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Post by Red on Apr 16, 2007 11:49:06 GMT -5
So I've finally decided that yours truly is going to paint...
Anyone have any tips they'd like to share?
Where is a good place to buy paint?
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Post by el Gusano on Apr 16, 2007 12:31:33 GMT -5
Hobby Lobby has a good selection with good prices.
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Post by Gary on Apr 16, 2007 13:00:14 GMT -5
Would you be willing to paint my house?
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Post by Red on Apr 16, 2007 13:23:41 GMT -5
**rotfl**
Funny.
I'm not even willing to paint my own, but I'm doing it. Normally I would pay someone else to do it, or have a husband who would do it for me... but I have a feeling it's just gonna be me and my cool neighbor.
Shouldn't be that hard right?
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Post by tuffmustang on Apr 16, 2007 13:27:51 GMT -5
Shouldn't be that hard right? Famous last words. Right next to "hey ya'll, watch this".
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Post by Katworm on Apr 16, 2007 13:35:02 GMT -5
I assume you mean painting walls... 1. Paint: I like both Lowes' American Tradition and Home Depot's Behr paint. Or if you are not set on a color, try the oops paint, it's much less expensive - around $5 a gallon. 2. Edging: Edging was the most difficult part for me until I found this great painting tool. It makes edging so much faster and easier. www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=40657-000001077-00100C&lpage=none3. Rollers: Wrap the roller in painter's tape and remove, to take off the extra fuzzies so they do not end up on your wall.
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Post by tcrashfx on Apr 16, 2007 13:36:34 GMT -5
I just painted (Waterproofed really, but the techniques are the same, I think) the deck and I did it without lessons!
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Post by Red on Apr 16, 2007 13:39:17 GMT -5
Oooo! LG that paint edger looks cool... do I just dip it in paint and use it for the edges I assume?
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Post by Katworm on Apr 16, 2007 14:01:43 GMT -5
Yeah - pour the paint into a tray (you might want to use a disposable liner, so you don't have to wash the tray) and dip the pad into the paint. It takes a little to get used to using it. Oh, be careful not to get paint on the wheels...
Edge the wall first and the use a roller for the middle part of the wall. You may want to get an extension pole for the roller, so you can reach up high. I purchased one that screws together so it can be various lengths depending on the hight of the ceiling.
Can you tell what I have been doing with my time? ;D
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Post by Red on Apr 16, 2007 14:25:47 GMT -5
Nope... can't tell at all! When you say "edge the wall" you mean use the tape to tape edges off right? (I'm just checking...)
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Post by Kordax on Apr 16, 2007 14:43:04 GMT -5
use the tape to tape edges off right?
Tape? Did you say "tape?"
Wuss.
Quantum wuss.
Mega quantum wuss!
Get a quality 3 inch cut-in brush (a latex brush that has a 45 degree bristle angle) & use that to do your edge work near the floors & ceilings. Keep your paint load smaller -- don't dip the brush in the paint & cover all the brsitles -- you only want 1/3 to 1/4 of the brush loaded with paint & wipe the bush on the edge on the can before application.
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Post by Red on Apr 16, 2007 14:52:50 GMT -5
How about "painting virgin wuss"?
cause' this is all new to me!
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Post by Warkitty on Apr 16, 2007 17:36:49 GMT -5
Damn.
Did your folks always just hire someone to paint? I mean, dayum girl how did you get to adulthood without having to pick up a paintbrush?
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Post by joedog on Apr 16, 2007 17:52:35 GMT -5
It may be a wuss way out.
BLUE TAPE!!!! Take this from the son of a PROFESSIONAL Painter. he gives me hell for it BUT for the novice BLUE TAPE!!!!! Tape up what you do not want paint on then the NEXT DAY peel it all off.
OH Yea!!!! invest in a good drop cloth to keep the paint OFF the floor and carpet.
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Post by snarkalicious on Apr 16, 2007 20:12:20 GMT -5
Must be something in the air-I am taking the rest of the week off to do some painting also. The kids all switched bedrooms and my 9 year old son is horrified to be sleeping in a PINK room. So it needs a coat or two of paint in a macho color....
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Post by Red on Apr 16, 2007 22:00:46 GMT -5
"Damn.
Did your folks always just hire someone to paint? I mean, dayum girl how did you get to adulthood without having to pick up a paintbrush?"
Hmmm... let's see... for the majority of my childhood I was raised in a single parent home where money went towards more important things than paint. The one time I remember a room actually being painted my now Stepfather pretty much went into the room, shut the door, and it was done. **shrugs**
And yes... I have had fortunate times in my life when I've been able to afford to hire someone to do it for me, or I have had a husband who was nice enough to do it.
Paint fumes actually give me a headache, but I'm tired of looking at bare walls so I figure I'll deal with the headache. I've always avoided it.
So that's how I've gotten this far in life and never had to pick up a paint brush. So instead of going into it blindly I figured I'd ask some advice (which has been much appreciated) correctly figuring that there had to be some here with experience with it. Many thanks to those who have given me tips, it is much appreciated!
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Post by Warkitty on Apr 17, 2007 6:54:26 GMT -5
Well that answers it then!
We moved *often* from state to state you see, and each new house meant paint on the walls to cover the awful things other people had done (cuz, orange walls and ceilings is ugly... ), and it was always everyone getting involved.
