One of the easiest and less expensive wise just brought up nearly anything is to painting but
before you take on any project you will need to make some basic decisions about what paint is
best for the job. Let’s start by choosing between latex and oil, latex cleans up with water so that’s
a real plus. It will retain the color well and offers good adhesion on most surfaces. Oil has to well
you may know in one coat plus it adheres better than latex to smooth surfaces like plastic or
metal and you have more time to apply it before you loss the wet edge. Okay, now that you know
the question between oil or latex it’s time to choose the shade or finish, let’s start with flat which
has little or no shade they provides some apparent and it will hides any imperfection you may
had in your walls but it tends to show dark and doesn’t stand up to scrubbing very well. Now, it
also hides imperfections but it will reflect a low lights until smoother, this also easier to wash so
it’s a popular choice for walls.
Satin has even more shin and it’s even more washable so it’s a great choice for kitchens, bath or
kids room. Semi-gloss reflects 35 to 50% of all like to hits it, some most people find it too shinny
for walls but it cleans very well and making an ideal for trim, cabinets or doors. And lastly there
is high gloss it will really call attention to surface imperfection but it’s a good option for areas
that get a lot of abuse and need to be clean regularly. Alright, one last major paint decision to
make, the color. No one can tell you what color to choose but here are few tips to make the
process easier, the lighter the color you choose the larger the room will appear but may need to
apply additional coats for the coverage. Working with one color scheme and mixing in variety of
shades of that color is easiest but if you feel adventurous you can pull out certain colors of
fabrics or accents in your room by matching those shades. Don’t forget, light will have a big
impact on how the color ultimately looks in your room so look at the paint samples that different
times a day to see how it changes.
Okay, so you’ve made your choice and you love the color so how much paint do you need for the
job? Take some simple height and width measurements of your walls and multiply them for the
square footage. Divide the square footage by 400 for the number of gallons needed for a smooth
surface and divide by 250 that is a rough surface. One last tip before applying your paint that’s
what the Pro called boxing your paint. No it’s not packing up your painting put in boxes, just
pour each of the gallons into a large bucket so all of the paints blends to the same color. This
way you won’t have one gallon that slightly different shade in the other.
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