When it comes to paint

Listen up, here's something I learn from painting one wall + having a professional take a look at my work

#1
Nylon brush is not as good as the brush with "hair". Don't remember the exact terms. And don't buy those cheap brushes. The "hair" comes out and messes up your paint work. You have to peel it off the wall. Yucks.

#2
Use a more expensive roller. I went to buy the cheapest I could find. Heck, the most expensive was about RM30-RM50! I got mine for RM4.50 from Ace Hardware. Then when I did the second coat, I found that there were bubbles when I rolled it. When I asked a guy at the hardware shop why, he immediately said I bought cheap roller. Now I'm using a RM12.50 one. He said that's good enough.

#3
Don't use satin glo or whatever glo on walls that are not perfectly finished! It doesn't hide defects very well, hence you'll end up painting more coats. The normal kind would suffice.

#4
When you paint a dark colour on a light wall, you'll need more than 2 coats!!

#5
Don't paint a section with brush and another section with rollers. You can see the difference is texture. Best to use mini rollers for the edges. I didn't know they sell mini rollers until I went to ACE Hardware.

#6
Don't let your rollers or paint brush dry before washing! It makes cleaning up so much harder. Leave it in water if you want to use it hours later. But don't leave it too long, it may rust! At least, mine did when I left it soaking for days. There was a time also when I forgot to wash my roller before leaving for a few hours.. the paint hardened and stuck to the rollers 'fur'. So hard to wash off. I was told that it can be done with a lot of scrubbing!

#7
Use the wider brown or glossy brown tape to tape the edges. I thought I would help save some tape by using half the width but turns out that the tape was thinner than the roller, hence some paint got on to the wall.

#8
Hire a professional if you don't want the hassle.

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