Dip the roller in paint making sure to evenly cover all sides of the roller.
How to paint wall two floors high.
Begin painting at the trim by hand.
Prep your floors first by scuffing the wood to remove any existing finish and to make paint adhere well.
Work from the top down.
Nap roller for smooth walls.
If you have chosen a wall color that is very close to the ceiling color any inadvertent smears or streaks on the ceiling will barely show.
The benefit of doing this is that you can put away the ladders and just do the wall painting with no obstructions.
So as soon as you fill it with paint start rolling as high up on the wall as you can reach.
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To match texture prime with a roller feathering out the edges.
If you have a 2 storey wall and it is reasonably well lit it will use the paint colour s lrv and lighten and brighten the space as well as the paint colour as there is more wall space for light to be reflected from.
With the right tools a trusted friend and confidence you will be painting 2 story walls like a pro but without the expensive price tag.
Paint soffits fascia and other trim before moving on to the walls.
Scrape areas of loose paint from walls and trim with a scraper and wire brush starting on the ground and working your way onto ladders and scaffolding.
Do this until the wall is entirely covered in an even paint layer.
The paint gets suctioned up into the sleeve of the easy roller.
If the colors contrast be very careful and resolve to live with slight imperfections.
What this means is that the roller is at it s longest point when it is full of paint.
The key is the length of the paint stick ez twist.
Choose a nap thickness to match the surrounding wall texture a 3 8 in.
Dip the tip of your paintbrush about 2 into the paint letting the excess drip off.
2 tones lighter on the well lit areas.
You can expect your paint colour to look approx.
Complete the second story on one side before moving down to the lower section of that side.
Paint the wall beginning at the top and working your way down.
Then brush the paint onto the wall with the angled edge of the brush starting at one of the room s upper corners.
Primer seals the patch so paint won t sink in and look dull.
Try to finish an entire side in one to two days to avoid lap lines caused by paint curing at different times.
Pour paint into the tray and begin carefully painting the border of the ceiling and wall.
Punch up a soft base coat of paint like this ethereal gray by using a stencil to create a high contrast pattern.
Place the roller at the top of the wall and roll it gently down painting the highest point of the wall and working your way to the bottom.