Mark's Building Basics Tips

Do It Youself Tip - Painting Doors

2009-06-25T15:59:00Z

After you have spent the time to prep your door, carefully sanding and priming so you will achieve the perfect finish. You start to paint and realize there are horrible brush marks everywhere. All your prep work is for nothing if your paint brush leaves lines everywhere.

When you are painting with a brush, don't overwork the paint. Brush it on and let the paint flow to fill the brush marks. By pressing too hard or not using enough paint on your brush, you will not get rid of those brush marks.

If you do get brush marks, let it dry, sand with 220 grit sand paper to rough up the surface, and repaint allowing the paint to fill in the lines, not you.

Priming Walls Saves

2009-06-23T17:39:00Z

A while ago a friend of mine phoned in complete frustration. After painting a wall four times, he could still see an old stain. He explained how after the first two coats it looked good, then a few days later the stain was visible. And after his fourth coat and a gallon of paint he didn't know what to do.

My response. "Did you prime the walls?". Of course his response was no. I went on to explain to him that especially with stains, you need to use a sealing primer to stop a stain from coming through your new paint.

Paint provides durability and color, but not bonding and stain blocking.

Save yourself time, frustration, and money. Prime before you paint.