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- Maximise roller & paintbrush use!
If, after a long day of painting with emulsion,
there’s still more to do tomorrow with the same colour,
instead of washing the roller/paintbrush thoroughly, why
not simply wrap it in cling film, it will remain good
for the following day.
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- How to keep your paint roller tray
perfectly clean while painting!
Before you load your paint roller tray, wrap a plastic
bag all around and over it, so that when you're finished
painting or even changing colour, all you have to do is
throw away the bag (safely) and your tray is spotless!
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- How to prevent paint peeling!
Insufficient key or grip, is usually the cause of paint peeling or flaking.
It can occur on virtually any substrate. Shiny surfaces such as tiles, aluminium, melamine
etc require a special primer to make paint stick otherwise the paint will simply peel off
in no time at all. Other examples would be applying gloss over gloss or varnish over varnish.
In these instances simply ensure the areas are adequately rubbed down with sand paper to ensure
a good key for the fresh paint.
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- Flies stuck on newly painted surfaces!
Don’t try and pick the flies out of the wet paint. Leave the paint to dry overnight and the flies
can be wiped away with a damp cloth next day without leaving a trace.
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- Hairs coming out of the brush!
If you get a brush bristle in your paintwork, don’t try to pick it out with your fingers. Turn
the brush and gently pick up the bristle with the very edge of the brush. Even very small bits
of hair and bristle can be picked up in this way.
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- Paint Wrinkling!
This is caused by applying a second coat before the first one is dry or applying in strong, bright,
direct sunlight. Sand down until smooth and re-paint.
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- Paint Skinning!
A skin will always form on paint once the tin has been opened and the lid left off.
This is more likely to happen with gloss finish paints, so before you re-close the can,
pour a very small amount (about a tablespoon or less) of white spirit on the paint, just enough to cover the surface.
This will prevent a skin forming for up to a week. You can also store the paint container upside down, first ensuring
that the lid is properly (and tightly) fixed in place.
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- Painting heavily textured walls
Painting especially on rough masonry can be hard work.
Try holding the brush at a 90° angle and dab the
bristles of the brush into the surface with a stippling
action.
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- Dealing with leftover paint!
Storage:
At the end of a job there is typically always paint leftover. Ideally we would like to buy exactly the quantity
we need for each job, but some excess products are unavoidable. Rather than stack half-empty cans in the corner of your garage, where they take up space and over time may become
unusable, dispense the leftover paint into smaller airtight containers, i.e. jam jars or
Tupperware containers.
Label them up i.e. Dulux soft cream No3 - silk emulsion (lounge). This way you will reduce the amount of storage
space taken and have reference to your paints for those moments when the room is in need of a quick touch up of
any scuffs. Disposal:
Should you decide to dispose of the remaining leftover
paint, one idea is to pour emulsions into a cardboard
box or bag, adding absorbent material such as sawdust,
shredded newspaper to speed drying. Recycle the empty
can, and then throw away the dried paint with your
normal rubbish.
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