My walls have many tack holes and stains aquired from my childhood. How can these walls be preped for painting

Answer 1

If they are really tiny...white toothpaste will do it. If they are larger then the joint compound they use to close the seams in the sheet rock walls.

Answer 2

there is plaster of Paris which has to be mixed, drywall compound that doesn't need mixing, a latex painters caulking called dap that comes in small tubes. Plaster and compound need sanding after they dry but can also be smoothed out with a damp sponge. One painter I know swears by toothpaste for small pinholes and very small screw holes. If you can't see it from five feet away paint will likely fill it up.
Stains can be dealt with by washing the walls. No soap, detergent is OK but not soaps. there is a product called TSP. it is a cheap pure detergent like washing soda but stronger. a little goes a long way. you don't need to flood the walls, just a good wash/wipe. felt pens and ink pens marks tend to bleed trough paint. there are primers/sealers to stop this. two brands are Bullseye and Kilz. They are pricey so they are just used to spot prime over marks that might bleed through the paint. You will likely put your paint on in two coats. If you have oil you likely will use alkyd paint, if latex then latex paint there are latex prime coat paints for over oil. then you put the finish coat of paint. If you have colour extremes it sometimes helps to colour the primer coat to hide the underlying colour better.Good luck, remember to make sure the room is ventilated, open doors and windows while painting. Paint fumes can make you sick, even from latex paints.

Answer 3

fill the holes with drywall putty and sand them smooth. any cracks gouge them out and fill them with putty also.

also look for any loose screws. usually a round bump where the head of th screw is sticking out. just hit them home with a hammer or tighten them and put some fresh putty over that as well

when the wall's been repaired and sanded smooth then you can paint over it with a coat of primer to cover the filth. take the covers off th electrical outlets off to do this too so you don't get paint on them

then the wall will be ready for a nice coat of paint.

Answer 4

Fill in the holes with that mud stuff, sand it smooth. To keep the stains from coming through the fresh paint, paint the walls with Kilz first.

Answer 5

Tack holes are quite small. You might use some spackling, but I would try to go with a thick coat of primer first. That may cover up the holes. If it doesn't cover all of them, then go with spackle over the remaining holes. You're going to need to primer anyway, so try to hit it all at once!

Answer 6

prime the walls first. Use Kilzs, roll it on heavy, getting it in all the tiny holes. After it dries use Spackle on any hole that still shows. push it in with your finger, smooth it, let it dry and paint

Answer 7

I use patching plaster to fill the holes and paint with a paint that has primer in it like Duramax.

Answer 8

First, make to holes slightly larger then fill them in with polly, wait till polly is dry sand it down and bingo your walls are ready

Answer 9

i'm particularly in the midst of doing this way of ingredient myself. in spite of the undeniable fact that, i'm unlikely to apply paint. i found some bamboo mats that are six ft extreme by using ten ft long. i will attach them to the wall around my outdoors. i've got not found out precisely how i will attach them, yet i think of that it will make a greater organic backdrop.

Answer 10

You get some spackle and a small trowel or spreader and cover them over, then sand it smooth