paints ?r? best suited f?r application t? basement walls wh??h ?r? damp ?? a result ?f leakage ?r condensation. T? apply th??? paints, th? ??m? procedure ?h?uld b? followed ?? ?? described h?r? f?r painting exterior masonry walls. Concrete Floors Tw? general types ?f paints f?r concrete floors ?r? varnish ?nd rubber-base paint. E??h h?? ?t? limitations ?nd th? finish ??nn?t b? patched w?th?ut th? patched area showing thr?ugh. Floor ?nd deck enamel ?f th? varnish type gives good service ?n concrete floors ?b?v? grade wh?r? th?r? ?? n? moisture present.

3. Rubber-base paints, wh??h dry t? a hard semi-gloss finish, m?? b? used ?n concrete floors b?l?w grade, providing th? floor ?? n?t continually damp fr?m seepage ?nd condensation. Paint ?h?uld n?t b? applied t? a concrete basement floor unt?l th? concrete h?? aged f?r ?t l???t a year. Th? floor ?h?uld b? dry wh?n painted, th? best t?m? f?r application b??ng dur?ng th? winter ?r early spring (assuming th?r? ?? ??m? heating apparatus ?n th? basement), wh?n th? humidity ?n th? basement ?? l?w. In general, thr?? coats ?f paint ?r? required ?n ?n unpainted floor, ?nd th? f?r?t coat ?h?uld b? th?n t? secure good penetration. Aft?r th? paint ?? dry, ?t ?h?uld b? protected w?th a coat ?f floor wax. In repainting concrete floors, wh?r? th? existing paint h?? b??n waxed ?nd ?? ?n good condition ?x???t f?r ??m? worn areas, th? surface ?h?uld b? scrubbed w?th cloths saturated w?th turpentine ?r petroleum spirits ?nd rubbed w?th steel wool wh?l? wet, t? remove ?ll wax b?f?r? repainting. If th?? ?? n?t d?n?, th? paint w?ll n?t adhere ?nd dry satisfactorily, ?f th? old paint ?? badly worn, ?t ?h?uld b? removed b? treating w?th a solution ?f 2 lbs. ?f caustic soda (household lye) t? 1 gallon ?f hot water. Th?? m?? b? mopped ?n th? surface ?nd allowed t? remain f?r 30 minutes ?ft?r wh??h th? floor ??n b? washed w?th hot water ?nd scraped w?th a wide steel scraper. An?th?r method ?f application ?? t? spread a th?n layer ?f sawdust, wh??h h?? b??n soaked ?n caustic solution ?v?r th? floor ?nd allow ?t t? stand overnight. Th? following morning, th? floor ??n b? washed w?th hot water ?nd th? paint scraped ?ff. Th? surface ?h?uld th?n b? rinsed thoroughly w?th clean water. If rubber-base paint h?? b??n used, th? caustic soda treatment m?? n?t b? effective ?nd ?t m?? b? necessary t? u?? ?n organic solvent type ?f paint remover. Caution: - Wh?n using caustic soda ?r lye, avoid splashing eyes, skin, ?nd clothing. Interior Metal Interior metal, ?u?h ?? heating grilles, radiators, ?nd exposed water pipes, ?h?uld b? painted t? prevent rust ?nd t? make th?m ?? inconspicuous ?? possible. New metal ?h?uld b? cleaned ?f grease ?nd dirt b? washing w?th mineral spirits, ?nd ?n? rust ?h?uld b? removed b? sanding, ?ft?r wh??h a metal primer ?h?uld b? applied. Th? finish coat m?? b? ??th?r flat wall paint ?r semi-gloss enamel. If ??u ?r? n?t sure ?f th? primer t? u?? ?n metal, th? paint dealer ?r manufacturer w?ll g?v? ??u th?? information, dependent ?n th? type ?f metal t? b? painted. Usually ?n exposed air ducts ?f galvanized metal a primer coat ?f zinc dust-zinc oxide paint ?? used, b?f?r? th? finish coat ?? applied. Th? paints m?? b? applied b? brush ?r spray; th? small spray attachment f?r vacuum cleaners ?? v?r? convenient, especially f?r painting radiators. Brass lighting fixtures ?nd andirons m?? b? polished ?nd kept bright b? coating w?th metal lacquers. Th? lacquers, held ?n cans und?r pressure, m?? b? sprayed directly fr?m th? container. Old-fashioned ?r unattractive lighting fixtures m?? b? painted w?th ceiling ?r wall paint t? harmonize w?th th? surrounding surfaces.

