Every owner wants his house to be the mostcozy and beautiful. If you decide to do repairs, then painting the walls will help you radically change the look of your apartment, thanks to the variety of modern paints. Perhaps it will take more time and require more effort than preparing for wallpapering. But you will get a beautiful modern interior, the color of which you can change at least every year. In this regard, many are interested in how to do it yourself.
Painting walls is simple and quick, and there is no need to buy expensive equipment.
Wall Preparation
A very important and labor-intensive stage in paintingis considered the preparation of the walls. The more carefully you do this work, the more beautiful your walls will look after the renovation. Before the renovation, it is advisable to completely clear the room of all things, and cover the floors with polyethylene film. To begin with, it is necessary to thoroughly clean the walls from the old coating and clear all the cracks with a spatula. If the walls were painted, the old paint must be removed with a metal brush or a spatula. If wallpaper was pasted on the walls, it is removed along with the remains of the glue. If there are places with fallen off plaster, then it is also removed, and the wall is sealed with a new layer of plaster.
Before that.how to paint walls, they need to be primed. Now we proceed to priming the walls so that the adhesion of the wall and putty is more reliable. To do this, mix the finished primer and pour it into a special tray. Using a roller, smoothly apply the primer to the entire surface. Be sure to ensure that there are no untreated areas left. Only after the primer has completely dried can you begin to putty the walls, this will take about 12 hours. Cleared cracks are sealed with a mixture of alabaster with PVA glue or starting putty, which has such a granular consistency that it will not allow new cracks to appear. You can buy ready-made putty or a dry mixture and dilute it to the desired state according to the instructions. To level out all minor imperfections, the walls are treated with finishing putty. After drying, the surface is sanded with fine-grained sandpaper and get rid of dust with a damp soft cloth or a vacuum cleaner. The result should be a perfectly smooth white surface. After re-priming and drying, the walls will be ready for painting. Return to Contents</a>
Preparation of the instrument and choice of paint
After the surface has been properly preparedThus, you can proceed directly to the painting process. Before painting the walls, you need to decide how to do it and buy tools. The following tools are required for painting:
Tools for painting walls.
- 2 brushes - thin and basic;
- soft roller;
- paint tape or scotch tape;
- tray for paint;
- soft cloth;
- emery fine paper;
- stairs;
- polyethylene film for floor protection;
- old newspapers;
- solvent.
But the greatest attention must be paidpurchase of paint. As a rule, the choice of good quality paint and the correct calculation of its costs largely determine the costs of time, labor and the quality of the surface in the future. As a rule, each room has its own direct purpose. Therefore, the paint must be chosen accordingly. But it often happens that the microclimate in the room periodically changes, so it is advisable to choose a universal paint that will last a long time under any circumstances and will not create problems. This type of paint includes a water-based paint. It has many advantages not only in terms of functionality, but also in terms of ecology. Thus, water-based paint does not have a strong odor, is non-toxic and fire-safe. During operation, such paint will not emit harmful substances, even at high temperatures and exposure to sunlight. Water-dispersion paint is also a good analogue.
Scheme for calculating the required amount of paintfor painting walls. It should be noted that this type of universal dyes can be used for almost any surface except metal. On metal, they will provoke quite active formation of corrosion. Therefore, before painting, it is necessary to immediately ensure that the metal protrusions are isolated. Much attention should also be paid to the color of the walls. So, choosing the right paint color is half the success. You also need to be able to apply it correctly, and then give the desired shade and adjust the brightness. And here a special tool will come to the rescue - a colorant. It is usually sold in spray cans and allows you to give the surface a shade. And if you are uncomfortable using a spray can, you can buy a colorant, which is simply added to the paint in the required amount and thoroughly mixed with it. Thus, you will get a shade that is not similar to any palette, which will look quite original. Return to the table of contents</a>
Marking of walls before painting
The process of painting walls with a roller.Now it's time to consider the process of painting the walls. First, you need to make the required markings. First, completely isolate the metal parts and those parts of the wall that you do not plan to paint. The most convenient way to do this is with masking tape. Next, if you want to do , you need to draw lines using a pencil and a ruler. When drawing, check the correctness of the lines using a square. After all, any curvature will be difficult to correct. After the lines are ready, you need to carefully stick masking tape along their edge. First, you need to clearly paint the lines of one color, and then, after drying, another. Usually, the tape is glued through 1 line along the edge. This way, you can get paint on the tape and not be afraid that the strip will turn out sloppy. The tape is usually removed after the lines have dried. After that, new strips are glued to the painted lines, and the process is repeated. If you plan to make a single-color wall, then no strips of tape will be required from you. You will only need to take care to protect the floor from accidental paint spills on it. It is also recommended to cover the baseboard with tape. Return to contents</a>
Paint application technique
Now let's take a brief and accessible look at thepaint application technique. How to paint walls correctly? Since it is most convenient to paint the main part with a roller, you need to prepare it by cleaning it from any dust. Then pour some well-mixed paint into the container and get to work.
Wall painting scheme.Dip the roller into the paint tray and run it along its embossed edge surface several times to remove excess. This should be done after each dipping of the roller. Otherwise, the painting will be untidy and the paint will spread. After this, start painting the wall from the top corner in one thin layer, without leaving any gaps. Always paint from top to bottom, as this will remove any possible drips. And the process itself is more convenient in this case. The entire main part of the wall is painted this way. Then, those places that are not so easy to reach are carefully painted with a brush. Its thickness is selected according to the width and size of the unpainted areas. The brush is similarly dipped into the paint, after which its excess is removed with the ribbed surface of the tray. After this, you can apply the 2nd layer of paint in a similar way. If necessary, a 3rd layer is applied if you want to achieve a more saturated color. But it should be applied only when the first 2 have dried, so that the surface looks natural and beautiful. The wall is ready! The rest of the walls in the room will be painted in the same way. Then you just have to let the paint dry completely. Now you can apply a stencil pattern if desired, age the wall by spraying a tint color from a can or using light sandpaper. Another good option is to sprinkle the wall with bronze, silver or gold powder. This is a kind of dry paint that sticks well to the surface (but this should be done on a slightly damp wall) and gives the wall a more majestic and rich look. So, the main points of how to paint walls with your own hands are considered. It is not so difficult if you follow all the above recommendations.
