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Applying
Interior Paints
After preparation work is complete, and you are ready to
start applying the paint, follow these steps to a
professional quality do-it-yourself paint job:
Spot prime repaired areas. For latex paint, simply use the
paint you will be using for the finish coat; for alkyd
paint you should use a latex primer if at possible.
Cut in, (with a brush) ceilings to walls, walls to ceiling,
corners and baseboard.
Paint the ceiling first to avoid splattering onto the
finished walls and trim.
I like to finish paint all of the trim before the walls,
with the exception of baseboard which must be painted
after the walls. It is easier to cut the walls into the
trim than the reverse. However, many sources may disagree
with this philosophy. If you are unsure of the choice to
make here, you may want to do the edges of the windows and
door jambs, and leave the "face" of the trim to be done
after the walls.
Paint the walls. There are many rolling techniques. I find
that long vertical runs from baseboard to ceiling work
very well. Just use care to overlap the widths several
times to avoid having "lines" from the roller edges.
Touch up if necessary. Use a fairly dry roller, apply in
the same direction as the previous application, and
feather the edges.
Paint remaining trim and baseboard.
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