4. Special Surfaces WHITEWASH Whitewashes ?nd lime paints mu?t b? th?n wh?n applied. In fact, best results w?ll b? obtained ?f th? application ?? ?? th?n th?t th? surface t? wh??h ?t ?? applied m?? easily b? seen thr?ugh th? film wh?l? ?t ?? wet. Th? coating w?ll dry opaque, but tw? th?n Coats w?ll g?v? better results th?n ?n? th??k coat. A large whitewash brush ?? best f?r applying th? wash. On? ?h?uld n?t attempt t? brush ?ut th? coating, ?? ?n applying oil paint, but simply spread th? whitewash ?n ?? evenly ?nd quickly ?? possible. Th? principal ingredient ?n whitewash ?? lime paste. A satisfactory paste ??n b? m?d? w?th hydrated lime, but better results ?r? obtained b? using quicklime paste th?t h?? b??n slaked w?th ?n?ugh water t? make ?t moderately stiff. Th? lime paste ?h?uld b? kept ?n a loosely covered container f?r ?t l???t ??v?r?l days. E?ght gallons ?f stiff lime paste ??n b? m?d? b? slaking 25 lbs. ?f quicklime ?n 10 gallons ?f water, ?r b? soaking 50 lbs. ?f hydrated lime ?n 6 gallons ?f water. Aft?r soaking, th? paste ?h?uld b? strained thr?ugh a fine screen t? remove lumps ?r foreign matter. Whitewash ??n b? m?d? fr?m various combinations ?f lime paste ?nd ?th?r ingredients. Th? following tw? formulas ?r? satisfactory. Th? casein, wh??h serves ?? th? glue binder, ?h?uld b? soaked ?n 2 gallons ?f hot water unt?l thoroughly softened, wh??h ?h?uld b? approximately 2 hours. Aft?r dissolving th? trisodium phosphate ?n 1 gallon ?f water ?t ?h?uld b? added t? th? casein, stirring th? mixture unt?l th? casein dissolves. Th?? solution ?h?uld b? mixed w?th th? lime paste ?nd 3 gallons ?f water. Th? salt ?nd alum ?h?uld b? dissolved ?n 4 gallons ?f hot water, ?ft?r wh??h th? molasses m?? b? added t? th? mixture. Th? resulting clear solution ?? th?n added t? th? lime paste, stirred vigorously, ?nd thinned w?th water t? th? desired consistency. Th?? whitewash h?? a yellow tinge wh?n f?r?t applied, but th? color disappears ?n a f?w days leaving a white film. An?th?r satisfactory whitewash ??n b? m?d? b? diluting a moderately heavy cold lime paste (about 33 lbs. ?f hydrated lime ?nd 8 gallons ?f water) w?th 5 gallons ?f skim-milk. Th? area covered b? a gallon ?f whitewash depends u??n th? nature ?f th? surface, but ordinarily a gallon w?ll cover ?b?ut 225 sq. ft. ?n wood, ?b?ut 180 sq. ft. ?n brick, ?nd ?b?ut 270 sq. ft. ?n plaster. Th? formulas mentioned w?ll make fr?m 10 t? 14 gallons ?f whitewash. If a smaller quantity ?? desired, th? ?m?unt ?f ???h ingredient ?h?uld b? reduced proportionately. STIPPLING Wh?th?r ??u desire th? effect ?f stippling (tiny paint dots) ?? a decorative effect, ?r ?f ??u h?v? a wall wh??h h?? ?n uneven surface ?nd ??u feel ??u ??n hide th? defect b? stippling ?t, ??u m?? accomplish th?? result v?r? simply.

5. F?r stippling ??u need a special brush; g?t ?n? th?t ?? flat, ?nd h?? short, stiff bristles. Th? f?r?t step ?? t? cover th? surface w?th a coat ?f paint, using ??ur regular paint brush, ?r spray, ?r roller. Th?n, wh?l? th? surface ?? ?t?ll wet, t?k? th? dry stipple brush ?nd energetically w?th short strokes drive th? ends ?r th? bristles ?nt? th? wet paint. B? sure n?t t? brush ??r???. Th? result w?ll b? clusters ?f dots. Ev?r? f?w minutes wipe th? brush w?th a cloth, t? k??? th? bristle ends clean ?nd dry. STENCILING Y?u m?? want designs ?n th? walls, ?r ??rh??? ?v?n ?n floors ?nd ceilings, ?n ??m? ?f th? rooms ?r hallway. Y?u m?? buy ?r make ??ur ?wn stencils, wh??h ?h?uld b? ?n heavy paper, stencil board, plastic, ?r metal. Avoid stencils m?d? ?f lightweight paper wh??h w?ll g?t soaked wh?n touched b? wet paint. Y?ur paint dealer w?ll suggest th? best paint f?r ??u t? u??, ?? ?t w?ll depend a great deal ?n th? surface ?v?r wh??h ??u want t? ?ut th? stenciled designs. Generally a heavy paint ?? used, ?? th?t ?t w?ll n?t spread und?r th? stencil wh?l? ??u ?r? applying ?t. Th? stencil mu?t b? held v?r? firmly ?g??n?t th? surface w?th ?n? h?nd, ?nd th? stencil brush worked ?v?r ?t quickly w?th th? ?th?r h?nd. Or, ?f ??u h?v? ?n assistant, ?t ?? best f?r ?n? person t? k??? th? stencil steady, wh?l? th? ?th?r does th? painting. In removing th? stencil, make sure ??u pick ?t u? w?th?ut smudging. Sound Quality Painting 824 90th Dr SE suite B Lake Stevens, WA 98258 Email: jason@soundqualitypainting.com Official Site: https://soundqualitypainting.com/painters-lake-stevens/