To know how to paint water-based paint walls, you need to familiarize yourself not only with the technology of its application, but also with the procedure for preparing decorated surfaces for it. If you strictly follow all the rules, then you can make sure by your own example that there is nothing super complicated in this process.

Despite to appear on In the market of numerous innovative wall painting has been and remains the most relevant for modern office premises, and for living rooms in apartments and private houses.

Water-based paint is attractive because it is made on water based and does not emit an unpleasant odor when painting. At the same time, it is distinguished by excellent decorative effect - as a result of staining, a pleasant soft matte surface texture is obtained. In addition, using this type of paint, you can create various patterns on the walls that imitate relief, or you can come up with a special texture using auxiliary elements for this. Typically, this method is used in cases where the wall has irregularities, and there is no way to fix them. An ideal even painting is obtained if the wall is well cleaned and leveled, so all work begins with the preparation of the walls.

Before proceeding with any work related to painting, it is necessary to prepare the working area, as well as tools and accessories, including protective equipment.

Tools and materials for work

To carry out the work, you need to prepare the following tools:

• A construction mixer, but in this case, an ordinary drill with a mixing nozzle may well be enough. This will be enough to mix the paint.

• Paint tray - for the convenience of dipping the roller in paint and in order to maximize material savings.

• Roller with a pile of medium length and a long handle - for the convenience of painting walls under the ceiling without the use of additional ladders or goats.

The main tools of the painter - rollers, brushes

• Brushes of different widths - for applying paint in places inaccessible to the roller.

Grater - a tool for leveling the surface of the wall

• Grater for cleaning the walls from the old coating and polishing them.
• Spatulas, brushes or a hard sponge - for cleaning surfaces.
• Wide spatula for leveling walls with putty.

• If the paint will be applied either with a relief pattern or its imitation, then additional tools or home-made elements will be needed to help create the desired texture.

Wall painting materials

It is necessary to prepare in advance and materials, without which it is impossible to do when painting:

The main material is high-quality water-based paint

• Water based paint. It can immediately have a certain color or be white. In the latter case, you will need a dye that will allow you to choose the desired shade for the paint. It is recommended to mix it yourself, as it becomes possible to paint the walls in a slightly different tone. For example, walls in which window blocks, are illuminated less than other surfaces in the room, so you can prepare a paint tone lighter for them.

• Dye of the selected color.

• Wall primer that will prevent mold stains on the walls and create conditions for good adhesion of paint to surfaces.
• Sandpaper for cleaning and polishing the surface.
• Putty, rough - for repairs and finishing - for the final alignment of the walls.
• Polyethylene film - to protect surfaces that will not be painted from accidental splashes of paint.

• Masking tape-adhesive tape, for fixing the protective film on walls and floors, for fencing painting areas - if necessary.
• In addition, you need to prepare working clothes and means of protecting the skin and respiratory organs - this is a suitable suit, a respirator or mask, rubber and fabric gloves.

On the choice of paint, or rather, on the criteria that predetermine it when buying, one should dwell in more detail.

Paint selection options

Water emulsion is not at all the same - you need to be able to choose it

Water-based and water-dispersion paints are perhaps the best option for decorative painting of wall and ceiling surfaces in residential premises. This is due to a number of positive qualities of such compositions:

• Such paint is an environmentally friendly product that does not harm human health.
• When working with these paints, there is no sharp bad smell indoors, so work can be carried out even with the windows closed.
• Water-based compositions give a smooth matte surface - a wide scope opens up for the implementation of a wide variety of design projects.
• Sufficiently high moisture permeability of the paint allows it to be used for decorating walls in rooms with high humidity, if the surface is properly prepared.

The most in demand are aqueous emulsions, which are made using acrylic resins. They provide the paint with maximum elasticity and strength, but such compounds have a rather significant cost. Therefore, you can choose compositions that are affordable, but also include acrylic components - these are vinyl acrylic and styrene-acrylic paints.

Find out which paint is better, looking for the right answer from our article.

If the paint contains latex, then after drying the surface acquires water-repellent properties. Such a coating can withstand about a thousand wash cycles.

The water-dispersion version of the paint is somewhat different from the water emulsion. This primarily concerns the main components, which include styrene copolymers, polyacrylates, as well as polyvinyl acetates. These components do not dissolve in water. When applying paint to a surface as it drying out water evaporates, and polymerization of insoluble components occurs on the wall with the formation of a coloring film.

Pigments are included in both aqueous paint compositions - titanium dioxide or zinc oxide are most often used in this capacity - they are introduced to obtain a perfectly white color. In inexpensive paint formulations, instead of these coloring pigments, a chalk component is added, which, in addition, acts as a filler.

When purchasing coloring compounds, you need to pay attention to their characteristics, such as drying time, emulsion viscosity, its consumption, shelf life, storage conditions, specific gravity and others.

