Whats the easiest way to paint a home?

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: edro
Paintball gun (like the commercial)

Painting is a pain in the ass if you are a perfectionist. Painter's tape sucks (it never goes on perfectly straight and paint leaks below it (bleeds) even if you firmly apply it).

The best way to edge is to you a brush, heavily loaded with paint and a steady hand.

Goes on straight for me and I don't get bleeds.

 

[FP]

Originally posted by: Mwilding
Painter's tape works great, just pull it off within an hour of painting.

 

[lokiju]

Originally posted by: binister

Originally posted by: Mwilding
Painter's tape works great, just pull it off within an hour of painting.

This being the case, how does it apply to doing a primer coat?

Say I want to prime first (which I do want to do) then that has to dry for at least an hour before I can apply paint. Do I apply paint after that dries and then pull off in an hour or does pulling in a hour after applying tape only apply if there is no primer in the picture?

 

[CorCentral]

Originally posted by: Engineer
Try pulling your tape off sooner. Are you sure that it wasn't the new paint bonding to the wall and the tape and screwing up the surface below?

We've not had issues with tape if pulled once the paint is dry to the touch.

FTW...... for trim/moulding using the "good" 3M blue painters tape!
If you have a large area (like a hallway), just do it in sections

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: lokiju

Originally posted by: binister

Originally posted by: Mwilding
Painter's tape works great, just pull it off within an hour of painting.

This being the case, how does it apply to doing a primer coat?

Say I want to prime first (which I do want to do) then that has to dry for at least an hour before I can apply paint. Do I apply paint after that dries and then pull off in an hour or does pulling in a hour after applying tape only apply if there is no primer in the picture?

If you're painting the walls and ceiling, you don't have to put tape on at first, since you'll be putting primer on everything. It's once you have to paint different colors (like a white ceiling and blue walls...for example) that you need to tape it off.

If you're painting along a trim piece, it's easiest just to remove it and paint past the edge, then replace it for a perfect finish.

 

[herm0016]

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn...1077-00100C&lpage=none

you may laugh, but these work pretty good as long as you keep the little rollers out of the wet paint.

 

[MrPickins]

Originally posted by: alkemyst
Pro's do use tape, and paper, and plastic. You need to use painter's tape and remove it prior to the paint drying.

The easiest way to paint though is to hire someone if you don't know what you are doing.

Painting trim and along trim is pretty easy. You want to hold the brush right (closer to a pencil than like a sword) and use in long ways along the edge. You can eye where the paint lands. Textured ceilings are more difficult as the 'line' can change.

A lot of people spray, but it always should be back rolled for the best looking job.

I am in the process of painting inside and outside. I have like 20 more gallons to go.

I do two primer coats and 1-2 finish coats.

All good advice.

When you learn how, though, cutting in by hand is way faster and easier than masking everything off. When I was a painter, we only covered the floor or taped the carpet back from baseboards. Everything else you just had to be careful to not get paint on.

Good call on holding the brush like a pencil when cutting in, also.

 

[CorCentral]

Originally posted by: jagec

Originally posted by: lokiju

Originally posted by: binister

Originally posted by: Mwilding
Painter's tape works great, just pull it off within an hour of painting.

This being the case, how does it apply to doing a primer coat?

Say I want to prime first (which I do want to do) then that has to dry for at least an hour before I can apply paint. Do I apply paint after that dries and then pull off in an hour or does pulling in a hour after applying tape only apply if there is no primer in the picture?

If you're painting the walls and ceiling, you don't have to put tape on at first, since you'll be putting primer on everything. It's once you have to paint different colors (like a white ceiling and blue walls...for example) that you need to tape it off.

If you're painting along a trim piece, it's easiest just to remove it and paint past the edge, then replace it for a perfect finish.

This is why I have my wife put up a decent looking border. No need to screw with masking the ceiling pain in the ass popcorn crap uneveness BS!

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: lokiju

Originally posted by: Mwilding
Painter's tape works great, just pull it off within an hour of painting.

According to their website you can leave it on for up to 14 days before pulling off.

YMMV with that. The thing is with LATEX paint you will seal the tape to the paint. I have yet to see it not pull up the paint post drying except for those that taped and still cut in to it. You can also that a straightedge and razor to it...but I would still notice the wieghtline.

In general the best success is to just pull it up after painting it.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: MrPickins

All good advice.

When you learn how, though, cutting in by hand is way faster and easier than masking everything off. When I was a painter, we only covered the floor or taped the carpet back from baseboards. Everything else you just had to be careful to not get paint on.

Good call on holding the brush like a pencil when cutting in, also.

Yeah I only use tape on window sills and frames really at least the ones I have now. Some that are flat it's quicker for me not to tape.

Same thing with people telling me to spray my house since it's faster. I can paint a room with 2 coats probably faster than most can mask off everything and spray 2. Still spray jobs are never meant to be the final coat...you should backroll it to do it right.

If I get help painting I will usually tape off their stuff. Most people do just fine rolling walls...they screw up at the ceiling and globbing the baseboards.

 

[Auric]

A hooker told me she'd do anything for $50. I told her, "Paint my house."

-Henny Youngman

 

[thedarkwolf]

I"ve never had any luck with tape. It always just ends up pulling paint off the trim or letting the wall paint bleed through. The last several times I just cut it in by hand and it came out a hell of a lot better and I saved a lot of time by not having to tape everything. The trick is a good cut in brush and not a cheap $1 POS.

 

[sao123]

skru paint... just wallpaper.

 

[MrChad]

Originally posted by: sao123
skru paint... just wallpaper.

If you've ever had to remove wallpaper, you'll never recommend using it instead of paint.

 

[sao123]

Originally posted by: MrChad

Originally posted by: sao123
skru paint... just wallpaper.

If you've ever had to remove wallpaper, you'll never recommend using it instead of paint.

I just removed and rewallpapered all 10 rooms of my house... its not so bad unless the idiot before you who lived there wallpapered over top of wall paper, over top of wall paper...
I once had to remove 7 layers of wall paper at once.