Painting Tips
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Store touch-up paint in a baby food jar. Keep the jar and a small paintbrush somewhere in the room to make touch-ups a breeze.
Using lighter colors of paint in smaller rooms make them appear more spacious.
After washing paint brushes in paint thinner, set the solvent aside in a jar for a few days until the debris has settled to the bottom. Pour the top liquid into another jar for reuse.
When painting over your head with a roller, cut a slit halfway through a paper plate then slide it over the handle of the roller to prevent paint from splattering on your face.
If you don't have time to clean brushes and rollers immediately after painting, place them in an airtight plastic bag for cleaning later.
When painting a ceiling, place your paint tray or can in a large box to help prevent you from accidentally knocking it over.
Save a little extra paint for touch-ups in an empty medicine bottle. Clearly label the bottle with the color and room it goes to.
When painting doors or cupboards, spread petroleum jelly on any hardware, such as hinges and doorknobs. If you get any paint on them, it will wipe right off.
When painting a staircase, start by painting every other step, so you can still use them while the paint dries. Once the first round is dry, paint the rest.
After giving a room a fresh coat of paint, pour some of the paint in a nail polish bottle for easy touch ups.
Keep your brush from drying out when taking a paint break by tightly wrapping it in a wet rag or wet paper towels.
When painting around trim, use a good quality angled brush and you won't need to tape off the area.
When painting a room, buy an extra 1 ounce can of paint to use for touch-ups later.
Help unstick a window that is painted shut by using a pizza cutter to cut through the paint. You may need to tap the cutter with a hammer at certain spots to break it loose.
Easily paint or stain wooden cabinet knobs by sliding them securely onto a thin wooden dowel, then dipping it into the paint or stain.
When painting baseboards, sit on a skateboard to easily maneuver close to the ground.
Store paint cans upside down to keep the paint fresh longer and to prevent a film forming on the top.
Paint the walls of a child's room a neutral color and apply wall art or appliques that can easily be removed when the child feels too old for them.
