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I want to do my own wall painting, where do i start?

Prep the surfaces, gap, fill and sand the patches

cut and roll the walls twice

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Materials: drop sheets, filling blade, filler (top coat), sand paper grit 180, pot and brush, tray, sleeve and frame, gap gun and gap tube + Paint

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How do I paint my own ceiling and what ceiling paint should i buy?

Drop sheet and cover all the surfaces because it is about to rain white paint on you.
Cut all the cornices and around the lights twice, roll twice with a descent size roller nap 20mm

Ceiling paint we like are from Dulux: Adrians contractor. From Haymes: Elite

Materials: drop sheets, filling blade, filler (top coat), sand paper grit 180, pot and brush, tray, sleeve and frame, gap gun and gap tube + Paint

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Cheap paint gold coast?

It is not rocket science painters can buy paint at better prices than a non painter. So lets help each other. If you need to buy paint you can use my account, it will be cheaper. Just give me a call to tell you where to go and the account name it is under.
 

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Do you offer house painting tips?

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Of course, just calll me :)

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Average cost to paint a room?

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Ceilings, walls and woodwork: between $400 and $600 depending who provides materials

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Painting interior doors with spray gun bought from a hardware store ?

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I don't recommend this spray guns for doors, better stick to foam or 4mm roller nap, same result with out the mess

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Plaster crack repair?

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Hair line size: fill it with topcoat

Crack crack!! : you need plaster tape (mesh roll), cut to size of the crack, sticky part of the mesh goes on wall or ceiling. with your filling blades skim it lightly. Enough to cover the mesh without hurting the edges. next day sand it and skim it widder. once dry light sand starting fro the edges working in. If plaster doesnt look perfect don't paint it. repeat step 2

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How to paint gutters on a house?

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You can paint it by brush or spray gun.

By brush you will need a pot and a brush, a med roller and microfiber roller

you can brush the faces of the gutter but to make a perfect edge on the bottom you need a med roller

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If you are going to use a spray gun, you shouldn't be on this page because you are already an expert. in all seriousness you can use a spray gun, you just need to be extremely careful with any over spray

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Painting over mould?

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You can, if you want to have a new freshly painted wall with mould bleeding through, doesn't matter how many coats you put, it will bleed through.

What we do it, clean it 1st with a combo of bleach and white vinegar. then wipe it down with a wet cloth. x1 coat of oil base undercoat (smelly paint) only way to clean oil base is with turpentine.

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The oilbase undercoat acts like a stain blocker + x2 topcoats

 

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How much do painters charge per day?

Some painter charge and hrly rate around $35-$55 p/h. Others charge for the job itself, because imagine having a race driver next to a normal driver. they both have to do the same distance but one is faster than the other. By consequence is not how long one stay doing something but how good you are at it

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How much paint do i need to paint a house?

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Rough Estimate

x2 coats on a 2bd apartment: x1 15L ceilings + x1 20L wall + 4L semi gloss
x2 coats on a 3bd house: x1 15L ceilings +x3 15L wall + 10L semi gloss

x2 coats on a 3bd house: x2 15L ceilings +x3 15L wall + 10L semi gloss
 

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How long does it take to paint a house?

 

​5 days give or take for a 3 bedroom house