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Tips for Painting Imperfect Walls
Walls that are old and damaged typically require special techniques
to cover up the imperfections on the surface. These imperfections can include drywall that is pilling or gouged or plaster that is loose and cracking. These flaws in your walls can be annoying, but replacing the wall is not always the only solution. In fact, there are techniques for painting your walls that will give you an easier and cheaper way to fix the problem. Below are three options that can help you cover your imperfections. Preparing the surface of the wall before painting can help restore and smooth out the wall. Skim coating the entire wall may be necessary, depending on how bad the wall is. This is a process that is very labor intensive. It requires a lot of tools, compound, and caulk to make your walls surfaces look smooth and almost new again. Once skim coating is done, painting the walls with two coats of quality flat paint will help to blend any small imperfections that are left, making them seem to disappear. You can also use textures on your wall to help hide areas that are ugly. You must still patch up any areas that are deeply gouged, but they don’t need to be made perfect. Textured wall painting not only hides most of the surface flaws, but gives your home a decorative value. There are many ways that you can texture your walls, so you are certain to find one that you like. When using textured paint, the tools and materials you use will determine just how textured the surface is. Some of the tools you can use to make a textured wall include your fingers, sponges, rags, Disk brooms, wide knives, and brushes. Each of these will give you a one-of-a-kind pattern on your wall. There also stencils you can use to create designs on your wall surface. There are also aux painting techniques you can use to hide imperfections on your walls. This will allow you to highlight and enhance the imperfections and make them look intentional. Many people use this technique to make their walls look antique or distressed. If your holes are not major, when you use the aux painting techniques, no repairs will need to be made to your walls. Instead, you incorporate those imperfections into the aux finish pattern. All the uneven spots, scratches, and dents will add to the authenticity of the finished product. To get the best effect, you will want to use at least two colors. Ways to give this will conclude sponging, rubbing, glazing, lime washing, and color washing. As you can see, there are many ways to cover up imperfections on the walls of your home. Be sure to try out the different ways to find which will work best in your home and for your style preferences. |
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