The Hobbybox | 04 Nov 2012 11:08 a.m. PST |
Continuing painting the house now all the plastering has dried. Spent the weekend 'cutting in' on the dining room and lounge. I am REALLY beginning to hate painting! On the plus side, really liking 'Frogtape' (low tack decorators tape), making life alot easier on some bits. |
britishlinescarlet2 | 04 Nov 2012 11:20 a.m. PST |
I love painting
.very cathartic! Whack some groovy sounds on the sound system, crack open a tube and away you go
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Prince Rupert of the Rhine | 04 Nov 2012 11:32 a.m. PST |
I can paint the eyes on a 28mm human yet I can't paint a bloody great wall without getting paint on the ceiling and vice versa
.. I really don't like DIY much
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The Hobbybox | 04 Nov 2012 11:45 a.m. PST |
Wall and ceiling painting aren't a problem for me, but I'm so picky I get really wound up if there are any imperfections. |
GarrisonMiniatures | 04 Nov 2012 1:04 p.m. PST |
I can't paint anything above 25mm – never been able to finish a 54mm figure, for instance. As for walls, even using a number 2 or 3 brush instead of a normal 00 or 000 it just takes forever. |
GarrisonMiniatures | 04 Nov 2012 1:04 p.m. PST |
I can't paint anything above 25mm – never been able to finish a 54mm figure, for instance. As for walls, even using a number 2 or 3 brush instead of a normal 00 or 000 it just takes forever. |
Cold Steel | 04 Nov 2012 4:42 p.m. PST |
I enjoy painting rooms. It is cathartic, like BLS says. Buy the plane ticket and I'll come help you out. |
Doctor X | 04 Nov 2012 5:44 p.m. PST |
Second worst job other than packing up and moving. |
Ditto Tango 2 3 | 04 Nov 2012 6:20 p.m. PST |
What cold Steel said. The cutting in is the part of painting I detest too, Hobbybox. It's more fun where you are putting in new baseboard and door/ceiling moulding. But it's nice once you start with the roller, I find that very relaxing. -- Tim |
The Dozing Dragon | 04 Nov 2012 6:54 p.m. PST |
Decorating is time to put audio cassettes / CDs on. I hit the BBC version of Lord of the Rings and lose myself completely. |
The Hobbybox | 05 Nov 2012 12:09 a.m. PST |
Buy the plane ticket and I'll come help you out. You've no idea how tempting that idea is! Got to add all the new skirting and moulding once the painting is completed. Will be painted white, so no issues with trying to paint the caulking when I apply that. None of the walls are truly straight anyway, so caulking will definitely be required. |
Prince Rupert of the Rhine | 05 Nov 2012 3:29 a.m. PST |
No house I've ever lived in has had straight walls made laying our laminate floor in the lounge
interesting |
stenicplus | 05 Nov 2012 5:22 a.m. PST |
Pre-primed MDF skirting and archetraving was a Godsend when I did ours, saved all the sanding as there was no raised fibres from to worry about not to mention saving on priming too. Remember, only you notice the imperfections. Furniture and pictures will draw eyes and people will not check lines and joins
unless of course they are gamer or decorator mates who will then be merciless *grim* Plus caulk and gripfill hide a myriad of mistakes, especially those left after coping the internal corners on the skirting!! |
taskforce58 | 05 Nov 2012 6:13 a.m. PST |
Putting paint on the wall is not a problem. The real problem is all that extra steps I have to do to avoid putting paint on places that I don't want to paint. |
richarDISNEY | 05 Nov 2012 9:05 a.m. PST |
If I was local, I'd come over to help. I love house painting. All of my pals seem to call me first.
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skinkmasterreturns | 26 Nov 2012 9:33 a.m. PST |
True what stenicplus says. My wife insisted on some crown molding,and I quickly found that I suck at making cope cuts.After hanging the molding,there were big gaps in the joins.I ended up sculpting the profile with putty and sanded it.Once paint was applied,a casual glance will not reveal my handiwork. |