How to paint the walls yourself. A few tips.

To paint the walls on your own is not an easy task, so you need to approach this not an easy matter fully armed. It's worth starting with a thorough preparation of the walls. Having achieved the evenness and smoothness of the surface, you can start painting.

We remove the old putty and wallpaper, this must be done thoroughly. Otherwise, in the future, such unpleasant surprises will await you, such as lagging finishing materials, which will hang in pieces from the walls.

Apply a layer of primer to the cleaned walls, this will not only remove dust invisible to the eyes from the walls, but after drying will protect the wall, forming a thin invisible film.

Walls that have been pre-treated with a primer must be leveled as much as possible. An assistant in this not an easy matter will be gypsum plaster, we use a spatula, thoroughly grind and level over the entire surface of the wall and ceiling. After achieving a satisfactory result, let the walls dry well.

To give the walls evenness, the starting putty will become an indispensable assistant for you, and we finish the finishing treatment. Walls that are sufficiently aligned need to be smooth. Working with putty requires special care, if you cover the walls with a thicker layer, then after thorough drying of the treated surface, irregularities will appear in the future.

After the putty has dried, sand the walls. This is the most unpleasant and time consuming part of the renovation work. Here, in order to protect yourself from a large amount of dust, you should wear a respirator. To sand the walls, you need a fine mesh block. We go through the entire surface in a circular motion, not disregarding the corners and the ceiling. Do not press hard on the block, otherwise new roughness and irregularities may appear. When the main work is done, we re-treat the walls and ceiling with a primer and leave the room to dry completely.

After the primer has dried, you can proceed to the creative moment of repair work, to painting the walls and ceiling. We pour a small amount of paint into the cuvette, dip the roller, be sure to remove excess paint, otherwise streaks may remain, we begin painting. Do not try to capture the entire surface at once, paint in small areas. To get the best result and the most even color, the paint should be applied in 2-3 layers, letting the previous one dry a little.