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💡Ready to add a splash of colour to your freshly plastered walls? 👉 Follow these easy steps for a flawless finish: 1️⃣ Prep the Surface: Ensure your plaster is fully dry and smooth before painting. Sand down any rough spots and wipe away dust. 2️⃣ Prime Time: Apply a quality primer to seal the surface and enhance paint adhesion. This step is crucial for a long-lasting paint job. 3️⃣ Choose Your Colours: Select high-quality paint in the desired shade. Consider using a satin or eggshell finish for easy maintenance and durability. 4️⃣ Cut In: Start by cutting in along the edges with a brush, carefully painting around corners and trim. 5️⃣ Roll It On: Use a roller to evenly apply paint to the larger sections of the wall. Work in small sections, maintaining a wet edge to prevent visible seams. 6️⃣ Finishing Touches: Once dry, inspect your work for any missed spots or uneven areas. Touch up as needed for a professional-looking result. ➡️ If DIY isn't your thing, leave it to the experts (such as Jay in this video)! Contact us today to discuss your painting needs, followed by a FREE quote! Ewelina (Eve) Rusc #prestigehouses #diy #wallpainting #plastering #painteranddecorator #homeimprovement

How To Properly Prep Your Walls:⁠ ⁠ 1. Repair Imperfections: Prepare the walls by eliminating loose paint and fill any holes, cracks, or imperfections with spackling or putty.⁠ 🕳️🏚️ ⁠ 2. Clean the Surface: Remove dust, dirt, and grease by washing the walls with a mild detergent and water. Ensure they're completely dry before painting.⁠ 🧼🪣 ⁠ 3. Cover Areas: Protect floors and furniture by laying down plastic sheets or drop cloths to avoid paint splatters.⁠ 🛋️🪑 ⁠ 4. Tape Off Edges: Use painter's tape to cover areas like trim, baseboards, or areas where you want clean, straight lines. This ensures a neat finish.⁠ Apply the tape onto the surface, pressing it down gradually. Avoid stretching the tape, as it might lift or tear. Use a smooth-edged tool like a putty knife or a credit card to firmly press the tape down. Choose longer tape pieces to reduce potential gaps. 🩹🚪 ⁠ 5. Prime the Walls: Applying a primer helps paint adhere better, especially on porous surfaces or when transitioning between different paint types (e.g., from dark to light colors).⁠ 👈🧑🎨 #PaintPrep #PrepLikeAPro #ProperPreparation #TapeTechniques #FloridaPaints #Painting

Perfect Paints extends a warm invitation to address your paint problems specifically related to plastered masonry. In this festive season, let's dive into the nuances of touch-ups, focusing on areas with indifferent color and signs of application directionality. **Description:** Discover the intricacies of paint touch-ups, where areas exhibit differences in color with noticeable signs of application directionality. This phenomenon may arise due to various factors. **Possible Diagnosis:** 1. Touching up with a poorly color-matched paint. 2. Applying touch-ups with the original retained paint while the existing coat has faded. 3. Use of touch-up paint stored for a prolonged period, leading to degradation or color development. 4. Differences in types or batches of paint. 5. Varied application techniques, such as touching up with a brush when the original coat was applied by a roller. **Remedy:** For a perfect finish, consider the following remedies: - Ensure a color match before commencing with painting. - Recoat the entire area from edge to edge or corner to corner, providing a consistent and flawless result. Ready to transform your space with precision? Feel free to call us at 013 246 2210 or visit our store conveniently located at 6 Joule Street, Middelburg. Let's embark on the journey to paint perfection together. #PerfectPaints #FestiveFixes #PaintPerfection #HomeDecor #DIYPainting

Clean the wall surface with a wire brush or sandpaper to remove any dust, dirt, or loose particles. Apply a coat of primer on the wall and let it dry completely. Mix the Home Flex wall protect wall putty with water in a clean container to form a smooth paste. The recommended ratio is 2 parts of putty to 1 part of water. Apply the putty paste on the wall with a putty knife or trowel in thin and even layers. Fill any cracks or holes with the putty and smoothen the surface. Let the first coat of putty dry for at least 6 hours before applying the second coat. Repeat the same process as the first coat and ensure a uniform finish. After the second coat of putty is dry, sand the wall lightly with a fine-grit sandpaper to remove any roughness or unevenness. Wipe the wall with a damp cloth to remove any dust and prepare it for painting. #wallputty #homedecor #diy #wallart #interiordesign #painting #homeimprovement #wallcare #smoothfinish #wallrepair.

