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In the words of Winston Churchill,
”Give us the tools, and we will finish the
job.”
Indeed, there are many tools available to help
make your task at hand an easier and a pleasant
one. Get these ready and you’ll be on your
way to an enjoyable painting experience.
First, for the preparatory stage, we have COVERS
to protect the furniture and the floors from any
wet paint. These may be in the form of plastic
sheets or old newspapers. Do have a roll of MASKING
TAPE on hand.
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Besides taping down flapping papers
or plastic sheets, this is useful for protecting
light switches, sockets and difficult areas from
accidental splashes. |
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Besides protecting the floors,
furniture and other things, you should also think
about protecting yourself. There is a range of PROTECTIVE
GEAR such as CAPS and
GLOVES that you may wish to use
to protect your hair and your hands from any paint
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To prepare the surfaces for painting,
you may consider using SANDPAPER
to smooth out surfaces. To ease handling, wrap the
sandpaper around the SAND BLOCK.
This improves the grip and allows you to regulate
accordingly the amount of strength needed for each
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Should you need to remove old
peeling paint from the wall, drop the sandpaper
and pick up a SCRAPER instead.
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Before you start painting, it
is also wise to have an appropriate PUTTY or WALL FILLER on hand. Now, why
is that so? Imagine what happens if there is a hole
or crack in the wall. With the putty or wall filler
on hand, and the scraper that you just used, you
can easily take care of whatever cracks or crevices
there may be. In no time, you would have smoothed
out the wall to receive the new coat of paint you
are going to apply. |
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Now you are about ready to start
painting. Of course, besides the paint itself, you
will need a PAINT CAN OPENER and
a PAINT STIRRER. |
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And you will also need BRUSHES
and ROLLERS. Do note that there
are various sizes of brushes and rollers for different
surfaces and purposes. To seek out the right ones
for your needs, do check in with our friendly paint
specialists. |
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Once you have the right brushes
and rollers, do stand by a CONTAINER
to soak them as well as to hold other items. |
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A ROLLER TRAY
is also necessary for containing the paint and draining
the roller. Consider having on hand different ROLLER
SLEEVES as well. You will really appreciate
them especially if you are going to be using different
colours for your walls. |
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For higher areas, get ready a
LADDER or an EXTENSION
POLE. You will soon realise how, contrary
to popular belief, painting the higher portions
of the wall can be a breeze, too. |
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Apart from all the tools mentioned
above, you should also always have some CLEANING
RAGS around so that you may clean the walls
and wipe up splatters and spills along the way.
If you are using oil-based paint, you should also
have some TURPENTINE on standby
for quick clean-ups. |