• The drying time of the applied paint is from 2.5 to 24 hours, and this parameter depends on the humidity and temperature in the room. Ideal conditions for painting work: the temperature of the surfaces to be painted is + 18 ÷ 20 degrees, relative humidity air -60-65%.
• The viscosity of the composition is an indicator of the degree of dilution with water. A similar parameter is measured with a viscometer. The simplest viscometer is a funnel of a strictly defined volume with a calibrated drain hole. And the viscosity index is measured in seconds - how long does it take for all the paint to completely flow out. Such a device is often available to professional painters, fortunately, it is inexpensive. But data on the viscosity of the composition must be indicated on the packaging. Usually, for applying paint with a roller or brush, a viscosity of 45-50 s is required, and when using a spray gun, not more than 20-25 s.
• Paint consumption per square meter area covered in one layer is 170 ÷ 200 ml. This parameter depends on the surface on which the paint is applied - its friability and absorbency.
• The shelf life of water-based paint is almost always two years from the date of issue, subject to proper storage conditions. These conditions include the temperature of the room, which should not be negative, but the overheating of paintwork materials should not be allowed - the paint should be stored in a cool room with an even temperature
• The specific gravity of one liter of paint is approximately 1.3 kg.

Main specifications water emulsions, established by GOST, are shown in the following table.

Name of indicator	VD-VA-224	VD-AK-111	VD-AK-111r	VD-KCh-183
paint pH	6,8 - 8,2	8,0 - 9,0	7,5 - 9,5	from 8.0
Residual mass of non-volatile substances, %	53 - 59	52 - 57	47 - 52	52 - 57
Covering ability of the dried film, g/m 2	120	100	80	120
Frost resistance of the composition, number of cycles	5	5	5	5
Static water resistance, at a temperature of (20 ± 2) °С, hours	12	24	24	24
Degree of abrasion, microns	30	60	60	60
Drying time (20 ± 2) °С, hours	1	1	1	1
Conditional light fastness, %	-	5	5	5

Water-based compositions are easily applied to the prepared surface, but they cannot be used to paint walls previously covered with oil paint, or a glossy surface. On the walls, previously covered with an aqueous emulsion, paint made on any basis will fall.

Water-based paint can, in principle, be applied to any surface other than metal, as it can provoke corrosion processes.

Prices for ceiling and wall paint

Ceiling and wall paint

Surface preparation

Since the surface of the walls is almost never perfectly even, and besides, most often some kind of surface is already present on it, it must first be brought into the proper condition, suitable for painting.

Before starting work on floors and other surfaces that will not be cleaned and painted, a polyethylene film is laid. It must be fixed to the skirting boards with masking tape. By applying this method of protection, you can subsequently save yourself from t intensive cleaning and keep the decorative flooring in its original condition.

Wall cleaning

• First you need to remove the old decorative coating from the walls. This process can be carried out with a stiff brush or sponge if the wall, for example, has been covered with whitewash.

The surface is moistened with water, the remains of whitewash are cleaned with spatulas, brushes, and if it gets wet easily, then it is simply washed off using a sponge and a soft cloth.

• If the surface is painted with oil paint, then it can be cleaned with a building hair dryer - this is a long and laborious process, especially if the wall is thinly painted. You can go in other ways, for example, in such a situation there are two ways out - or make notches on them and re-plaster them, creating a smooth surface.

If there are many layers of paint on the wall, and in some places it began to move away, then you will have to clean it off by heating it with a hairdryer and picking it up with a spatula or scraper.

Crack sealing

• After cleaning the walls, it is necessary to conduct the most thorough inspection of them to detect cracks or unstable areas. If they are not repaired before puttying and painting, then they will definitely appear on an already updated wall.

• The detected cracks need to be expanded so that the repair compound penetrates as deep as possible into the thickness of the wall.

• Cracks are expanded with a spatula or grinder with a circle over the stone. Then they are thoroughly cleaned, covered with a primer. deep penetration and left to dry for the time specified in the instructions (usually from 4 to 6 hours).
• After drying, the cracks are sealed with putty or one of the polymeric materials, for example, silicone sealant or liquid nails.
• Closing the cracks, you need to try to remove from the surface of the wall all excess material so that the “patch” is flush with wall surface.
• After complete drying of the repair composition, all walls primed and dry out. If the wall is not smooth enough, then it is leveled, which can be purchased in a pasty state or in a dry mix.

Wall puttying

Whatever putty is used to level the walls, it must be well prepared and brought to the desired consistency. A drill with a mixer nozzle will help with this. The resulting mass must be completely homogeneous, otherwise it will not make the surface smooth.

• Prepared composition is taken from the bucket with a medium-sized spatula or trowel and spread on the edge of a wide spatula. With its help, the leveling mass is applied to the wall with smooth movements. The material can be applied to the surface from the ceiling, floor or corner, the main thing is that the mixture should be distributed in an even layer. All stripes and other flaws remaining from the corners of the tool are immediately smoothed out.

• After the walls are plastered, they are left to dry. This process etc it will go away quickly enough, since the layer of material should be very small, only 2 ÷ 3 mm.

