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Finishing product: paint, stain, varnish, etc.
Different customers have different needs. No product meets
every need. To select the appropriate product, start by
identifying your needs based on the following specific
criteria in order to create a “funnel” leading to your ideal
product. The product selection process is simple, effective
and based on eight product selection criteria: function,
environment, surface, use, composition, appearance, colour
and quality.
Masking knots before painting
Knots in finished wood will appear sooner or later after
painting. Before painting, seal the knots with a lacquer. It
is the only liquid sealant that will efficiently seal in
knot resin, without discoloring the finishing paint.
Choosing the right paint texture
Each paint finish has its own properties. The more matte the
finish, the more it hides imperfections and uneven
reflections, but it's less washable. The glossier the
finish, the more washable it is, but also the more sensitive
to imperfections and it will mask less efficiently. In
order: glossy, semi-gloss, pearl, eggshell, satin, matte.
Semi-gloss is best for hall walls and for windows and
frames; use matte on ceilings and satin and pearl for the
rest. Kitchens, bathrooms and basements have their own
antifungal paints.
Drying paint and the temperature
Paint in a ventilated and temperate space. When temperatures
are between 10C and 32C there's no risk, although 15c to 22C
is ideal. Latex paint will dry in a few hours at this
temperature. Oil-based paints will dry more rapidly in a
warm, dry environment.
Shaking paint: inescapable...
When you buy paint, your retailer is always careful to mix
it in an agitator. Old paint must also be shaken after the
dried surface layer has been removed. The best "tool" to
shake your old paint: a kitchen whip. Otherwise, any type of
handle will do to stir in a figure 8, for a few minutes.
How
much paint to buy
When it comes to calculating how many litres of paint to
buy, remember that one gallon (3.78 litres) will generally
cover 400 square feet. You can calculate the painted surface
in square measure by multiplying depth by the width for
ceilings and the height by the width for walls. |
