Painting Equipment...Made Easy

Today's newest painting equipment and paints have certainly taken the backache out of painting or repainting your interiors, refurbishing your old furniture and dressing up new, unpainted wood.

Paint manufacturers are continually introducing revolutionary new products that make painting quick, easy and simple enough for a woman to do herself.



The newest painting equipment is relatively inexpensive and very easy to handle. Small rollers and pans, long handled rollers, spray cans and a variety of spray guns make it possible to cover any area, whether large or small, quicker and more efficiently than ever before.

Painting is even easier if you plan ahead. Everything goes quicker if you have all your painting equipment and supplies at hand and follow your plan step by step. Whether you're a novice or an old hand, a chat with your paint dealer is sure to be helpful. He can advise you as to the best product for the surface you want to paint, how much paint to buy, the supplies you'll need and how to make the job as easy as possible. Remember, always read container label directions and cautions carefully before using paint products.

10 Steps For Indoor Painting

1. Select the paint product best suited for the job.

2. Follow direction on the can.

3. Protect floors and furniture.

4. Don't skimp on equipment. Use good quality brushes, rollers and sprays.

5. Prepare the surface properly.

6. Paint at comfortable temperatures in a dry, well ventilated room.

7. Wipe up spatters and spills immediately before they harden.

8. Clean brushes, rollers and other tools as soon as you finish using them.

9. Wear gloves while painting and cleaning brushes and tools, to protect your hands and hasten clean up time.

10. Check that you have the following things handy before beginning: ladder, paint paddle and bucket, water bucket and sponge, sandpaper or steel wool, spackle, turpentine or mineral spirits, patching plaster or wood putty, putty knife, paint can opener or screwdriver, brushes, rollers and roller pans or spray gun, abrasive cleaner, newspaper or drop cloths for protecting floors and furniture, clean cloths or absorbent paper for wiping up spatters and spills.

If you have a small area or small piece to paint or enamel, you can use the handy aerosol spray cans. Spraying is good to use for hard to reach places, for mesh or woven surfaces such as rattan or wicker, for small or oddly shaped objects, for quick and easy touch up work.

When varnishing a wood floor make sure you get one of the newest varieties that are wear and water resistant, easily applied by brush or preferably by a long handled roller which you can use standing up. These new varnishes come in true or dull colors, in all wood shades from mahogany to light oak and walnut. They are quick drying, safe and non-slippery and never require waxing.

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