A Smooth and Fast Painting for Your Interior
Interior house painting is not intuitive, though it seems like it should be. Beginning in kindergarten with finger painting, most of us are familiar with the process of applying paint to a flat surface. But a true interior painter will paint the job in an entirely different matter. Incorporate these tips into your next interior painting project and make the job go faster and smoother, with a cleaner, more attractive appearance.
Use a Tack Cloth to Clean the Surface
A tack cloth is a very inexpensive painting tool that helps you clean the surface prior to painting or staining for flawless results. A beeswax-impregnated cheesecloth, tack cloth lightly pulls off sawdust, wood shavings, and all manner of debris from your surface. By using a tack cloth, you avoid applying a wet cloth to the surface. If you do not have a tack cloth, you may use a damp cloth, but make sure to squeeze it out thoroughly beforehand. Do not use a tack cloth over large surfaces.
Purchase High-Quality Paint
When you see one paint advertised for a price and another, apparently comparable paint for five times as much, what is the difference besides the price? Often, rock-bottom cheap paints are builder’s grade paints that have fewer solids than higher-quality paints. Solids are what aid to create a good paint build.
Test for Loose Paint With the Duct Tape Test
Will the existing painted surface take new paint and will it hold this paint for years to come? While it is impossible to predict the future, you can get a good sense of the quality of a surface by testing it with a strip of duct tape. Lay a strip of fresh duct tape over the surface in question, then rip it off. If flakes of paint more than microscopic size come off, you may need to scrape and then sand.
If you want to make sure that you will get a quality painting result, it is important to hire a professional interior painter in Fredericksburg, VA. A professional that you can rely on for quality work is Parker's Painting. If you are looking for more information about our services, just give us a call at (540) 846-2046.