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Saturday, November 7, 2009

Basic Painting Enamel Pt. 2

Part 2: The painting part. Finally we're done with "prep". At this point I'm glad too.
I would suggest at this point to wipe any excess dust off the doors and casings. The cleaner the better. No bumps or "stuff" that can leave a lump after painting.
Okay the Spackle is done and dry, Now we need a decent brush and roller. The brush should be a good quality, the better, the nicer finish. Again the Purdy comes to mind, probably a 2 1/2" taper. You can also use the 1 1/2" taper. comfort, The "deuce" will also work fine for this. Take your paint and give it a good mix in the can, from bottom to top. Pour into the deuce, the roller should be a fine nap and very clean, dip into paint and roll on, (remember dip only enough to get bonnet wet). Don't use to much paint it will run a you! Okay it's rolled, do edges around knobs and the inside of where the jamb is. If you can, catch the casings at the same time. now you want to dry roll it back, this creates a stipple, this is important, it gives a smoother finish. Now cut in anything that is left, including casings. Now you want to lay off the casings, (go over again) with the brush to get that clean finish. If it all went well, your done. Give it a minute of two to set and dry roll it again. You see (real) tiny pot marks. that is ok it will dry smooth. Now the fun part again, clean up. (see clean up under basic painting, flat) You should have used water based paint, (I think that's all that available now). An environmental thing. By tomorrow the doors should look great! If not, I told you before get the pro! See Ya'

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