Applying Paint with Common Tools
Common Tools being Paintbrush & Roller. Here’s a post that I took from a twitter thread I did some time back and repurposed (edited & added) for Medium. Also posting as a reminder about my background in paint.
How to apply paint on walls & trim with a paintbrush or Roller Frame:
Real quick about the tools of the trade:
Paintbrush:
you can never go wrong with it, but you can go wrong with use. A bigger brush doesn’t mean you should paint the whole wall with it. Painters usually use it for small wall areas like a corner. It’s best on trim & doors.
Applying with the paintbrush:
Stick to one direction. Don’t try & Glob it on there. Spread it out.
Roller:
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Best use for walls. If you have it small enough, you can use it for trim &/or doors.
Use a paint tray to saturate the roller, and keep rolling back & forth on the slope of the tray. The roller cover should be covered and barely dripping
If the cover has too much paint dripping on the tray, it’s not ready for application.
Best to start in the middle, then pick whichever direction you want. Some people do a “W” with the paint. Others roll up and then back down. Have & enjoy
The key is to go slowly.
Don’t use too much pressure when applying with either.
Why?
Putting too much paint on the walls won’t dry correctly. It’ll dry, sticky, and tacky and could make the paint color look different.
Instead, paint as thinly as possible. Think plastic on a box. Make sure to apply the entire brush or roller cover to the area to look more uniform. Remember to take it slow.
P.S. my paint eBook: Paint Guide D.O.D. (Delegate or DIY) is out, you can get that and the two other products, (Paint Color Guide, and Applying Paint & Paint Problems) that I’ve created along with it. Decided to throw those together primarily so people can get a comprehensive package of all the paint knowledge that I attained. One last thing to mention is I’ll be working on making the eBook into an audiobook and adding that to the product listing on the Gumroad page.