Q: What causes fisheyes? A: Fisheyes are caused by some type of surface contamination that was not removed in preparation for painting. This contamination can be from body oils, silicone from furniture polish, or any greasy or oil substance. The slippery deposit on the surface does not allow the paint to adhere, causing it to shrink away from the contamination and form a dimple-like void in the paint film. (Taken from the article: https://lnkd.in/gkSuN_tj) #sherwinwilliams #homeimprovement #residentialpainting #interiorpainting #solutionsprovider #solutionselling #problemsolved

Crackle paint🎨🖌, a world where impefections become masterpieces!!! Crackle paint is a decorative type of paint that when applied to a surface intentionally creates a cracked, distressed appearance on the surface. Crackle paint, also known as crackling medium, produces a distressed or antique appearance by creating a network of cracks in the paint surface. Crackle paint works through the differential drying and contraction rates between paint layers or between paint and a crackling medium, resulting in a decorative pattern of cracks. The crackle paint creates a wonderful visual effect and a unique tactile sensation by creating a network of cracks on the paint surface. The crackling effect occurs when a top layer of paint is applied over a base layer, and as it dries, it cracks to reveal the base layer underneath (in the case below, the colours of the base layers used were pink, blue and orange). #cracklepaint #materialscience #polymers #paintsandcoatings

Thinking of a weekend DIY project? Here’s a step-by-step guide to painting an accent wall like a pro:  Prepare Your Space: Move furniture away from the wall and cover the floor with a drop cloth.  Clean the Wall: Wipe down the wall to remove any dust or dirt for a smooth finish.  Tape the Edges: Use painter's tape to mask off edges and protect areas you don’t want to paint.  Prime the Wall: Apply our Alkali Resistant Primer for a flawless base.  Choose Your Colour: Explore our range of colours perfect for any space.  Paint with Precision: Use a roller for larger areas and a brush for corners and edges.  Apply Multiple Coats: For the best coverage, apply two coats, allowing the paint to dry between each coat.  Remove the Tape: Carefully remove the tape while the paint is still slightly wet to ensure clean lines.  Clean Up: Clean your brushes and rollers immediately after use to keep them in good condition. Don’t forget to check out our range of colours perfect for any space. Share your before and after photos with us! 031 700 5030 https://lnkd.in/dkfQJxKx #DIYWithParagon #PaintTips #HomeImprovement #AccentWall

TEXTURBASE VP! Texturbase acrylic Venetian Plaster was created by the inventor of Acrylic polished plaster which has now been copied by many companies. The difference is that Texturline’s formula uses all the same materials as a true plaster... marble flour, talc, clay and of course less than 5% acrylic polymer making application and polishing easier. The added polymer adds flexibility and resistance for an extended life of finish. This plaster was created to get purer colors as well as deep tones not possible with lime products. Texturbase Venetian Plaster is the most versatile acrylic plaster on the market. It has the characteristics of traditional Italian plaster with none of the drawbacks. It can be applied in a day on almost any surface with minimum preparation at the same time as maintaining flexibility, durability & high sheen after polishing. Because of the clay content, it also is great for matte and “clay” look finishes which may be sealed with our texturtop flat wax for matte for clay appearance. Texturbase has sold millions of square feet in three continents with reliable installers and no failures. Exterior with Satin wax topcoat! Available in Quart, Gallon & 4 Gallon buckets. Available in pastel, midtone, deep & black bases. Square footage: 200 – 250 sq ft per gallon/ 2 coats for traditional vp finish.#Mavesdecorativemarket #PlasterCenter

If you are painting grainy wood, using grain filler is important because it smooths out the surface to help attain a glass smooth finish. Aqua Coat found this interesting article from Matt G with Dengarden comparing Aqua Coat White Cabinet Grain Filler to Timbermate's wood filler. He compares the two products and explains why he doesn't recommend Timbermate and went back to using Aqua Coat White Cabinet Grain Filler to finish preparing his oak cabinets for painting. Does Timbermate Have an Odor? Timbermate has a strong odor. Wearing gloves is a must. The odor from this product was so strong it could still be smelled after spraying the primer and stayed on my hands for days after. Aqua Coat is low odor. Does Timbermate Fill the Wood Grain Well? Timbermate did fill most of the grain in one coat, but no better than Aqua Coat. Does Timbermate sand easily? Using a filler that sands easily is important. Timbermate was an absolute nightmare to sand. The sanding made an incredible mess and smelled horrible. Aqua Coat White Cabinet Grain Filler is extremely easy to sand. Is Timbermate worth it? Timbermate is not recommended for a large cabinet painting project. The difficult sanding and terrible odor were the major deal breakers. Went back and used Aqua Coat to finish the remaining cabinet doors. In this article, Matt recommends using Aqua Coat White Cabinet Grain Filler instead of Timbermate. He said the Aqua Coat Grain Filler is better than the original clear version when painting, but the benefit of the Clear Grain Filler is you can use it for staining and clear topcoat projects. Check out the full article below. https://lnkd.in/g62ybVki #aquacoat #waterbased #ecofriendlyproducts #smoothfinish #nonflammable #noncombustible #lowodor #lowvoc #cabinetrefinishing #paintedcabinets #kitchencabinets #kitchenmakeover #woodfiller #grainfilling #grainfiller #grainfill #cabinetgrainfilling #cabinetgrainfilller #bestgrainfiller #bestwoodfiller #grainsealer #cabinetfiller #oakfiller #poresealer #porefiller #whitegrainfiller