Painting walls - not such a difficult job, as it seems at first glance. To do this, it is sufficient to properly prepare the necessary materials (paint, brushes, rollers, etc.). You should also adhere to some rules and recommendations that will be described in this article.
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Paint selection nuances
As you know, today there are many types of paints. In order to correctly pick up the one that you really need, consider some features of working with paints and varnishes.
Painting of walls of water-emulsion paint. For sale, such a mixture is usually in dense form. To get a smooth matte coating on the entire working surface, it is necessary to dilute it with water, then mix well. The paint is often mixed using a drill equipped with a mixer with a mixer. If with the help of a water-free mixture, you need to depict textured ornaments on the wall, then it is allowed to be left in dense form, i.e. Dilute with water optional.
This type of paint can be prepared in advance before the start of the main work. However, it is necessary to mix it again right before applying to the wall. When the mixture becomes suitable according to the consistency, it can be given the desired shade with a caloring fluid. Keefs when combining allow you to get different colors. This work is recommended to instruct the masters.
Today in the shops of building materials selling paintwork products, there is a computer selection program for painting walls. It allows you to pick up the color of the mixture taking into account many factors, among which the error in changing the column of paint after drying it. This program is quite convenient and useful, because it is very important to choose all the banks of paints having the same shade to result in the surface of the walls in the room of one color, without flaws. In the extreme case, it is allowed to dissolve the paint, which is enough to paint one wall entirely. Then they may eventually get a little different shades on different walls, but it will not be so noticeable and will more like a special effect.
What about oil paints? They are rarely used to update the interior of apartments. Most often, they are used in non-residential premises, for example, for painting walls in roads and storage rooms. This kind of paint is applied to the working surface somewhat differently than the water-emulsion mixture. Nevertheless, it is also important to carefully distribute the surface material. First of all, it must be remembered that when applying the first layer does not adhere to some one direction, on the contrary, the paint is distributed by various smears. The mixture should be swolled in such a way that it completely and evenly covered the entire work surface. Sometimes oil paint is applied by zigzag strokes. In this case, there is a small space between the stripes. Then the mixture is flashed over the entire wall using a semi-dry tassel. As a result, an aligning layer is obtained. The painted surface should dry for 5 hours, after which another layer is applied, which is usually thinner than the first.
Basic Painting Requirements
To spend high quality surfaces, some knowledge is needed. In particular, the walls under painting are required to prepare. These works include alignment and purification from dust. To successfully accomplish such a task as painting walls in the apartment, use some tools - a sponge, brush, roller and a paintopult.
With regard to technology using water emulsions, this mixture is usually applied to the walls of 2-3 layers. Wherein the first of them is required to distribute strictly horizontally, the second - vertically. In the case where it is planned to apply three coats of paint, the first and last divided vertically, and the average, (i.e., second) horizontally. This order is important. Therefore, do not mix.
There is another requirement for paint: the paint layer must be applied one after the other without waiting until the previous dries. The joints of the walls and ceiling corners and various remote places, it is desirable to paint with a brush. For this purpose it is convenient to a brush with a long handle.
How to choose a roll
With a roller can achieve high-quality and effective result. In addition, this tool to paint faster than a brush. But before you buy a roll, it must be able to choose the right. For example, based on polyacrylic and nylon tools differ in that they have good strength. Therefore, such rolls are more resistant to corrosion. Usually have white or beige tint. They are recommended for use with polyurethane, epoxy paints and enamels.
On sale are more polyester and velor cushions. They are recommended to be used for painting with acrylic or oil paints. These mixtures are well absorbed in said rollers is especially true for polyester. Velor is different durability and flexibility. It can be used for varnish and for finishing.
If you want to paint the walls with silicone, water-based, silicate paints or mixtures of acrylic-based, then in this case it will be appropriate cushion of foam.
roller size is typically chosen depending on the total area of \u200b\u200bthe room that you need to paint. Working with this tool is simple enough. For this, first on an area of \u200b\u200babout 1 sq. m. to apply three coats of paint, which are rolled by means of a roller pressed. With this tool, you can accurately and evenly distribute the paint over the entire surface to be coated.
Technology Painting Walls
It is important to properly prepare the wall for painting work. From this depends largely on the final quality and durability of the coating further. No matter what kind of paint you choose. Preparation is always done the same way:
- First you need to remove the old paint and wallpaper.
- After that, the working surface must be carefully polished. The most important thing is to put putpuckle on the wall, as well as to dissolve cracks and chips.
