Paint Qs...

[rosehawke]

Originally Posted by darkeyedgirl

Okay I have to chime in here. Having painted anything that won't stand still long enough ....

Excellent advice BTW. I've never had probs with the blue tape, but I usually don't leave it on even a day.

Cindy

 

[sooz123]

Originally Posted by RoseHawke

Trim is a bugger. If you've got fairly thick trim then the edger tool may work for you. I've never had much luck with them, due mostly I think to the style of molding I've got (not a good edge for the little wheels to roll against.)[/url] ...

Right... it doesn't work for our base boards, they're too thin at the edge. It does do well with door frames and ceilings that don't have moulding. I tape off anyway

because I'm particularly messy (Except door frames, the tool really makes those easy), I just like the clean line you get with it where you can use it. I don't have a steady enough hand, especially after getting tired out from painting the rest of the walls, to cut in with a brush by hand!

 

[me-n-my guys]

I don't know if you really have to go thru all the trouble of priming..if you are painting flat or satin on the same type of finish, & it's clean, why bother? We were able to paint this place with 2 coats of walmart paint, & it all looks fine.
One thing I did was to pick a color, get a quart mixed up & try it on one wall to see if it 'worked'. At least if you hate the color, you don't have to waste money on gallons of paint!

 

[sammie5]

The reason to prime on otherwise clean walls is to get a base coat of colour. Primer is less expensive than the paint, and if you are using a really saturated colour, or one that is a lot lighter than the walls you are painting, it makes the paint cover a lot better. I think that folks are only suggesting a primer for the room she is painting deep red.

 

[juniper]

Wow, I'm so glad I asked, I had no clue about a lot of this stuff! Thanks so much, everyone, for all the great advice!

 

[sandtigress]

This is great advice, since I'm going to be doing the same thing next weekend! So another question along the same line - how long do you guys think it would take to paint a one bedroom aparment?