Plastering tool – Painter’s tool

Often during the painting season, we decide to do the work ourselves.

For something like that, it is necessary to have an adequate tool. For many years, painting the walls looks like a simple and easy job. So don’t start without adequate painting tools. Otherwise, there is a high possibility that after your “work” you will again need a professional to repair your tiles.

The basic package of tools for plastering..

The basic package of painting tools consists of: ladder, extension handle, paint roller and roller handle, paint container, corner brush, protective foil for plastering, plastering tape, spatulas and sandpaper for walls

Ladders are necessary in this job because you can reach parts of the ceiling and walls that are beyond your reach. The dimensions of the ladder you need depend on the height of the ceiling and walls as well as your height. Aluminum and wooden ladders are mainly used in painting. .Extreme caution is required when using this tool to avoid falls and injuries.

The extended handle is a part of the painting tool that will make this work much easier for you. Walls of large areas and those parts that are difficult to reach with a good extended handle can be easily solved without much effort and stretching. It is best to have a telescopic handle that can be extended if necessary. and shorten. Extended handles are made mainly of aluminum because it is a light material that you can easily manipulate without additional load and fatigue.

A paint roller is a tool for which you need to spend the most time when choosing the one that is right for your needs. The choice of roller depends on many things. bad results if you did not choose an adequate roller. The roller gives thin, uniform layers of paint and is ideal for painting large, smooth and well-prepared walls, ceilings and large surfaces. The roller is a much more economical tool than a brush because a good roller holds more paint and distributes it more evenly on the walls, and when rolling it is of better quality distributes the paint and covers a much larger surface. The disadvantage of the roller is that it is almost unusable on small protruding or recessed surfaces such as corners on the walls, composition of the ceiling and wall recesses that are found near the joinery, i.e. windows and doors. It is necessary to use a brush there.

It would be good to have a set of brushes of different sizes in your whitewashing kit. In the past, the entire process of whitewashing was done with brushes. Large brushes applied a layer of paint to the walls, and by pulling it up and down and left and right, the paint was spread over the walls and evened out. This method was not more prevalent because of the use of a roller. This does not mean that we do not need a brush. Smaller brushes are used for parts of the walls that are not accessible to the roller and have small surfaces, so it is impossible to use a roller. and walls. Brushes of various sizes are also useful when painting parts around joinery, doors, windows, and switches and sockets.

When it comes to the paint container, it is very important that you choose a large enough container so that the roller can fully immerse itself in the paint. It is mandatory to have a mesh strainer for the paint and the roller so that the excess paint on the roller returns to the paint container and to avoid draining and dripping of the roller on the walls and surroundings. To work with a brush in areas inaccessible to the roller, you need to have a smaller container with paint in order to more easily manipulate the brush and paint those parts of the wall.

Preparation for whitewashing

Plastering tape or so-called crepe tape is a very useful part of the plastering tool. Using it, you can easily protect the parts of the room you are plastering that do not belong to the walls. For example, door posts, plastic parts of carpentry, furniture, kitchen elements, and other parts of furniture that cannot be moved and put away, the crepe tape will be well protected and there will be no need for their hard cleaning.

Spatulas and sandpaper for walls are necessary tools for preparing walls for plastering. You can use them when removing a layer of old paint or for leveling walls due to damage on them. Spatulas are available in several sizes to treat minor damage with a small spatula and for larger damage on a larger surface. it is necessary to have a larger spatula. Sandpaper is needed when completing the previous work of aligning the walls in order to bring the wall to an ideal plane and smoothness. Sandpaper is also used to remove layers of old paint that cannot be removed with a spatula.

Another part of the equipment for whitewashing is PVC foil. It will make cleaning after whitewashing easier. Furniture that is usually located in the middle of the room needs to be covered with PVC foil in order to protect it from dripping and splashing during whitewashing. You can also cover parts of it with this foil. of the floor that connects to the wall and stick it with crepe tape. therefore, preparation before the start of the actual plastering is very important.

Here are some tips:

When choosing colors, you first need to know the purpose of the room you are painting. Should you choose a lighter or darker color?

Lighter colors are used in areas where you stay for a longer part of the day, such as the living room, dining room or kitchen, while darker colors are suitable for the more intimate parts of your apartment, such as the bedroom, rest room, study room. When choosing a darker color, pay attention so that these colors are not so dark and do not turn your room into a tunnel. It is also known that lighter colors create the illusion of an enlarged room, while darker colors “narrow” it and make it look smaller.

Prepare the room before starting the painting. All large and bulky furniture should be moved to the middle of the room, and smaller pieces of furniture should be moved to another room. Also, remove all decorations and pictures hanging on the wall, take down and put away the screws in the wall, and fill and seal the holes.

It would be good to wipe the walls with a damp cloth or sponge to clean the dust and grease on the walls.

Cover the parts around plugs and sockets with crepe tape so that the paint does not come into contact with electricity and to protect them from dirt.

If it is necessary to paint the room several times, be sure to wait for the first layer of paint to dry well before applying the second layer.

Finally comes the cleaning of the room and tools.

It is necessary to clean the tool well with soapy water and paint thinner. That way, you will be able to use your whitewashing tool the next time you deal with painting.

M.J