In looking to improve the look of your bathroom cabinets, you may want to think about how a nice paint work would help – it’s certainly a lot less expensive than replacing the cabinets entirely and can get them looking like new in a relatively short amount of time.
However, what a lot of people don’t seem to realize in terms of getting their bathroom cabinets painted is the way that there is the possibility of a mess when they are painting – but there are things that you can do to reduce this mess.
Let’s have a look at some tips for bathroom cabinet painting with less mess in Rollingwood, TX in 2022
1. Using Primer Before You Paint
One thing that people are surprised to find out helps to create a bit less mess when they are painting their cabinets is the application of primer prior to the first coat of paint.
Though primer may seem to have a main purpose of helping the paint to go on more smoothly, what some people don’t realize is that it also helps paint to adhere to the surface being painted much better.
By making sure to apply the coat of primer before you apply the first coat of paint, you will not only have a less messy paint job but also one that is going to last a lot longer than if you don’t use primer.
2. Paint More Slowly
Some people are intrigued to find out that when they paint their cabinets and rush through the painting process, they end up with a bit of a mess at the end of the work that then has to be cleaned.
The reason that this is the case is that by moving so hastily when you are painting, you are going to make fairly simple painting mistakes – the kind of mistakes that could be avoided if you would paint more slowly and carefully.
It is important that you take your time when you are painting so that you don’t make these mistakes as often and therefore don’t have to clean up after them.
3. Use Better Paint Brushes And Paint Rollers
If you get your paint brushes and paint rollers from the inexpensive parts of the store (or even the parts of certain larger box stores that have sections where everything costs around a dollar) you may be surprised to find out that these are not the best places to get such supplies.
Though they might look like more moderately priced paint brushes and paint rollers, the reality is that the quality that goes into the making of these brushes and rollers cannot compare to that of the better priced ones.
You will find, for example, that bristles from the brushes will often come off of the brush while you are painting – and there are few things that are less pleasant than finding a bristle from your paint brush in the paint after it has dried.
4. Pour Paint Into Paint Trays
You may see instructions on pouring paint into paint trays and think that they’re a bit on the silly side and that there’s genuinely no reason why you should pour paint into such trays when you can just paint directly from buckets.
There are a number of reasons that it’s better to paint from paint trays rather than directly from your paint buckets, one of them being that the process of painting from a paint bucket is considerably more likely to make a mess than painting from a paint tray.
As you try to get paint onto the brush from the bucket, you are more likely to spill paint than applying it from a paint tray – and on top of that, you will find that it’s a lot easier to transport paint in a tray without spilling it than doing so with a bucket.
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