Product Application

Before applying paint to any surface, ensure that the surface is clean (no oily residue) and dust free. If no damage does exist wash surface with liquid soap and water. Allow 4 hours to dry completely.

Ceilings

Paint sequence

1 & 2. Paint the ceiling in strips of 1 (one) meter.
3. Paint around the light with a brush.
4. Fill in the strips. If you are right handed, work from right to left. If you are left handed, work from left to right.

Equipment

Brushes: You do not need special equipment to paint interior walls and ceilings. If you want to paint with only a brush, you would require 2 brushes - a narrow (for finishing corners and finishing) and a wider brush (for the painting of the larger area).

Rollers: It is easier to cover larger areas with a roller, but you will still require a narrow brush to do the finishing with. New imitation wool rollers should be soaked in soap water for 2 - 3 hours to remove all loose hairs. Roll dry against an outer wall before use.

Other items: Pan for the roller. A ladder or other sturdy piece of equipment to stand on to reach the higher spots or the ceiling.

Before you paint:Cover the entire floor with newspapers or plastic. All items in the room should be covered, to avoid spillage onto them.

If it is at all possible all painting should be done in daylight. In artificial light you cannot always see exactly what you are doing, and could miss spots. Always paint from top to bottom, the ceilings should thus be painted before the walls.

Method

Use a brush to paint a 50mm strip along the ceiling where it meets the wall. Using a roller for this application would not work, as the roller cannot reach the corners.

Pour some paint into a rollertray. DO NOT pour in too much, as this would cause the roller to be overladen and create spillage.

Clean wall thoroughly, remove all loose particles. Paint wall on both sides with 2 coats Distemper Neutraliser. Apply final coat of your choice.

Dip the roller in the paint and roll it back, making sure that excess paint is removed from the roller.

Paint a strip covering the corner strip that was painted with the brush. Paint a second strip, a bit narrower than the roller next to the first strip.

Cover the gap that step 4 left. Finish by working over both strips.

Paint the next strip, and then cover the gap (repeating steps 4 and 5). Repeat until the whole ceiling has been covered.