A Guide to Commercial Interior Painting Tips

[Elain Mullins]

Commercial interior spaces are always taken care of by the professionals for painting the walls or doing any kind of job to make the outlook perfect.

You may not dare to attempt doing such tasks by yourself because of missing all the essential steps.

However, commercial painting is not that much challenging as it seems. If you want to decorate your business interior all by yourself with innovative painting ideas and tricks, you can definitely take the responsibility, it is no big deal.

Therefore, knowing all the professional painting tips is necessary.

You might not own years of experience in painting walls, but sometimes, taking a challenge is not bad at all. So, just grab all the equipment, such as paintbrush, roller, and other stuff, and start painting your business interior walls following the few steps explained below.

Initial Preparation

It is about gathering the equipment and preparing the surroundings for painting the wall without any distractions. The paint color can drip all over the furniture or on the nearest stuff. So, it is better to take such stuff under control by covering with cloths.

Cover the Floor Edges: Covering the floor edges make the painting more secure throughout the alignment. Use a painter’s tape to cover the edges. This will help you paint in between the lines and it won’t run underneath the tape. Also, don’t use any masking tape that happens to leave a sticky residue behind. It destroys the entire hard work.

Cover with Drop Cloths: You can use a canvas sheet as a drop cloth because it helps to absorb the paint color easily. Also, it won’t bleed the paint to the ground. Using a plastic sheet might not be useful in a sense because the paint slips off of it easily.

Cover with Tape Fixtures: Cover the lights and other bulbs with a plastic bag and bind that with tape so that it doesn’t get direct contact while painting.

Such initial preparation is required for any kind of wall painting, no matter if you are going to have a spray painting or regular ones.

Priming the Surfaces

Priming refers to soften the surfaces from unusual cracks, dents, and marks left from the old painting work. It is necessary to let go of them to get a perfect finishing on your painting.

Do the Sanding: Sanding helps to remove all the cracks from the previous paint and ease the task to add new coating on it. So, use a sponge to roughen the surfaces evenly and make your tasks one step closer.

Fill the Cracks: If the wall surfaces have any dents or cracks, don’t use any tape to fill them. Instead, use painter putty or plaster to stick the situation faster.

You can use a primer to cover all the bad marks, as well. It will make your wall painting more like a professional.

Do the Painting

Finally, it is time to grab your brush and roller. However, you need to learn the right tactics on how to use rollers and paintbrushes.

There are significant rules to paint on the walls. If you follow them, you are going to get a professional result undoubtedly.

Follow the Roller Rules: You need a roller that is easy to handle. This is why a nine-inch roller is an ideal size for painting any walls. This will help you go through the right alignment, as well.

Also, don’t forget to wash the roller properly with dishwashing liquid. It is necessary to get rid of the unwanted excess fibers.

Glossy Paints are Recommended: If you want something full of quality with less maintenance, you should prefer buying glossy paints for your commercial interior walls. Flat paints are not stain-resistant and do not cooperate while cleaning them out.

As you are doing it for a commercial space, you must keep the maintenance fact in your head. Glossy paints are easily cleanable; besides, they are stain-resistant.

Use Paint Extender: It is necessary to apply two paint coats on the walls to get a more professional output. A paint extender helps to dry slowly so that you get enough time to apply the second paint coat leaving no uneven marks on the surfaces.

Use a Scraper: You must desire for smooth lines and finishing on painting walls. This is why finishing painting one wall and scraping the corners with a screwdriver is very useful. It will help you go through a line that the rollers cannot reach. After that, use a paintbrush to finish the corners properly.

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