Discover what are the 8 Common Painting Mistakes

It is a universal tendency to look every place but the right place when looking to find where the realizing of your perfectly planned interior makeovers suffered the figurative indents. A fresh coat of paint does wonders for your home and office set up, inside and out and to avoid the hassles that naturally come along with painting, it helps
to know about the common mistakes that people often make when they’re painting.
1. Negligence with Surface Preparation
When it comes to painting, you always want to start with a blank slate. Wash your walls and make sure all repair work is done prior to applying any paint. For paint to go on smoothly, your wall should be clean, dry, and free of any loose debris.Flaking, peeling paint needs to be removed, and a glossy surface needs to be scraped before applying a new coat of paint.  Otherwise, the paint won’t provide the best coverage, and it won’t stick well.

2. Choosing Inferior Applicators
Another big mistake that many handymen make even before they start painting is choosing the wrong equipment. Make sure to pick high-quality tools for your paint job. This goes for the paint, of course. Check for coverage, advice on watering it down, and assure yourself that the composition of the paint is suitable for the wall structure and material that you want to paint.After spending big bucks on paint, you might be inclined to buy cheap brushes and rollers in effort to cut costs. However, in order to get professional results, you'll need to start with good quality tools. Investing in applicators is well worth the extra expense.

3. Leaving Fixtures Exposed
Before painting, cover doorknobs, light fixtures, and anything else in the room other than the surface to be painted.  You don’t want to end up with paint-splotched doorknobs or wall plates. Sockets and light switches should be removed or thoroughly covered, nails or screws should be pulled out of the wall to avoid droplets of paint forming underneath them when painting. Use masking tape to seal off adjoining surfaces that should not be touched by the paint. For this, too, choose high quality, so that the tape sticks to the wall evenly.

4. Not Using Tape Well
Many people also choose to skip the painter’s tape because it takes time and effort to apply. However, it’s one of the biggest mistakes you can make when painting. The only way to get sharp, clean lines is to use tape around your edges. You can also prevent any ‘bleeding’ paint from reaching down to your floorboards or windows with a good quality tape. Apply tape around windowsills, door frames, and anyplace else where clean edges are needed.  If you don’t use tape, you’ll likely end up with a sloppy looking paint job.

5. Skipping the Primer
Primer gives your paint a sound surface to adhere to, and it improves the look of the fresh shade.  Primer is especially important if you’re painting over a different, darker color or if there are stains on the wall. Primer can help your paint stick more easily to the wall. This can also save you more time and money when it comes to adding extra coats of paint.

6. Painting Wet in Dry
In order to achieve a smooth result, especially when you are going for a colored wall, always follow the wet-in-wet principle. If the paint has already begun drying and you apply another block of paint beside it, you will end up with a visible contrast between these two parts of the wall. So, make sure to apply paint from the top to the bottom of your wall and then blend it with the areas to the right and to the left, rolling it on the wall in a horizontal movement.

7. Painting the Ceiling Last
If you’re painting the ceiling as well as the walls, it’s important to paint the ceiling first.  Otherwise, there’s a good chance that the new paint job on the walls will be spoiled with drips from the ceiling.

8. Not Treating Wallpapers or High Gloss Coats
A big mistake is introducing your wallpaper to a layer of water-based paint, largely since it can reactivate the glue and result in peeling. You’re not going to get a consistently smooth finish this way, so be sure to use an oil-based primer first in this instance. Other problems can include painting over high-gloss paint without sanding first, which results in the paint clinging less effectively.