how do i properly paint a wall?

Answer 1

Check out this painting video from Danielle Hirsch and HGTV.
http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/pac_ctnt_988/text/0,,HGTV_22056_41902,00.html

First prep your walls by filling any holes and cracks with spackle and cleaning the walls with T.S.P. (trisodium phosphate can be purchased wherever paint is sold) and warm water. Let the walls dry and prepare your primer paint in small container and cut (brush) around windows, door frames and corners and ceiling. You can use a large putty knife against the ceiling that will keep you from painting that surface. Finish with the rest of the walls in long strokes of the roller. It's better to use two or three light coats as opposed to one thick coat, just let dry between coats. Then paint over the dried primer with a latex paint.

Answer 2

I know this painting style sounds strange but it works.
A.....NEEDED is a good paint (does not need to be the most expensive) choosing a finish that is either flat, satan or glossy. Flat faint is a good choice if the walls are textured or uneven or have patch holes or indentions...good roller sleves, a handle, and a paint tray for the paint.
B....Also you will need painters tape to cover any molding that is around the windows and doors and the floor molding if you feel you need to cover it with the tape.
C...Lastly painters drop cloths. Actually they are plastic unless you want to use the cloth ones. These plastic sheets are also good for covering the furniture, counter tops, appliances and lights or lamps (that are * NOT TURNED ON *)

Depending on your budget you can first paint/prime your walls with primer paint tinted the same color as the wall paint. If the walls you are painting are already a dark color it is always a good idea to prime them first.

You will paint the wall in rows of 3. Basiclly dividing the wall into thirds from right to left or left to right. Which ever end you start with doesn't matter. Starting in one top corner you will paint small sections of squares at a time ruffly covering a 3' x3' area. Once your room is completly painted and dry you need to paint the unpainted area of the wall up to the corners with a small paint brush or one of the sponge or fabric pads maid for painting corners. This area will be at the cealing, floor, and in the corners of the room where the walls join together. This is also when you will paint around your doors and windows. Now it doesn't matter which you choose to paint first. Your walls or the corners. I have painted both ways and there was no difference in the way the walls looked after they wher dry.

#..1 start at one end (right or left) of the wall. Roll the paint roller in the paint making sure the roller sleve is covered well buy not dripping.
#..2 Now you are ready to paint. You will cover small sections at a time (3' x3') when painting and once the section is filled in DO NOT ROLL over this area again.
#..3 Begin by rolling in a " W " patern. Moving your roller back and forth over the (3' x3') area until this area is completely filled in.
#..4 Once that square is filled in move over to the next 3' x3' space rolling as closey as possible to the painted square without roling over it.
#5..Continue this untill the you have painted from one side of the wall to the other. Now continue with the 2nd row in the same manner as the first row.

Painting this way does take a little plactice but soon you WILL get the hang of it and your wall will (should) look like it was professionaly painted. After all, this is how THEY (the professionals) paint a wall.

If you have any problems I'm sure a good paint store will be a good refrence if you have any further questions....good luck.

Answer 3

When you are painting a wall there a few things you need to check first. If the wall has any areas that need to be sanded down or if there was a paint with a glossy finish used on the wall previously. If the wall was painted with a glossy paint, you may have to use paint thinner to remove the gloss. If you don't remove the gloss your new paint might slide off the walls and not stick. Also your paint nay be darker in the places you dont have the gloss and light on the places you have the gloss. You also will need to put a coat of paint on and then let dry almost comletley. then apply another coat. After that looks like its about done drying, examine it and determine if it is the lightness you want or the darkness you want. Also a good tip is if the wall was painted a dark color and you are using a light color to cover it up, i would either paint over the dark color with white paint and let dry or just apply several coats of the new color over the dark color paint.