DIY Guide to Painting and Wallpapering

Introduction

How to Use This Book

PART ONE:       Before You Begin

Basic Requirements for Starting • Using Color

PART TWO:      Preparation

Surface Problems and Remedies • Tools for Preparation Work • Washing Paint • Filling Cracks and Irregularities • Tools Needed for Filling • Using Abrasives • Sanding • Removing Defective Paint

PART THREE:  Painting

Types of Paint • Special-Purpose Paints and Primers • Metal Primers • Wood Stains, Preservatives, and Varnishes • Measuring for Paint • Tools for Painting • Getting Ready to Paint • How to Use a Paintbrush (Undercoating and Glossing) • Painting Woodwork • Cleaning a Paintbrush (Oil Paint) • Staining and Varnishing Woodwork • Glossing with a Disposable Sleeve Roller (Foam Rubber Sleeve) • Using a Roller to Paint Ceilings • Using a Roller to Paint Walls • Painting Walls Hung with Vinyl Paper • Cleaning Water-Based Paint out of a Roller • Using a Painting Pad • The Order in Which Work Is Carried Out • Cutting In Techniques • Tools Needed for Texture Painting • Applying Texture Paint • Tools Needed for Applying Creative Paint and Glaze Effects • Applying Creative Paint and Glaze Effects • Paint Problems and Remedies

PART FOUR:     Hanging Wallpaper

Types of Wallpaper • Wallpaper Patterns – Hanging Types • Preparing Surfaces for Wallpaper • Preparing Painted Surfaces for Wallpaper • Preparing Previously Papered Surfaces for Wallpaper • Measuring Up for Wallpaper • Types of Paste and Their Applications • Essential Paper-Hanging Tools • Hanging Lining Paper • Paper-Hanging a Ceiling • Papering around a Hanging Light Fixture • Hanging Wallpaper on Walls • Paper-Hanging Techniques • Papering around Obstacles • Hanging Borders and Creating Dado Effects • Paper-Hanging a Staircase • Wallpapering Problems and Remedies

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