• If the putty lay down successfully, the next step will be to grout it with a grater. If necessary, a second, finishing layer can be applied on top of the first layer, and after drying, proceed to the final grout.
• Grouting is done with light circular movements counterclockwise until the surface is perfectly even.
• After completing these works and achieving the desired result, it would be nice to vacuum the walls thoroughly from putty dust, but so as not to leave accidental scratches with the brush of the vacuum cleaner.

• Next, it is applied to all prepared surfaces, which must be given 5 ÷ 6 hours for complete absorption into the walls and drying. The primer may have White color Or be transparent. It is best to apply it with a roller, but it can also be applied with a wide brush, especially in hard-to-reach areas (at corners or in places where pipes pass, etc.)

Then you can proceed to the preparation of the paint.

Prices for mixtures for leveling walls and ceilings

Mixtures for leveling walls and ceilings

Paint preparation and color selection

One of the tricky parts is choosing the right color.

When you open a can of paint, you can see that its consistency is usually quite thick. The composition of such a viscosity is well suited for creating relief, but for painting it is still thick. Therefore, after intensive mixing of the emulsion, it can be slightly diluted with water to the desired state.

• Water is added in very small amounts to prevent over-dilution to a condition unsuitable for painting vertical surfaces.
• Using different colors and shades of water emulsion, you can create amazing room interiors. However, in order to realize what was conceived, you will have to “conjure” over white paint by adding the selected color to it, and the more it is added, the brighter the paint will turn out.

Color is added gradually, and after each addition, the paint is thoroughly mixed.

• In order to get the same color for all surfaces of the room, you need to immediately determine how much color is added to each can or to a bucket of paint of a strictly defined volume. And even better - prepare immediately such an amount of paint desired color, which is enough for all surfaces of the room.

The only retreat that is recommended is to cover the wall on which the window is located with a coloring composition one or two tones lighter than the other three walls. This combination will visually expand the space of the room.

• It would be nice to leave part of the manufactured paint in reserve, so that in case of wear on the walls in separate places, they could be brought into proper form. Preparing exactly the same color later is a very difficult task.
• If, according to the project, several colors of paint will be used in the room, then without masking tape not enough. It highlights a separate part of the wall, which is painted in one color. After the final drying of this area, the tape is glued on the other side of the border, and the second selected color is applied next to it, and so on. In this way, even quite complex mosaic patterns are performed.

Video: tips for tinting water-based paint

wall painting

• Water-based paint is applied in two to three layers, depending on the degree of absorption of the surface. To reduce this absorption capacity, the walls need to be very well prime, as already mentioned above.

• in a small amount it is poured into a clean tray, from which it is convenient to pick it up both with a brush and a roller. In addition, the ribbed surface of this paint bath helps to save material, as it is perfectly squeezed out of excess paint taken on a roller or brush.
• The roller is dipped in paint and scrolled in it so that its entire “fur coat” is saturated with the composition evenly. The first stroke with a roller is best done on a sheet of cardboard. If it will be seen that the roller is well impregnated, then you can install a long handle into it and start painting over the wall, starting from the top. The smudges formed in this case, which fell on the unpainted bottom of the wall, in the process of work will be compared and rolled out with a roller.

Large areas are covered with a roller, and corners or places inaccessible to its penetration are painted with a brush.

• Wall painting should be carried out in two or three layers, always after each of them has dried - only then will a uniform paint coating be obtained.
• During the drying of the coating, it is necessary to protect the room from the occurrence of drafts, as they can spoil the evenness of the color of the walls, due to the fact that the areas will dry out unevenly under such conditions.
• On a flat and dry surface of painted walls, often through a stencil or with a special nozzle on a roller, drawings of a different color of paint can be applied. With this decor, you can revive a boring plain wall.

An interesting surface texture can also be given with the help of the simplest devices - sponges, home-made rollers, crumpled polyethylene, etc.

• Another option for creating a visual texture it can be applying paint of a different tone to a dried surface with a sponge, compressed plastic wrap, or other home-made devices.

- The first layer of textured surface coating is made with the base color. Such a layer should paint over the entire plane perfectly evenly. In this case, you can use a spray gun to cover the main layer - it will help the paint penetrate into all the deepest places in the relief.

- Further, paint is taken two or three tones lighter than the base color, and preferably a much thicker consistency. It is typed on a clean roller, which, without pressure, is carried out only on the top layer of the textured pattern. This must be done very carefully, as you can ruin the first base layer and have to make laborious adjustments.

Video: an interesting technique for applying a textured pattern

When choosing a textured type of staining, you need to take into account that almost twice as much paint will be required, since the top textured or top layers will be applied with a thick, undiluted paint composition.

The work of painting the walls can be called creative, since with the help of water-based compositions you can create works of art - you just have to turn on your imagination and imagine the room in the final version.

If there are no ideas, then you just need to choose a color that will suit all the residents of the house, and get to work. It is not difficult to paint a finished painting, the main thing is to make the walls smooth, but this — enough labour intensive process . The creative part of decorating the room will be easy, as things will go to completion and receive an updated, self-created interior.

