Painting Tips

Easy to follow Painting Tips and Techniques

Painting a room can be great fun if you are organised and start out right.  A professional painter will tell you to follow painting tips to the letter, as they will guarantee that you get the job right. Most of us don’t have the correct painting equipment at home. Thus a quick visit to your local King’s Paint and Hardware store will give you all the tools you need.

Now that you have all the necessary equipment you can move on to the preparation phase. This means clearing out all the furniture or covering them with a good drop cloth. Large plastic bags come in handy when you need to cover the ceiling light fixtures.  For the perfect paint line you need to put painter’s tape around doors and windows. This simple technique will guarantee you have a faultless straight edge for painting.  You don’t want to ruin your new clothes or jewellery so put on something old; you can also protect your head from dripping paint with a cap. The last step in your preparation is to fix problem walls by covering the holes and cracks. These simple painting tips can all make a real difference to the end-result of your paint job.   

Remember to ask one of the professionals at the store if you should use a natural or synthetic brush for your specific paint job. Depending on the type of surface, you will need either water-based, latex or oil-based paint. King’s Paint and Hardware will give you technical advice on texturising products that will match your existing wall finish.

Contact King’s Paint and Hardware for painting tips and professional advice over the phone or feel free to visit the nearest branch for more DIY ideas. Even if you’ve never painted before, you’ll be in the capable hands of our professional staff team who will take care of the colour mixing and tinting.