[Blindtlk] how about painting?

Thu Mar 17 00:06:09 UTC 2016

I think wood is stripped before painting, but not real sure.  It's not 
something I've heard of for regular house indoor walls.   According to the 
nice ladies at the hardware store, primer is necessary when you are painting 
a light color over a dark one.  It so happens that I was applying Apricot 
Frost to a dark, sort of denim shade of blue.  The particular paint that I 
was purchasing, because it was on sale, is supposed to be primerless.  Again 
according to the hardware store ladies, it is supposed to cover in one coat, 
but when advised about the dark blue, I was told that two coats would be the 
safer bet.  Good thing they were buy one get one free.

Okay, I've just finished with the first coat and here's what I discovered. 
The hardest thing turns out to be keeping track of all your stuff.  I had 
the paint tray on the floor on the drip cloth.  I think it would be much 
easier and less likely to spill it if I put it inside an empty cardboard 
box.  Then I could use my foot to find it without any danger of spilling. 
Also if I didn't get the roller lined up perfectly it would drip inside the 
box.  I think I will also use a piece of cardboard or something to hold 
against the ceiling as I work close to it.  It would be less guesswork of 
how close I am to the ceiling...or I could have taped it too, I guess.

The roller feels different  when you run out of paint.  I'm with you Judy, I 
can't quite explain it, but it's pretty obvious when you need more paint. 
The strips that overlap halfway worked very nicely.

My sighted husband came in a few times to look at my progress.  I asked him 
to because I wasn't sure about what I was doing, but he didn't have much to 
add really.  He did confirm that it will need a second coat, but that I had 
gotten on the first coat reasonably evenly.

So tomorrow will be the final coat and the detail work with the brush.  Wish 
me luck!

Julie
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-----Original Message----- 
From: Judy Jones via blindtlk
Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2016 2:38 PM
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Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] how about painting?

Wow, ingenious.  However, it sounds like the tip of the brush is just going 
over the ceiling, and that's a lot of strips.

In overlapping strips, are you in danger of streaking?  Also, is there a way 
to tell if enough is enough?  Depending on the materials, I know some walls 
will absorb paint more readily, taking more layers.

I also don't know anything about stripper or primer before putting on paint. 
What can anyone tell us about those, would love info.

Judy

-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jude 
DaShiell via blindtlk
Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2016 1:33 PM
To: Julie J. via blindtlk
Cc: Jude DaShiell
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] how about painting?

Overlap, if using a roller paint one vertical strip then move half the width 
of the roller before painting the next strip.  Ceilings shouldn't be a 
problem if a tennis ball is cut in half and a hole is punched in the center 
of one of the halves.  The brush handle goes through the hole so the 
bristles are coming out of the inside of the ball half.  The ball half 
catches drips that don't end up on the floor.

On Wed, 16 Mar 2016, Julie J. via blindtlk wrote:

> Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2016 14:16:39
> From: Julie J. via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Julie J. <julielj at neb.rr.com>
> Subject: [Blindtlk] how about painting?
>
> While we are on the topic of home maintenance...I need to paint a room.  I 
> have it all taped off, so the paint doesn?t get on the edges of the window 
> frame and door frame.  All the outlet covers and light switch plates are 
> removed.  The room is currently empty.  Next up is to peruse the basement 
> for something to be used as a drop cloth.  What I need is suggestions on 
> the actual painting.  Specifically, how do I get it covered evenly without 
> missing spots? And any tips on no streaks or lumps in the paint would be 
> very much appreciated!  I already have the paint, brushes, roller etc..
>
> Thanks in advance!
> Julie
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