Video: how to paint walls with water-based paint

This manual describes in detail one of the simplest ways to repair indoors - painting walls and ceilings with water-based paint. The question of how to properly prepare surfaces before painting is considered separately. The quality of the preliminary work significantly affects the durability of the decorative coating.

Foundation preparation procedure

The preparatory stage takes much longer than the application of a water-based composition. The only exception is when you need to quickly refresh a slightly worn layer of silicate or acrylic wall paint in the same color.

Before painting the surfaces of the ceilings and walls of the room, perform the following preparatory operations:

• remove or cover the remaining furniture with polyethylene, free the room from small things;
• clean the walls of old coatings;
• level the surfaces - close the cracks and remove the bumps, if any;
• apply a coat of primer.

Advice. If there is bulky furniture in the room that is difficult to move, move it closer to the middle of the room.

Removal of old coatings

For the production of these works, you will need a standard set of painting and plastering tools: various spatulas, a trowel, a roller and a brush-brush. The technology for clearing walls depends on the type of coating to be removed:

When you need to repaint a room in a different color in the old way water-based coating carefully examine its condition. If the paint layer is firmly held, there are no visible cracks and chips anywhere, it is allowed not to clear the walls. But such situations are rare - usually the old layer cracks, peels off in the corners and near the radiators.

After clearing, remove and take out construction debris in order to get rid of excess dust. If you had to beat off unusable tiles in the bathroom or kitchen, then lay a new tile before you prime and paint the walls.

Leveling and priming

Painting with “water emulsion” on cracked cement plaster is unacceptable - defects will definitely appear on the decorative coating. The best option- plaster the wall again, after knocking down the old layer. The operation is laborious, but allows you to implement original ideas in the design of rooms - to impose a relief or textured plaster, guided by .

The technology for sealing small defects is as follows:

Note. Large grooves between wall and ceiling slabs are sealed with polyurethane mounting foam and gypsum plaster as described.

Application of water-based paint directly on cement plaster is not the best solution. The rough structure will appear through a thin finish layer. Therefore, before painting the wall, it is recommended to level it with gypsum putty up to 3 mm thick, adhering to the algorithm:

After the putty has hardened, grout with a special mesh attached to a plastic trowel. Gently dust off with a slightly damp cloth and prime the entire surface again. Don't forget to wash your instrument when you're done.

Grouting dried putty

Decor options

The simplest and cheapest coloring option is to make all planes plain. The solution is appropriate in various technical rooms, but it is absolutely not acceptable for living rooms. You can ennoble the bedroom, living room or hallway in the following ways:

There are more complex ways of decorating - creating a pattern that imitates a cut of a tree, manually transferring a pattern using a shadow, and so on. More details about decor ideas are described in and on the video:

Coloring technology

All water-based wall paint is initially white and has a thick consistency. Before use, the composition must be prepared - tinted in the desired shade and diluted with water to the required degree. Here are some tips on how to do it right:

Note. The dilution of the "water emulsion" under the spray gun is carried out individually. The quality of the paving depends on the type of sprayer, compressor pressure and your experience. To be sure, make a test application somewhere in the lower corner, closed by furniture.

Immediately before painting, cover with plastic wrap the surfaces adjacent to the walls - floors with skirting boards, window slopes and ceiling baguettes(if necessary). Subsequently, washing the paint is much more difficult.

Now about how to paint the walls:

Advice. After painting the walls for the first time, carefully examine the result for light or dark spots. They will have to be removed during the re-application process. See the video for the roller painting technique:

Depending on the color of the base and your skills, you need to paint the walls 2 to 4 times. The task is to carefully roll up dark (or light) stripes and spots. At the end, when the last layer of water-based paint dries, apply the selected pattern through the stencil.

Is it possible to put water-based paint on top of oil

Pentaphthalic enamels (designation - PF), colloquially called oil, are distinguished by a high degree of adhesion and a glossy surface after drying. Hence 2 difficulties: it is difficult to tear off the old paint and it is difficult to cover it with a water-based composition - it simply flows down on a smooth base.

The ideal option is to get rid of the pentaphthal base by removing mechanically- spatulas, a drill or a grinder with a brush (ruff), a grinder. If this is not possible, use one of the proven methods:

Finally, in a technical or utility room, the walls can be whitewashed with a vacuum cleaner. Lime and chalk, diluted with water, lays down on oil paint without any problems.

Conclusion

Due to their practicality, water-based paints are widely used. It is not difficult to apply them, but it is necessary to distinguish between compositions intended for indoor and outdoor use. The only building in the house that is undesirable to decorate with water-based paint is a brick oven. For heating surfaces, it is better to use silicone enamel of the KO series.

Repair of the premises takes a lot of time, because you need to pay attention to every detail. Such work consists of different stages, each of which plays a role. One of them can be called wall decoration, and for this you need to find high-quality material with which you can achieve the desired effect, make the room presentable and beautiful.

There is a wide range of products for interior surface decoration on the market, each of the options has its own features, characteristics and advantages.

