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Paint Techniques Supplementary help

Even though at first sight it can seem that the majority of complements that are sold today are dedicated to professionals, it´s not that way by no means.There are easy handling utensils that will help you(you´ll see that  it´s worthwhile)to get a perfect work.

Before painting protect with masking tape,all those areas where you don’t want to give color(doors marks  and windows, baseboards, switches and electric outlets… ) .Thus, you will have more “error margin” and that will allow you to work with more tranquility. The masking tape also will be very useful to define two contiguous surfaces (a wall and the roof, for example )in which 2 different colors will be applied.

Perfect the corners


To paint corners angles it will be helpful to use protective shields: with these metal or plastic squares,you will be able to work without the risk of staining other areas.

Work comfortably


When you prepare a mixture, use plastic or metal buckets if you will work with paintbrushes, and trays if you´ll do with rollers. To mix correctly the paint, use a bar or,if it is easier,a wooden board. If you has intended to paint walls or high roofs, don’t doubt to add to the roller a long bar (wooden or metal); with it you will be able to accede to the whole surface without the need of been going up and down continually off the stairway. And if it is aobut re-decorate a radiator,you also will found “help”:there are some special paintbrushes that will let you get to the difficult corners. Finally, your “weapon” against the unavoidable and annoying splashes  will be the rags,choose them of cotton that don’t loose fluff. Continued…

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Beautiful bedroom decorations

Many times you want to redecorate your bedroom, and do not know what to do.

In this video really lovely ideas you can implement to decorate your bedroom.

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As a grout cleaner

In this video, Tim Carter askthebuilder.com owner, explains the techniques for cleaning a grout.

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Interior decoration, how to hang a Picture

Many times hanging a painting is a challenge.
In this video we see a very simple way to hang our pictures where we want.

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Paint Techniques The Equipment

The Equipment:

At the time to decide which tools are situable for the surface that you want to paint, it´s enough to take care to the characteristics and dimensions of it. Of course, in your equipment cannot lack paintbrushes and rollers –in several sizes -, although it will also have other utensils that, besides perfecting the finishing, they´ll save you time and effort.

What to Use?

It will depends a lot to achieve a perfect finish, the correct election of the utensils.Here there are some advices.

Before putting hands to the work, dedicate some minutes to choose the kind of tools  you  need, it is not worthwhile to throw; keep in mind that each utensil is good to paint a particular surface, for that reason it is necessary to know what to choose.

For Walls and roofs:

Choose the paintbrush size or roller according to the dimensions of the surface.Thus, for wide areas  –like walls and roofs -, the most convenient thing is to use big paintbrushes and  rollers that allow to work faster. In the case that walls are perfectly flat, you can opt for pads, since, because of their rectangular form and plane faces,they allow a perfect finish.Also,you should have small paintbrushes at hand, similar to those but rectangular and with handle to contour the borders, baseboards and molds of doors and windows, where sometimes it is difficult to maneuver with big paintbrushes and rollers. All these tools are adapted mainly for water paints.

And over wood or metal:

In wooden or metal surfaces,in which will be applied vernish or enamel,i´ll be appropriate to use paintbrushes of different size.Good quality chinese sow paintbrushes ,will facilitate the work when you´ll have to vernish.

Rollers:

They can be of natural-fiber or synthetic and with long or short hair and polyurethane. Those of changeable muff facilitate the cleaning and their new use. There are, also, rollers with special textures for finishing with relief or drawings. Ç

(1) Of short lamb wool. With tight strands, they allow a fine finish in flat surfaces. They are used with enamel or emulsion painting.

(2) Of long and soft hair. Also of lamb wool, they are used for rough surfaces, with emulsion painting mainly.

(3) Of polyurethane foam. They are suitable for flat surfaces, since if they are used in the rough ones they can break. Ideals to paint with lacquer.

(4)(5)(6) Changeable replacements facilitates the work, because they adapt to different areas.The small ones will allow you to accede to difficult points.

(7)(8) Of special texture, they allow different painting effects finishing.

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