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First of all, Prepare the room by removing every bit of furniture that you can, or pile it all in the middle so you have room to move and make a few mistakes. Cover it with good dust sheeting. Then cover the carpet or flooring with dust sheeting. Cover everything that isn't going to be painted.
Then, remove, with a good flat scraper, any bits sticking off the walls. (Lumps, bumps, sellotape, bluetack). Then, get all nails out. Fill in any holes with a GOOD filler and when dry, sand flush.
CUTTING IN will take you the most time. Cutting in means using a brush to get to all the areas where your roller won't go. It's the bit where you go around all the top corners (ceiling) first, and paint a line at the top of the walls. Make it thick enough so that you don't have to do another coat, because it's not fun.
Do try not to get any of your wall paint on the ceiling. If you do, let it dry and then paint over it with your ceiling paint later. When you've done all the ceiling corners, use the same technique to do all the other corners, and along the top of the skirting. To avoid getting paint on the skirting, it is often a good idea to run masking tape along the top surface of the skirting. If you're going to sand and paint the skirting later, this is not so important of course.
Do the same with light switches, window cills and wall sockets. Again, use masking tape if you like.
Pour your paint into the container and load your big fluffy roller on a pole with paint. Start at one end of one wall, and using smooth strokes, going up and down gently but firmly, work to the other end. Apply the same for the other walls.
Depending on the colour you are using and the quality of the paint, you may need only one coat. Or two. Maybe three.
Use a matt paint unless you're really good. Gloss and semi gloss or silk finishes will show up all your sins and every inconsistency on the surface.
Let it all dry off before washing your roller. you may have missed a few bits or may need to do another coat.
The masking tape can be removed prior to the paint fully drying, but make sure you won't need another coat first.
Sort the roller out as described in my 'Ceiling painting' article.
Stephen Kaye is an Author and Businessman living in Devon, UK. He runs a Decorating business and sells 'How To Set Up And Run Your Own Successful Painting And Decorating Business' in .pdf form, CD, or hard copy for £29.50. Contact him on kaye.steve@gmail.com for more information or visit http://www.tradeworldhq.com/decorating
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