Clean the walls & lay down drop cloth
Using a large cellulose sponge and a solution of water mixed with a few drops of
mild dishwashing liquid, clean your walls to remove any dust, dirt, and grease.
mild dishwashing liquid, clean your walls to remove any dust, dirt, and grease.
Tape the trim
Use blue painter’s tape (not masking tape) to protect any areas you don’t want
your paint to get on, such as trim, molding, doorknobs, window frames, and door
frames: Run long strips of the tape just inside the outer edges of these areas.
(The outer edges of the tape should lie exactly where the wall meets the trim,
covering the parts of the trim that your roller or paintbrush might hit when you
paint.)
your paint to get on, such as trim, molding, doorknobs, window frames, and door
frames: Run long strips of the tape just inside the outer edges of these areas.
(The outer edges of the tape should lie exactly where the wall meets the trim,
covering the parts of the trim that your roller or paintbrush might hit when you
paint.)
Pour primer into a tray
Pour in enough so that it almost fills the well toward the bottom of the tray
without covering the angled portion of the tray where the ridges are.
without covering the angled portion of the tray where the ridges are.
Cut in
The edges of the wall should be cut in first with a brush.
Roll the primer onto the wall in a “W” or “N” shape
Dip your roller into the primer, rolling it back and forth across the tray’s
ridges a few times to remove any excess and prevent drips. Make sure the roller
gets evenly coated. Run the roller up and down a section of the wall, applying
primer until the section is fully covered. Continue until your wall is fully
covered, reapplying primer to the roller as needed.
Tip:
Follow the manufacturer’s drying instructions, which you’ll find on the can, to
make sure the primer is completely dry before applying paint
ridges a few times to remove any excess and prevent drips. Make sure the roller
gets evenly coated. Run the roller up and down a section of the wall, applying
primer until the section is fully covered. Continue until your wall is fully
covered, reapplying primer to the roller as needed.
Tip:
Follow the manufacturer’s drying instructions, which you’ll find on the can, to
make sure the primer is completely dry before applying paint
Paint the trim
Dip a two-inch angled brush into the paint, coating the bristles only about a
third of the way down the brush. Run the brush along the outer edge of the tape
that’s covering the trim (on the wall side of the tape; not the trim side). Keep
applying paint flush against your taped trim, working it outward
about two
or three inches from the tape. Continue until you have finished painting a
narrow swathe along all of the taped areas
third of the way down the brush. Run the brush along the outer edge of the tape
that’s covering the trim (on the wall side of the tape; not the trim side). Keep
applying paint flush against your taped trim, working it outward
about two
or three inches from the tape. Continue until you have finished painting a
narrow swathe along all of the taped areas