House painting effective so far
May. 31st, 2013 09:27 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lonemagpieDamn, the bathroom's all sparkly white now! Walls and ceiling painted, shower door remounted and fully operational (ye gods the shower feels good now), porcelain all polished (even the inside of the cistern and inside of the sink's central pillar/mount, which nobody will ever see, cos I'm being pretty fucking thorough about this.)
(Pro-tip, use window cleaner spray on porcelain - porcelain is a glass enamel fused to a metal base, so glass cleaner is best)
Tomorrow I'll give it a third coat if necessary, and also mount the chrome corner-basket for bottles, maybe a shelf or two,repaint the radiator, put on some new sealant around the bath, and strip the gloss paint off the skirting boards and door-jambs. Those fuckers are going to be mahogany-stained.
Then it'll be a matter of touching up a few detail parts - taps, window edging, that kind of thing - and, maybe on Sunday, doing the re-flooring. Cos, like, I wasn't going to put down the new wood-effect vinyl tiles *before* the risk of paint drips! Let the old crap catch them!
Oh, other pro-tip, when painting the bathroom, especially with emulsion, don't worry about getting it on tiles or sink- wipe it off immediately if you spot it,as it happens, but if it's gone tacky, then trying to wash it off will smear it, so let it dry, then simply use the Swiss Army Knife to remove it. Which it will, very easily and with no mess or damage.
And while I'm here, last pro-tip: of the emulsions, use silk in bathroom and kitchen. It's longer lasting, and, more importantly, doesn't get fucked up by condensation.
(Pro-tip, use window cleaner spray on porcelain - porcelain is a glass enamel fused to a metal base, so glass cleaner is best)
Tomorrow I'll give it a third coat if necessary, and also mount the chrome corner-basket for bottles, maybe a shelf or two,repaint the radiator, put on some new sealant around the bath, and strip the gloss paint off the skirting boards and door-jambs. Those fuckers are going to be mahogany-stained.
Then it'll be a matter of touching up a few detail parts - taps, window edging, that kind of thing - and, maybe on Sunday, doing the re-flooring. Cos, like, I wasn't going to put down the new wood-effect vinyl tiles *before* the risk of paint drips! Let the old crap catch them!
Oh, other pro-tip, when painting the bathroom, especially with emulsion, don't worry about getting it on tiles or sink- wipe it off immediately if you spot it,as it happens, but if it's gone tacky, then trying to wash it off will smear it, so let it dry, then simply use the Swiss Army Knife to remove it. Which it will, very easily and with no mess or damage.
And while I'm here, last pro-tip: of the emulsions, use silk in bathroom and kitchen. It's longer lasting, and, more importantly, doesn't get fucked up by condensation.