DIY Guide to Painting and Wallpapering 9781580118057, 9781847734228, 9781607655107, 2017059793
Packed with professional painting and wallpapering advice for the first time DIY-er, this book shows how to carry out ev
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Table of contents :
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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