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Weight Loss Forum / Low Carb / February 2005OT Painting, 5 trips to Home Depot
Haha, whenever I paint, I end up having to go to Home Depot several times for stuff I either forget, or run out of. Trip one, Friday night I bought paint, a roller (my sister stole my old one) roller covers, drop cloths, masking tape. Saturday morning, I thought the drop cloth wasn't going to be big enough, so I went back and bought another one on trip two. Then I taped it down to the floor and started painting the ceiling. Ran out of paint before I was done with the first coat. Trip three, bought more paint, and one of those edge painters, with the pad and wheels that run along the ceiling while the pad runs along the wall. Saturday night, realized 2 coats of paint wasn't enough. Trip FOUR, with my friend on the way to his apartment delivering the couch we're giving him, I returned the second drop cloth (didn't need it after all) and the edge painter (my sister said they never work right, didn't even open it) and buy more paint. This morning, finished the ceiling, it looks goooooood. This afternoon, started to tape off the ceiling so I could start the walls, discovered I can't tape any straighter than I can paint. I have an old paintbrush, so I cut in at the ceiling freehand and put my first coat of paint on the walls. My cut in line actually looks decent, but it was a major pain in the a.s because the brush is too old and messed up and not the right kind of brush to start with. So it's back to Home Depot for a new brush, to make it easier on myself tomorrow for the second, and hopefully final coat. If two coats isn't enough, it will be yet another trip to buy yet more paint.  SignatureMichelle Levin http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws. > Saturday night, >realized 2 coats of paint wasn't enough. Next time before you paint put primer on the walls. You'll need less paint that way and what you do put on the walls will adhere better and look better when everything is dry. **************************************************** You, in the red uniform, go see what that noise is! **************************************************** > > Saturday night, > >realized 2 coats of paint wasn't enough. > > Next time before you paint put primer on the walls. > You'll need less paint that way and what you do put on the walls > will adhere better and look better when everything is dry. The walls were already primed with Killz, according to the landlord. Actually, I think I figured out what happened when I looked at the dried splotches on my drop cloth today. Two coats would have been plenty, but when I went back for more paint the first time, I think the color was slightly different and it was fooling me into thinking the white was showing through. I told my sister about it and she was all "Oh yeah, I thought everyone knew that. If you use more than one can of paint, even if they're supposed to be the same color, you have to mix them together." So, for the walls, since I have two gallons, first I mixed them together in a bigger bucket, so I won't have that problem. Two coats was plenty on the trim, so I'm crossing my fingers that it will be enough on the walls too. SignatureMichelle Levin http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws. >The walls were already primed with Killz, according to the landlord. I would have primed the walls even if the landlord said they were done. In over 20 years of renting I have learned that landlords, as honest as they might seem, cannot always be trusted. >Actually, I think I figured out what happened when I looked at the dried >splotches on my drop cloth today. Two coats would have been plenty, but [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >bigger bucket, so I won't have that problem. Two coats was plenty on the >trim, so I'm crossing my fingers that it will be enough on the walls too. You need to watch more home reno shows Michelle. They are great sources for home decor tips. :-) **************************************************** You, in the red uniform, go see what that noise is! **************************************************** Hint - when my dad ws here and helping me paint - to cut in on the edge - we used an artist type flat brust about 1/2 wide - works very godd and because it is flat - you can go along the ceilings or baseboards ver easily. > Haha, whenever I paint, I end up having to go to Home Depot several times > for stuff I either forget, or run out of. Trip one, Friday night I bought [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > two > coats isn't enough, it will be yet another trip to buy yet more paint. Hi, > Haha, whenever I paint, I end up having to go to Home Depot several > times for stuff I either forget, or run out of. Trip one, Friday > night I > bought paint, a roller (my sister stole my old one) roller covers, > drop > cloths, masking tape. Snip Painting has been one of my big tasks lately too. Ugly wallpaper (the bicycle wallpaper was so hideous I took pictures of it), done badly, abounded. On top of that there are popcorn ceilings everywhere. After all the popcorn is scraped off, and the wallpaper taken off and the mudding and sanding is done I get to paint. From this end a couple of hints: ** as Jaime said, prime first using the appropriate primer for the paint to come, the surface being painted and the room it's in. ** mask well ** on a never painted surface or when going from a much darker to much lighter shade do two coats of primer. ** artists' paintbrushes are excellent for fixing the inevitable little "oops" ** a couple of thin coats are way better than trying to get a single thick one on because of globs and runs. ** they sell little rollers, and they rock for cutting in. No brushstrokes and easier to control than a brush Enjoy. Nothing changes a room faster than paint! take care, Carmen SignaturePlease note change in Reply To address carmensrt <at> gmail <dot> com Hotmail isn't working and is being abandoned > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > ** as Jaime said, prime first using the appropriate primer for the > paint to come, the surface being painted and the room it's in. Well, I took the landlord at her word, so it's too late for that. My sister primed before she painted in her son's room, and I helped her, and to tell the truth it didn't seem to make a bit of difference. We still had to use 3 coats of that red paint. > ** mask well Check. > ** on a never painted surface or when going from a much darker to much > lighter shade do two coats of primer. What about much lighter to much darker? I'm doing deep purple over white. > ** artists' paintbrushes are excellent for fixing the inevitable > little "oops" So's a damp rag, lol. > ** a couple of thin coats are way better than trying to get a single > thick one on because of globs and runs. I have this painting issue. I learned how to paint while painting sets for my college's theater program, and our budget was tiny, so the designer/technical director was always telling us to spread the paint as far as possible. So now, whenever I paint a room, I can't do it any other way than pushing the roller hard against the wall to squeeze every drop out that I can, and spreading it as far as I can. No thick coats here, lol! > ** they sell little rollers, and they rock for cutting in. No > brushstrokes and easier to control than a brush I got a little roller too, when I got my cutting in brush. I don't see how you can cut in with a roller though, because doesn't paint get on the edge of the foam too? And then the edge would rub against the ceiling . . . > Enjoy. Nothing changes a room faster than paint! True. I'll post pictures when everything's done! > take care, > Carmen SignatureMichelle Levin http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws. Paint is not low carb. Sorry, but I just couldn't resist doing a JC Der Koenig impersonation. As long as you're not eating the paint, you shouldn't have a problem. SignatureMost people are dumb as bricks; some people are dumber than that. -- MFW > Paint is not low carb. Sorry, but I just couldn't resist doing a JC Der > Koenig impersonation. > Paint is not low carb. Sorry, but I just couldn't resist doing a JC Der > Koenig impersonation. Depends on what kind of paint. Andrew Wyeth used egg yolk as a binder in his paint, and egg yolk is certainly low carb. Then again, casein paint is made from milk, which isn't. And that, my friends, sums up all I remember from art appreciation class in college. And all I remember from astronomy is that Tycho Brahe had a silver nose and died because he waited too long to pee. Sometimes I worry about me. SignatureMichelle Levin http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws. Sorry! >Haha, whenever I paint, I end up having to go to Home Depot several times >for stuff I either forget, or run out of. Trip one, Friday night I bought [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >easier on myself tomorrow for the second, and hopefully final coat. If two >coats isn't enough, it will be yet another trip to buy yet more paint. |
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