Painting features

To begin with, it is important to choose the material that will be used to decorate the walls in the room. The application process depends on this, as well as the effect that will result. Such work is responsible and serious, so it must be approached from the right side. In residential premises, water-based paint is mainly used, which is intended for walls. The material with polyvinyl acetate compositions, which has a lot of advantages, is widely demanded. It fits perfectly on the plaster in the apartment, as well as on natural wood and plaster.

Advantages can be lack of a sharp and unpleasant smell, there are no solvents in the composition. The material perfectly binds to the treated surface, can be diluted with water, as a result, an elastic coating is formed on the walls.

It is important to remember that the paint is used only in dry rooms, so this point must be taken into account.

Why choose water-based paints?

For walls, this is one of the best options as a finish. The material has an improved ability to create a presentable appearance for a long time. The composition includes latex, thickener, filler and antiseptic, which together create a unique mixture for covering walls in the home and other premises. You will see several types of products, including silicone, mineral, silicate and acrylic coatings. Each of these options has its own performance characteristics and creates a special effect when finishing.

Coloring tools

It is necessary to stock up on everything you need before starting work, so as not to be distracted by extraneous things. If you decide to do the painting yourself, prepare everything in advance, then you can start the task. To mix the material you will need a construction mixer, but you can get by special nozzle.

The easiest way to apply paint on the walls with a roller, and for this you need to have a tray on hand where you will pour the composition.

Some places are difficult to reach, so you need a brush. Before applying the surface must be treated, so you can not do without a spatula and brush.

The nuances of applying the composition

Before you start applying water-based paint, it must be thoroughly mixed, achieving a uniform mass. If the instructions say that water is required for dilution, you need to follow the recommendations. Before painting the wall, apply paint to a small piece of cardboard and wait for the surface to dry to see the result. This will help you avoid mistakes, as well as achieve the effect that you originally wanted to get.

Surface preparation

Surface treatment

The walls will need to be cleaned of the old finish, if any. decorative coating removed with spatulas, hard brushes and sponges, it all depends on what material was used earlier. If there is whitewash, it is easy to wash off with water and a rag. But after that you have to wait for the surface to dry completely, then you can proceed to the next step. If everything is done correctly, the duration of the work will be reduced, and the result will be of high quality.

To remove bumps or hide other defects, you will need a primer that can close up problem areas. If you do not cope with the flaws in advance, after painting they will be better visible., so they will spoil the general appearance of the room, after which you will have to redo everything. To avoid repetitive work, it is recommended to do everything right the first time.

Paint preparation

Water-based paintwork is produced in a thick consistency, which means that it must be prepared before use. For a perfectly even painting, the material must be diluted. For this, it is used plain water, which is added to the container with the composition, then everything is thoroughly mixed. A previously prepared mixer will help to cope with this task, but if it is not available, you can get by with a long stick.

But if you want to achieve a special texture on the surface of the walls, then it may not be necessary to dilute the paint. For textured drawings, a thick consistency is required.

Color definition

It is not necessary to immediately use the paint after dilution, it retains its properties for a long time. Before painting, you need to re-mix the composition, then you can apply it to the surface. Once you have achieved the desired consistency, decide on a shade of the walls that will suit the overall interior. There is a white water-based paint on the market, to which the corresponding color is added. Depending on its quantity, any shade is created.

How much paint is needed

It is important to correctly calculate the consumption of paint. This is one of the most important indicators, which is calculated in kilograms per square meter. This characteristic of the product is often indicated on the label itself, which is applied by the manufacturer. Since we are talking about water-based paint, the figure is averaged. The actual consumption of material depends on several factors. Much depends on whether you want to breed the material or not.

The important point is to create the optimal temperature for painting, which should not exceed twenty-five degrees Celsius. The composition is applied in a thin layer, it is better to carry out the procedure several times. Between this, there is a break for several hours.

Consumption depends on the choice of materials for application, because it can be a regular roller, spray and brush. The use of the composition per 1 m2 depends on the type of product that was purchased. Follow the directions on the label to calculate the area to be finished.

Application methods

Thanks to water-based paint, you can create any effect of facing, which differs not only in structure, but even in shape. At the same time, the cost of the material is affordable, so often the consumer chooses just such a finishing option. You will need to mix the paint, fill it with a container for further work. The choice of application tools depends on the effect you want to achieve. You can use a wide brush that plunges into the paint. Make sure that the composition does not drain, get rid of excess.

How is cladding done

It is recommended to start painting the walls from above, making short vertical and horizontal strokes. Each square meter is processed, while it must be remembered that the new area must overlap the previous one, and this must be done while the edge is still sufficiently wet. The paint is applied sequentially, it is recommended to treat one wall completely before taking a break so that the change in tone is not noticeable. The composition dries quickly, and before applying the next layer, it is enough to wait about two and a half hours to continue working.

Painting an old wall begins with surface treatment. Need to remove greasy spots with which soap solution will help to cope.

Before applying the paintwork, you can whitewash the walls if you want to achieve an even tone.

