Paint Thinner is reusable

When you use paint thinner to clean your paint brushes. You can use the paint thinner more than once saving yourself a few pennies. Allow the container that you have used to clean your brushes in to sit for a few days. After the paint has settled to the bottom, carefully pour the thinner into a clean container.

More Paint Tips

To remove lumps from paint: cut a piece of screen to fit the inside of the paint can. Set it on top of the paint and let it float down to the bottom of the can. It will take all the lumps with it, trapping them at the bottom of the can.

When painting a room, dip a small card into the paint so that you have the exact colour with you and can match accessories in store.

When painting inside corners, trim the paint brush bristles to a V to save strokes and spread paint more easily.

When you poke a paint brush into corners or allow it to rest on the bottom of the paint can, the bristles curl and stray. To straighten natural bristles (not synthetics), try wrapping the brush in a couple of thicknesses of damp cloth and press gently with an iron. The steam and cloth binding do the job. Only light pressure is needed. Let the bristles cool before you unwrap the brush.

When painting old woodwork fill in the holes or cracks with a mixture of flour and some of the paint you are using. It hardens like cement and matches perfectly.

When painting stairs, paint every other step first. When these are dry, paint the rest.

House Painting Tips & Ideas

Home Painting Ideas

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