DIY interior house painting

Ditto. Never again.

 

Bought a really expensive blue painters tape recommend at the hardware store and it happened.

 

How long did you leave the tape on for?

Tip, don't leave it on glass for too long (baked by the sun).. turps/metho doesn't work.. but petrol gets the residue off pretty well.

 

Haha. Doing home inspections, I can always spot the pro jobs because you can still see the plaster through the one thin layer of paint they smeared on the wall

But yeah, I have seen some shoddy DIY jobs too. It's just a different type of shoddy.

 

Great to hear you're going to give it a go! Painting is relatively easy. It's the prep that's the hardest and most annoying.

If you've got a chalky surface or chips in the plaster/board, you have a bit of extra prep to do. This is where Paint shops are really helpful, there are different products out there for different surface prep and they'll help choose the right ones.

I see you've got some builders white? You might want to consider getting it tinted for the walls. It's a very stark white, and your walls, cornice and ceilings will all blend in together. You can always tint after you get your first coat on if you don't like the look.

It's easy to miss bits when you have crappy lighting. When you start painting make sure you have plenty of good lighting. If you need to paint at night I'd suggest getting some portable floodlights.

Enjoy!

 

I was thinking that too. Also be aware the builders white is not terribly "wash and wear". I just cleaned out the built in robes at my parents house and the walls are builders white. They did not clean up well at all.

 

Currently helping my son prep and paint his PPOR which is highlighting how much time you need to put into making sure your surface preparation is 100% otherwise the finished result with disappoint.
Agree with others that a good quality undercoat before 2 top coats will help hide imperfections as well.
Masters special at the moment..

 

Super.
Thanks for the tip.

 

3 days. Painted it on a few days off and then had a busy few days at work. Should have taken it off the next day. It's didn't appear to be a particularly sticky tape but I learnt the hard way!