Differences between roller and spray gun application

The roller can be used if you want to quickly treat the surface. In this case, you will need to make several layers, unlike a brush, since the tool applies paint thinly. The roller must be carried out in different directions along the wall, you need to press evenly. It is important to be careful here, as the composition can be splashed.

Skilled professionals use other tools. The paint can be applied with a spray gun, which has its own characteristics and advantages. Technology plays an important role, but thanks to such a tool, you can not only paint over drywall walls, but get rid of stains. The use of an airbrush will significantly speed up the workflow, reduce material consumption, and allow achieving high quality cladding. But it is important to find a quality device, so seek professional advice.

Design Options

The use of water-based paint can solve any problem with cladding. Thanks to this material, it is possible to create the desired effect in the interior, to achieve a structure that looks original. If you're interested in ideas, or if you already have ideas of your own, it's important to learn the ins and outs of applying paint to get what you want.

If you just want to repaint the walls in a different color, add the color scheme of the appropriate shade in the amount that is needed, and swipe preparatory work, then do the lining.

surface texture

Designer finishes include a careful selection of not only colors, but also wall textures. If we are talking about drywall products, this will not be a problem, since the material is perfectly processable. To create patterns on the surface, you must use the templates and stencils previously prepared. You can combine different shades that harmoniously look with each other. This option is often used to decorate children's rooms, as well as bedrooms, where you want to create a special atmosphere.

If you are starting to repair the premises, and you have to paint the walls and ceiling, pay attention to water-based paint. This paint is especially popular because of its ease of use, it is safe, and dries quickly. Even a novice painter will cope with such work.

If you are doing repairs yourself, you need to know certain rules and subtleties of working with water-based paints.

Features of the compositions

When choosing paints and varnishes for the repair of premises, you should be aware that they may differ in their characteristics, have a different composition, and different manufacturers. Some types of materials can only be used indoors, others are used both inside and for painting walls outside.

The selection of paint must be approached thoroughly in order to choose the right material that is required for the job.

The basis of water-based paint is water, where mineral components are added. After the water dries, a strong film is formed that protects the surface from external negative influences and makes the walls and ceiling attractive.

It depends on what kind of paint you use. final result. There are such types of paints and varnishes that differ in components:

• mineral paint. It is made by adding lime or cement to the composition. It is inexpensive, easy to apply, but quickly begins to fade in the sun and is easily damaged.
• silicate- it is produced using liquid glass. This paint can be used to paint the room inside and out, as the material is resistant to sunlight, increased water resistance. Having painted the walls with such paint, you can forget about repairs for 10 years, the material will retain its color.
• Acrylic paints . They are recommended to be used in a dry room; for greater moisture resistance, latex is added to the material. After applying this material, a flat, smooth surface is obtained; in the process, minor cracks on the walls are tightened.

• Using silicone paint, you can deal with cracks on larger walls, up to 2 mm. The material is quite expensive, but it has many advantages: the paint lays flat on the surface, passes water vapor, and retains its qualities for a long time.
• For repair work you can use polyvinyl acetate paints which have many advantages. They are used for finishing porous materials such as wood, cardboard, plaster. The material dries quickly, has no ingredients harmful to health, adheres well to the surface, after drying, an excellent result is obtained.

If you have already decided on the paint, it remains only to choose good manufacturer paint and varnish materials, the quality of your repair depends on it.

Choosing paint and roller

The final result depends on the choice of materials and tools. You can choose a vacuum cleaner that will cover the surface without streaks, but it takes practice to work with a spray gun. For home use It is better to take brushes and rollers.

When choosing paint in a store, seek advice from the seller: he will help you make right choice, will tell you how to use it correctly, for which rooms it is intended. If there was no consultant nearby, you can read the information on the bank or listen to the advice of professional craftsmen.

The most convenient to use, having all the qualities for successful painting, are the materials of the following brands:

• Marshall;
• Alpina;
• Dulux;
• Tikkurila.

Of course, this list can be continued, all manufacturers are trying to make a quality product that will allow you to carry out repairs even at home without professional help.

After you have dealt with the water emulsion, you should purchase additional tools and materials. You should buy:

• hard brush;
• soft plastic brush;
• adhesive tape for repair work;
• sandpaper;
• a pair of rollers, choose rollers with medium hardness and length;
• roller handles are required, which can be changed. The length of the handles for the roller is 1 meter, 1.5 meters;
• putty knife;
• paint trays;
• acrylic primer. For processing 1 sq. m of the surface is enough 200 ml of primer.

Find work clothes and suitable shoes in advance, because during the repair work you will not be protected from dirt and stains. Prepare dry, clean rags to remove dirt, blots.

If you have to work with uneven and textured surfaces, it is better to choose rollers from which you can remove the top coat. The amount of pile on the roller depends on how even the surface to be painted is. On a more even one - it is better to use a roller with a short nap.