- Next, the work surface is re-grinding. After that, the second layer of putty is applied to completely align the wall. Work on painting of spacious walls will be easier.
- The next step is the primer. It is desirable to apply before and after putty. This will improve the clutch with the surface.
Before you begin to paint the walls with your own hands, be sure to make sure that there is a suitable air temperature and there is no draft. If the temperature is high and at the same time there are drafts in the apartment, the paint will dry too fast, which is not very good. The fact is that because of this, irregularities, cracks and bloating may appear. In addition, it is better not to start painting if the temperature is too low, and the air is wet or dry. The desired coating quality is still simply impossible to achieve.
For applying paints, rollers, sponges and brushes are used. The tool is selected depending on the desired effect. For example, the roller allows you to evenly distribute the mixture on the surface. Brush, in turn, you can paint the small sections, joints, eliminate various defects that have arisen during painting. The sponge is useful if you want to give the surface an unusual look, to re-establish it. It should take paint having a thick consistency. Liquid mixtures are not suitable here. For the decor, there are also rollers equipped with a long pile. They allow you to distribute the paint in different directions in large areas of the surface. However, the most convenient for painting the walls will be a roller, equipped with high-length vapors.
In order to be comfortably painted with a roller, a special tray is purchased, where paint is poured in a small amount. The perimeter of the wall is best to cry with a brush. It must be equipped with a soft pile. Only such a brush can be coated smooth. When using a hard brush, the surface in most cases will succeed.
Do not paint the entire surface with a roller. At the edges, it is better to "walk" with a brush. In general, so that the roller paints well, his pile should be so impregnated with paint. Therefore, first take the board (or a tight sheet of paper) and rolled the paint roller over it several times. Only after that begin painting the wall itself.
You can start painting from any place of non-working surface, but it is advisable to do it from above. Then drops and droplets that will be dripped from above, the painted areas will not spoil.
Decorative painting
Often, to make a highlight in the interior of the room, resort to the method of decorated staining. She is somehow similar to the technology of painting with a regular mixture. Only in this case use some special tools: stencil for painting walls, a wide sponge, a roller with relief vile, etc. All these devices allow you to give the surface unusual flavor.
Do not think that in decorative design, special types of decorative paint are used. This opinion is actually wrong. The most important in decorative staining is the technology of applying various coatings.
The specified painting method is simple enough. So, there are several paint application techniques:
- For example, you can take a round brushes, dip it in the paint, after which it is literally starting to hit it along the surface of the surface. Next, we are waiting for the paint to dry, and the next layer is applied. At the same time, the next mixture for coloring should be chosen a little lighter. This will allow dark drawings to "break through" through the second layer. After such painting of the walls, the decoration design is very unusual.
- You can use another option. It is called "stamping". In this case, the wall first score, after which they give her time to dry. After that, the paint layer of a darker shade is applied with a soft sponge. At the same time, the sponge is used like a stamp.
- One of the methods of decorative painting is snipping. It allows you to create the so-called "effect of the composition" of the painted surface. But this method can only be used on perfectly smooth surfaces. To do this, the basin is distributed on the main layer, which should be more contrasting paint on an acrylic basis applied earlier. After that, with the help of a tracing brush, the painted surface is "constituted". To add a rubber finish applied adhesive or tinted solution. If the first option is selected, then small sand is applied to it. When the solution is distributed over the surface, with the help of an acute item, it creates the desired form of the ornament.
- There is an option for finishing, which is called "Decor Stone Wall". This method is usually used to decorate fireplaces and interior arches. For this wall first paint acrylic paint beige or white. After that, the mixture is taken with a shade, similar to cement mortar and is also applied to the surface. Then, when the paint is dry, with the help of the chalk below, the contours, similar to the brick or massive stones, are watched. Next take the paint of an orange shade. It stains the specified contours. Finally, a mixture is applied, which has a shade, which is called "Zhby Brush".
- When making a hallway and bedrooms often use a decorative method, which is called "crumpled skin". This type of coloring is quite simple, but long. The fact is that the painting of the wall is not entirely, but separate parts. The mixture covers a small surface area. Next to the painted part applied crumpled paper. When the desired form is done, the surface is perfectly crossed by paint.
- For finishing office cabinets, another method is popular - "under the skin". To do this, the wall is applied to the wall with latex paint, which has a darker shade. Next, it takes it to a hand with a brush from suede.
Painting of walls: photo