If the fumes are a problem, pick a pleasant day and keep those windows open and fans going. It'll help. The blue tape is a great idea. Be careful though, some surfaces pull away with masking tape. Drop cloth is important. If you're like most of us, you'll come out speckled with paint and you don't want the floor to do the same. Rollers are wonderful time savers, but be careful to not overload them or the brushes or you'll get funky roller lines in the walls.
Most importantly though, windows open, fans going. Keep the headache to a minimum.
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Post by daworm on Apr 17, 2007 7:46:41 GMT -5
To eliminate roller lines, when you load a new load of paint, start that line away from the line you just finished, and roll back to the previous spot, rather than starting where you left off. This puts the bigger load of paint on dry, unpainted wall, and when you get back over to the previous wet line, you won't be laying down so much paint, and won't get those ridges/roller lines.
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Post by Longshot! [ Saint ] on Apr 17, 2007 9:00:37 GMT -5
I hate* two things with equal passion: Liberal College Students...and Painting. (*I'm using the word 'Hate' here, a strong word.)
Besides the tape and the edging device--I have three--grab a slightly angled 2" brush, and never use a 'paint roller' of any size. Use a pad, a 4" x 9" (or so) version of that little Edger Thing. Unline rollers, it holds more paint, gets into corners/edges, and DOES NOT SPATTER. Note the 'bolded part'. They have hinged handles, so you can use a stick if you do not have a 4' or 6' ladder to use, though I wouldn't bother painting without them. The key to both the edget and the paint-pad is to let them sit on the surface of the paint at just the right depth (1/8th of an inch) for 5 - 10 seconds--you'll get the idea--and it soaks it up like water, but with controlled dripping. Scrape the edge of the container if you overdo it. An added bonus is not needing to A) Fill up one of those roller pans, exposing great spill risk, and B) Not having to CLEAN a roller pan, exposing great risk...depending on your paint can size.
I am a combination of 'lazy' and 'type a', so my work has to be EASY and relatively perfect. Both those pads make this happen. The paint also goes on thicker, and is less likely to need the DREADED SECOND COAT.
As for the blue tape? He spoke TRUTH...but keep a razor blade handy. When you're not mincing up cocaine, run it along the edge of the paint and the tape, or risk pulling the DAMN PAINT up with it, depending on thickness and location. The blue tape also holds the newspaper down to the floor when you're 'masking', because cleanup is as important as ease of application.
Oh, I hate me some painting...but my oainting is right.
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Post by Longshot! [ Saint ] on Apr 17, 2007 9:03:35 GMT -5
...Oh, and a final tip: The 'fancier' the color, the more work and expense you have. I used a deep red (we're talking day-old dried puddle of blood red, here) and it required a PEPTO BISMOL PINK undercoating first, THEN multiple coats of the red. By multiple, I mean Three More Coats. By Three More Coats, I mean Three More six packs of beer. But three more six packs of beer, I mean I was one unpleasant bastard...and this was before I discovered the paint-pads that would have reduced it to two coats, if not one.
Heed my words, if only briefly. You don't want to be ... like Me.
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Post by Red on Apr 17, 2007 9:09:19 GMT -5
Ya know... plain ivory walls are starting to sound a lot better. **laughs**
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Post by Longshot! [ Saint ] on Apr 17, 2007 9:13:53 GMT -5
Nah; after building my joint, I took a year hiatus and enjoyed wall-to-wall primered white. Since the addition of royal blue, dried blood red, a yellow bathroom, an eggplant bathroom with white tile (WHOA, makes you want to get nekkid and bathe!) and a third bath that is sky-blue with 4' natural wood trim (actually made from a series of wooden roll shades placed on their sides)...I canna go back. Even 'Shot!lings room has a different color on each wall and a 5th one for the dormer (basic blue, red, yellow, green, and orange) with white trim.
Color is Life. Life is Home.
Head to Lowe's and start grabbing those annoying color-thingies. It's truly worth making a space Your Own when it's over.
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Post by xterragirl on Apr 17, 2007 9:15:07 GMT -5
Red, take Shot's! advice. Ivory walls do not a home make. Color is definitely better!
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Post by Fun Grrl From Mt Pilot on Apr 17, 2007 9:30:39 GMT -5
Red, come to my house.....as usual..I have what you need...
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Post by Red on Apr 17, 2007 9:39:58 GMT -5
"as usual..I have what you need..."
You keep a professional painter locked up in the closet who looks like Keifer Sutherland? WOW! And you've managed to keep that a secret from me? Sheez!
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Post by bignana on Apr 17, 2007 9:47:11 GMT -5
You can also put Vanilla Flavoring (just a few drops) in the paint to reduce the fumes. Also, there is some paint that does not give off an odor. Now that you have all these pointers, good luck and make it fun. What ever it takes.
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Post by Fun Grrl From Mt Pilot on Apr 17, 2007 9:58:18 GMT -5
No I keep him in the garage....my shoes are taking up too much room
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Post by Longshot! [ Saint ] on Apr 17, 2007 10:02:32 GMT -5
And he can keep his mouth shut, too.
He didn't scream when I went past him, or he never saw me; either way, a Good Man.
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Post by Fun Grrl From Mt Pilot on Apr 17, 2007 10:10:45 GMT -5
Yeah, either he is finally taking to the training or he is getting used to it....
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Post by Red on Apr 17, 2007 10:35:54 GMT -5
"And he can keep his mouth shut, too. He didn't scream when I went past him, or he never saw me; either way, a Good Man."
Then I guess gags do work.
**thread jack**
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