When your room is properly prepped and ready to go, you’re probably ready to have that color just on the walls. Bear in mind, there is still one more step. Primer application is key to achieving a good finish and color to your walls once you apply the paint. Primer is used for many reasons in painting a new surface or restoration. If you are working on fresh drywall, or repaired vinyl flooring, a primer is required so that the paint will not adhere to the unpainted/printed surface. Paint peels quickly and crack when dry. You can paint directly over another surface that is already painted without a primer, but the primer helps seal the fresh paint on any stains. then covering large contrasts of color. To paint above the lightest or darkest color, neutral or pale gray or white.
You’ll want to pick up some handy ties before you start
Drop the sheets
Rollers
Painter’s rods and shields
Brushes
paint roller removed
Primary
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Make sure you drop the sheets down and the room is properly prepped before you try character painting first. If you still have furniture and other things in the room, cover them with towels or plastic drop to tarps. be protected
If you are going to apply even coats of primer over the entire wall to seal everything, pour your primer (I always use Kilz) into the paint pan to fill it. I just wet the roller a little. Express as much luxury as you can. This will help the primary spread more evenly. Remember to always start high and work your way up. That way, if it drips, you don’t have the areas you’re covering painted yet.
Apply from the first roller in a downward stroke, then push from left to right in an area approximately 3′ X 3′, spreading evenly. Continue this process on the wall, then move up and start a new section. Use this same process as above, on the 3′ X 3′ squares. This will also make the primer coat. Dressing all the walls and ceilings is not always necessary, but is highly recommended, especially if you are applying a different color. Sometimes you can simply repaint the first areas that you repaired, especially if you apply a new coat of the same color as the wall. At least first you need to cover each area with a vinyl spatula, as you don’t apply paint on a spatula.
Usually one first coat is all that is needed, but I always took the time to apply a second coat. This would make a good seal of the stain or color underneath. Highly recommended if you paint over a dark or light color. Most stores that sell paint also have a station where they will mix color for you. You can paint your primer with a slightly tinted color. This will help you use more depth in the color, and will reduce the need for additional coats at the end of the painting.
Apply your first coat, using a brush to the corners. Be careful not to “rope”. These are the painted tracks left by the edge of the roller. I like to go back through the areas I’ve used with the brush, edges and such, to even finish in the primer. Different tools leave different texture in the primary and paint. A bristle brush will leave strokes that can be seen on your full coat lines. Stipple phalanges come out, like a eraser. If you’ve covered most of your walls, you can achieve and even end up using a roller to go over the areas where you’ve used a brush.
Let your first coat dry for several hours. Go back and check your work for thin spots where the old color may be showing. If you find drops or ropes that you can make a perfect coat, you can sand them with a fine grade of sandpaper, and apply a coat of primer to that spot.
Once your primer coat is full, you are ready to set and start applying a new color.
