FAQs

What is the influence of surface preparation on painting?

It is essential to prepare the surface especially well prior to painting, for it determines the appearance of the painted wall.

It is important to know that you can not cover the roughness of the surface with a thick layer of paint. On the contrary, it will become more evident, because the painted surface is more glossy than unpainted.

During preparation for painting the wall, it is important to clean the dust off thoroughly, for the paint adheres poorly to dusty surface and it can come off in time.

During preparation for painting walls of granges or cottages, check if there is no resin or mould present. If the surface is covered with mould, remember to exterminate it with specific measures, to prevent its further expansion. If wooden surface is covered with resin, use a special varnish, to prevent penetration of resin through the paint coating.

Thus, remember - the quality of painting depends on thorough preparation of walls!

What kind of painting tools you recommend?

The choice of tool depends on the nature of the paint you use.
If you use the paint diluted with water, use a softer brush. A brush with natural bristle is not suitable, for it absorbs the moisture and loses firmness, the bristles become contorted. In this case, use a brush with synthetic bristles, which does not absorb moisture and covers the surface more smoothly.

For wooden exterior surfaces, choose the firm construction brushes. Combined brushes made of both natural and synthetic bristles are the most multipurpose.

Just as you do not eat the soup with a fork, you can not paint a huge arena with a brush. If you want to paint a larger area, it is useful to get a roller. They are available in various lengths, sizes and surfaces.

Rollers with longer bristles absorb more paint and leave a coarser pattern. Rollers with shorter bristles are used for painting smaller surfaces spread the paint more evenly.

What kind of paint I should use for bathroom and what kind for a living-room?

Different paints are used for every surface. The premises that can be wet, such as bathroom, should be painted with semi-mat water-proof paint. Whereas the walls of a living-room can be painted with mat, easily cleanable paint.

Choose the paint not only by colour, but also by quality. Note that children's rooms and corridors should be painted with washable paint. After all, it is easier to clean the stain off than to repaint the whole room.

What kind of paint I should use for repainting a weather-stained cottage?

For exterior use, do use the paint fitted for outdoor conditions! After all, it is much more resistant! The paint intended for interior use does not cover with a strong film, resistant to impacts of environment.

Specialists do not recommend painting the sun-heated surface, as blisters may appear. Do not paint when it is damp or raining outside either, as the moisture damages the surface film.

If the surface has been covered with latex paint previously, it can not be painted with oil paint, for it will crack.

The paint is glossy of washing. What should I do?

The walls become glossy of rubbing or washing, if the stains are cleaned frequently or low quality or unsuitable paint was chosen. Therefore, frequently cleaned surfaces should be painted with high quality, semi-mat alkyd paint. Such paint is more durable, and the surface is cleaned more easily.

Use only soft damp napkins for surface cleaning! If you use cleaners, dilute them with water and rinse afterwards.

What should be done if the painted surface remains uneven, striped?

First of all, chose only high quality paints. The spot where the brush touches the surface remains visible. Therefore, in order to spread the paint evenly, move the brush from edges to the centre, and not conversely.

Latex paint does not spread so greatly, therefore, it should be spread with a soft brush in order to prevent the surface remaining striped.