If you are painting the wall from above, it is better to take a tool with an extended handle. When painting corners and edges, use brushes with sizes of 50 mm, 150 mm. Experts recommend painting with a nylon polyester brush, it does not deform during operation, the composition is not absorbed into it.

Run your hand over the brush, make sure that the bristles have not lost their shape, and are easily restored. Choose a brush with thick, long, cone-shaped bristles.

Surface preparation

Before you start painting, you should prepare the surface. When applied to the wall, the paint lays down in a very thin layer, so the surface must be very even, defects and irregularities, chips and height differences are excluded.

Before painting, the surface must be prepared: remove the remnants of the previous coating, clean the walls and ceiling. Stains can be washed off with a soapy solution, wait until the surface dries, and inspect again. If the walls were previously painted, or there is whitewash on them, such a surface must first be cleaned, it cannot be painted with a water-based emulsion. To wash off whitewash from concrete surfaces, warm water with the addition of detergent is suitable.

Often there is a need to level or even reconstruct the surface. Pay special attention to the plaster, make the wall smooth. If there are cracks or chips on the wall, it is better to choose plaster putty, you can align the walls with alabaster. The next step will be primer - it must be applied to improve the adhesion of the material and reduce its consumption.

You can reconstruct the room, level the walls and ceiling with the help of drywall, from drywall sheets creating a relief surface with a variety of shapes.

Try to free the room from furniture and unnecessary items, so it will be much more convenient for you to work, and the furniture will not get random stains from whitewashing or paint. The best option if there is no furniture in the room.

Cover the floor with a film or any other material. To ensure that the film lies flat on the floor and does not interfere with work, use masking tape by attaching it to the wall. This will save you a lot of time cleaning floors. The film can also be hung on the door to prevent debris and paint from entering the next room.

Water emulsion can successfully paint not only the walls, but also the ceiling. If you wanted to whitewash the ceilings, consider whether it might be advisable to paint the room, make the walls and ceiling in the same tone, so the room will be lighter and visually larger in size.

Water-based paint is quite thick, if desired it can be diluted with water. If you have an electric drill, you can stir the mixture with a mixer attachment.. If there is no drill, just take a stick and mix the composition thoroughly. Do not start work immediately after mixing, wait until the foam settles.

If you want to paint a room specific color, it's time to add pigment, you can achieve about 200 shades.

Try to ensure that the amount of the mixture is enough for the entire room, as it will be difficult to re-make exactly the same tone. It is better to prepare a little more of the mixture, with a margin. By the way, you can mix the ingredients in the store or do it yourself.

Painting

When purchasing a material, study its technical characteristics. Find out the composition, how to properly dilute, learn how to calculate how much material is needed to complete all repairs. Don't forget to check the expiration date do not purchase expired goods, otherwise the result may not please you. If you have leftovers of old paint at home, look at the date of manufacture and the expiration date.

The paint should be evenly applied to the surface. This can be achieved if you use an airbrush, but training will be required to produce high-quality staining and quickly complete the job. This method is suitable for painting ceilings and walls.

With the help of brushes and a roller, you can paint any surface. In those places where it is inconvenient to apply the composition with a roller, brushes will come to the rescue. These methods will allow you to quickly complete the work and reduce material consumption.

Using the advice of experienced professionals, we begin to paint the right corner from the window, moving to the door, then move towards the window again. Pour the paint into the tray and roll the roller several times so that it is saturated.

Each time you dip the roller into the paint, wring it out lightly to avoid streaks. It is more convenient to start painting from the top of the room, if there are streaks or drops, they will then be rolled out with a roller.

There is a certain technology for the correct application of the composition. It is necessary to roll out the paint in small areas, moving from the ceiling to the floor. You can move the roller in different directions, parallel or sideways, grabbing a little paint, so you avoid streaks.

After painting 3-4 meters, wash the roller clean water so you get rid of dirt and dust that fell on him. If you have painted the walls and there are dirt and sand particles left, wait until completely dry, remove them with a blade, then look again, you may have to repaint again.

In order for the paint to dry slightly, 10-15 minutes are enough, so all work must be carried out quickly.

Try not to take breaks in the work, then you can quickly complete it. In the event that you still take a break and the paint is dry, the border may differ.. It should be painted 2-3 times. Do not try to paint the room at one time, causing the maximum layer. Wait for the layer to dry, then repeat the process.

If left on the wall greasy stains that can shine through, you need to clean these places and paint several times. On putty surfaces, the paint lays down evenly and easily, without leaving streaks and streaks. After puttying, be sure to wait until the coating is completely dry. If you plan to glue wallpaper after painting, it is enough to apply one layer.

Lubrication of irregularities and grinding is carried out in preparation for improved painting. In this case, several mandatory operations should be performed: carry out an initial primer with partial lubrication, sand the lubricated areas, the next step will be the second priming and painting.

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Painting with water-based paint - how not to spoil the walls and achieve an even coating?

Having decided to make repairs in a house or apartment, keep in mind that painting with water-based paint is not a difficult task, but it requires care. Painting the walls with a roller without streaks, and even the ceiling, may not work the first time, but you should not be afraid, use the tips and recommendations so that you do not have to repaint, and even more so call the master ...

