Discover How To Paint Your Home's Interior With Sponges
How to paint walls and materials needed: baseboard masking; bleach; water; crack filler; blue masking tape, 220 grit sandpaper, blocking primer.
Tools: screwdriver; sanding block; rubber gloves; putty knife; paint tray; 9 inch roller; 2 inch nylon brush; stepladder;drop cloth and sponge.
Move the furniture away from the walls. Lay the drop cloth on the floor.
Repair any cracks, holes or dents with the filler. After the filler has dried, sand the area until it is smooth.
If you find mildew, use bleach water and rubber gloves to wash that area.
Rinse the wall with clean water making sure to remove dirt and dust. Let it dry over night.
Where repairs were made, use the primer to cover that area. When the primer is dry, tape the trim and use the primer on the rest of the wall and ceiling, if painting the ceiling. After the ceiling dries, tape it off and paint the walls.
Use the roller and go over the areas where a brush was used to get rid of brush strokes. Get as close to the tape as possible.
Roll up on the first pass but also start at the top and work your way to the bottom.
When the primer is dry, using a putty knife or 120 grit sandpaper, run it over the walls to get rid of any high spots or bumps. Then wipe the wall down with a damp rag to get rid of the dust.
When the ceiling and walls have been painted, prime and paint the trim.
Sponging on or off: sea sponge; latex gloves; latex paint; paper plate; coffee filters; stepladder; roller and pan for base coat and glaze.
A sea sponge provides for a more tranquil effect because of the arbitrariness of the textures and holes.
The paint department is where to look for glaze. No pigment is in it. Follow the manufacturer's instructions for mixing the glaze and paint. Slowing the drying time and making the paint somewhat transparent is what the glaze is for.
To experiment, mix the paint and glaze in several different ratios. Paint a piece of drywall. Also practice the technique before painting on the wall.
Start with the beginning steps if the base color is being changed.
Now that the base color is dry, mix the second color and glaze. Using a small amount of the mix, pour it onto the plate. Dampen the sponge with water. Squeeze as much water out as possible. Now dip the sponge in the glaze mixture.
Dab the sponge on the wall turning your wrist in different directions between each application. Use different areas of the sponge.
Clogged holes in the sponge will not give the preferred look. To clean it, dab the sponge on the coffee filter throughout the process.
Every once in awhile step back and look at the work. If there is too much paint in some areas, press the clean damp sponge on the area to lift off the extra paint.
Sponging off is basically the same procedure except that once the base coat is dry, apply the glaze to a small area.
So the glaze does not smear, place the sponge on it and lift straight off. This will remove the glaze. Clean the sponge when it needs it. Repeat the step for the entire wall area.
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