Clean the walls & lay down drop cloth
Using a large cellulose sponge and a solution of water mixed with a few drops of mild dishwashing
liquid, clean your walls to remove any dust, dirt, and grease.
liquid, clean your walls to remove any dust, dirt, and grease.
Tape the trim
Use blue painter’s tape (not masking tape) to protect any areas
you don’t want your paint to get on, such as trim, molding, doorknobs, window
frames, and door frames: Run long strips of the tape just inside the outer edges
of these areas
you don’t want your paint to get on, such as trim, molding, doorknobs, window
frames, and door frames: Run long strips of the tape just inside the outer edges
of these areas
Pour primer into a tray
Pour in enough so that it almost fills the well toward the
bottom of the tray without covering the angled portion of the tray where the
ridges are.
bottom of the tray without covering the angled portion of the tray where the
ridges are.
Cut in
The edges of the wall should be cut in first with a brush.
Roll the primer onto the wall in a “W” or “N”
shape
Dip your roller into the primer, rolling it back and forth
across the tray’s ridges a few times to remove any excess and prevent drips.
Make sure the roller gets evenly coated. Run the roller up and down a section of
the wall, applying primer until the section is fully covered. Continue until
your wall is fully covered, reapplying primer to the roller as needed.
across the tray’s ridges a few times to remove any excess and prevent drips.
Make sure the roller gets evenly coated. Run the roller up and down a section of
the wall, applying primer until the section is fully covered. Continue until
your wall is fully covered, reapplying primer to the roller as needed.
Roll on paint in a “W” or “N” shape
Fill a paint tray with paint; dip your roller into it, removing excess. Roll the
paint an N pattern with the top and bottom of the N being about 3 inches from the trim
and ceiling. The edges of the wall should be cut in first with a brush and then
rolled in the N pattern.
Continue, adding more paint to the roller as needed, until the whole wall is painted.
paint an N pattern with the top and bottom of the N being about 3 inches from the trim
and ceiling. The edges of the wall should be cut in first with a brush and then
rolled in the N pattern.
Continue, adding more paint to the roller as needed, until the whole wall is painted.
Paint the trim
Dip a two-inch angled brush into the paint, coating the bristles only about a third of the way
down the brush. Run the brush along the outer edge of the tape that’s covering the trim (on
the wall side of the tape; not the trim side). Keep applying paint flush against your taped trim,
working it outward about two or three inches from the tape. Continue until you have finished
painting a narrow swathe along all of the taped areas.
down the brush. Run the brush along the outer edge of the tape that’s covering the trim (on
the wall side of the tape; not the trim side). Keep applying paint flush against your taped trim,
working it outward about two or three inches from the tape. Continue until you have finished
painting a narrow swathe along all of the taped areas.
Remove the painter’s tape
Peel off the tape while the paint is still wet to avoid accidentally removing any
dried paint along with it.
dried paint along with it.