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How to prepare a room for painting?

Modern decoration of rooms and premises cannot be imagined without water-based paint, which can be in different shades, differ in application structure, etc. Before you start painting, you need to properly prepare the work surface, otherwise, stains, bumps, protruding spots and inclusions of various kinds will be provided. Mistakes can be avoided by observing the following rules:

• free the entire surface to be painted from old wallpaper. If the wallpaper does not peel off well, wet it with water and wait a bit, then try again to remove the residue;

preparation of walls for painting, removal of old wallpaper - in the photo

• if the plane has been plastered, it is necessary to wait for complete drying (depending on the type and applied layer, the period is from 3 to 30 days). When using coarse-grained plaster, the walls are puttied first for maximum leveling and smoothness;

• to get an excellent result, water-based paint is applied only to clean, dry walls or ceilings. On the walls there should be no dust, particles of dirt or soot, spots of various origins. Very often, builders simply wash the surface with water with the addition of a small amount of detergents but not abrasive;

leveling the walls for painting (puttying) - in the photo

• if the walls are new, only plastered, check if there are any marks left on the palms of the hands. If there is even a slight sediment, wipe the walls with a damp cloth and let dry;

The final step in preparing the walls for painting is priming, which is carried out on a clean and dry surface. In most cases, a polymer primer is used, which is universal (for example, SNIEZKA ACRYL-PUTZ), which is specially made for the treatment of brick, lime, cement, plasterboard, gypsum, concrete surfaces.

The material is unique in that it increases the adhesion of the applied products (in our case, water emulsion) with the working surface (wall, ceiling, etc.). Thanks to the use of a primer, water-based paint lays down evenly, leaving no streaks even when working with a roller.

How to dilute emulsion paint and in what cases?

The first question that many people who want to make repairs on their own face is whether it is necessary to dilute the emulsion with water? It all depends on many factors, but the paint in the store is sold ready for use. Consider in what cases it is necessary to dilute water-based paint:

• when painting walls, ceilings with a water-based emulsion in two layers (it is desirable that the first coating be applied with a more liquid consistency). Here the question is not even in economy, but in the fact that it is easier to work;
• if the paint is old and thick, it is necessary to dilute it so that there are no stripes and visible lines from working with a roller;
• if paint residues from a previous repair are used;

preparation of water-based paint for use - in the photo

To properly dilute the water emulsion, you need to take water no more than 10% of the paint volume. Take a large construction bucket, pour the paint. Then start adding water gradually, stirring constantly. To obtain a homogeneous consistency, a construction mixer or a drill with a special nozzle is used. When the uniformity of the composition is achieved, you can start painting the walls and ceiling.

If you want to change the color, use a tint. Here it is very important not to make a mistake with the amount of coloring matter, since the resulting color can be much different from the desired one. Remember, water-based paint diluted with color by hand, after drying, will have a less saturated shade than in liquid form. Therefore, all novice repairmen who decide to paint the walls and ceiling with their own hands are advised to check with the seller in what quantity and how to dilute the color scheme to obtain the desired result.

How to paint walls with a roller without streaks - instructions

If you don’t know how to properly paint the ceiling and walls with water-based paint, first carefully study the instructions, then proceed to painting:

➤ water-based painting begins with corners and joints. The first step is to paint the most distant corner, located from the doorway. Take a wide paint brush, dip halfway into the paint, wring out the excess a little and then paint a strip 30-50 cm wide around the entire perimeter of the ceiling. This approach will ensure uniform painting with a roller in the future, without visible stripes and streaks;

Advice: Distribute the first layer of water emulsion along the ceiling parallel to the sun's rays falling through the window, the second - across.

painting walls with water-based paint with a roller - in the photo

➤ all water-based painting work is done using a roller in three stages, regardless of the type of paint chosen. The very first painting should be done parallel to the sun's rays passing through the window opening. The second layer is applied perpendicular to the first. The final whitewash is done towards the window;

➤ The walls should be painted starting from the window, moving from top to bottom from the ceiling. Apply the strips vertically, with each next pass should slightly overlap the previous one;

➤ after painting the room with the first layer, it is necessary to wait until the paint dries, then proceed to the secondary whitewashing. Depending on the degree of staining and the properties of the coloring matter, the drying time of water-based paint is 8-12 hours.

Coloring technology:
➤ Pour the prepared paint into a wide pan, dip the roller and go over the rough wall several times (3-4) to evenly distribute it over the roller coat;

➤ Make the first pass as indicated in the instructions, while moving the roller from left to right, then change direction in the opposite direction;

➤ You can remove excess paint on the wall using the same roller, on which there is almost no coloring matter. It is necessary to walk on the surface so that excess paint is absorbed;

➤ Use a new roller at the last final whitewash to get an even, perfect water-based tone on the walls and ceiling;

➤ After painting with a water-based emulsion, the room should be closed until the surfaces are completely dry, avoiding drafts.