Painting walls and ceilings - brushes 2

Painting walls and ceilings - brushes 1

Applying the paint

Apply the paint to the surface using up and down stokes.

Spreading the paint

Spread the paint by brushing at right angles. This will create an even film.

Laying off or smoothing the paint

Then lay off (finish with light strokes) in the direction of the grain or the longest side of the part you are painting.

Sequence for painting with a brush

Once you have finished the first bay (top right) move left to start the next bay.

Apply the paint to the new section as before.

Blend each new section with the previous one by lightly working back towards it when laying-off . Always work new into old to avoid marking the drying paint.

Continue in this fashion across the surface to the end, then begin a new ‘row of bays’ below the first.

Continue this process until the whole surface is complete.

Don’t go back to areas once you have moved on, as the drying paint will no longer be workable and will be easily damaged.

• Washing down old paint
• Preparation - walls and ceilings