Must-Have Painting Tools: 8 Essentials
Do you know what painting tools you will need in addition to paints if you want to paint your home? There are many tools you will need. Here are eight of them:
1. Sandpaper
You will need sandpaper to eliminate the peeling paint and make the surface ready for painting.
2. A soft-bristle broom
Once you make the surface ready for the paint, clean it with a soft-bristle broom to remove the dust.
3. Tape
Tape? Yes, you need it to create stripes, divide the area for different colors, and work around the glass.
4. Drop Cloth
Drop cloth allows you to cover the floor, furniture, and other belongings and to protect them from the drips of the paint. If you don’t want to invest in drop cloth, you can use the long polythene or old bed sheets you have.
5. Paint Tray
You cannot carry a gallon of paint in your hand when you are painting the ceiling or upper walls. You cannot ladder down after every brush stroke to wet the brush with the paint. So, you need a paint tray in which you can carry some paint with you.
6. Paint Rollers
Paint rollers make painting easy. With quality paint rollers, you can paint a large room in a short time. Buy high-quality, smooth paint rollers as the better rollers you choose, the higher quality painting you will get.
7. Ladder
You can paint the room till where your hands reach. But what about the height beyond your reach? Obviously, you need a ladder for this. Take a quality ladder that you can trust and that you can use without any support.
8. Small Brushes
For touch-ups, you will need small brushes. Once you finish your work and you look at the walls and ceiling to inspect it thoroughly, you may notice the need for touch-ups. Then, you can use your small brushes to complete the process.
These are the items that you will need along with the paint to paint your home.
