The Spruce / Ana Cadena
Painting afamily roomor bedroom is a familiar project to most do-it-yourselfers.
With minimum effort, you could get a fantastic payoff.
Solids are the components that dry to form the protective acrylic-latex layer on your wall.
The Spruce / Ana Cadena
The next time you look at shower tile, notice that the surface of the tile is glossy.
Drier areas of the bathroom need at least satin or eggshell paint sheens.
Flat or matte sheens can develop water streaks and are not recommended for bathrooms.
Calculate How Much Paint You Need
Calculate the amount of paintneeded for your room.
In other areas of the house, you might sometimes slide by without cleaning the walls.
In particular, dining rooms and bedrooms usually just need a light dusting.
But in the bathroom, it is crucial toclean the walls.
Soap scum around the bathtub and shower surrounds can cause your nice paint job to peel off.
And that’s if you’re free to even get the paint to stick in the first place.
Specifically, the problem is the narrow crack between the tank and the wall.
Instead of working around the obstruction, the best option is to remove the obstruction.
Removing the toilet tankmay sound messy and difficult, but it’s not.
Toilets typically come in two sections: the top tank and the bowl (or base).
The messy section is the base, and that section will not be removed.
Drape drop cloths over thebathroom vanity, sink, mirror, and flooring.
Keep the brush fairly dry when painting against the tape to avoid drips.
Paint With the Roller
Fit theroller coveron the roller frame.
bring up the paint can and pour paint into the bottom reservoir of the paint tray.
Move to an adjacent area, making sure that you work from the wet edge of the preceding section.
Paint a Second Coat
Wait at least two hours for the paint to dry.
In cool or wet conditions, the paint will take longer to dry.
Repeat the earlier painting process.
Begin bycutting inthe paint, then move to rolling out the walls.
Clean and Finish
Remove the painter’s tapeafter the paint has dried.
Remove drop cloths, properly disposing of any plastic sheeting.
