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Posted: 1/17/2015 3:02:01 PM EDT
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Quoted: 1st off I fucking hate painting and I'm absolutely horrible at it. That said, I need to paint an area about 10' x 18" of drywall in my laundry room. I had to move the cabinets up for a new washer and dryer. It's not primed, but is painted beige all the way around with noticeable ridges where the paint met the cabinets previously. I have the paint that was used aBout 5 years ago to repaint the whole room. What do I need? What is the process? Taping? Sanding? Primer? I don't want to see a noticeable line between the old and new. Help me before I screw it up. |
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Posted: 1/17/2015 3:03:15 PM EDT
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FPNI
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Posted: 1/17/2015 3:03:53 PM EDT
[#3]
Go get a 6 pack and tune into HGTV. Good luck. lol.
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Posted: 1/17/2015 3:05:40 PM EDT
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Scrape and sand the paint ridge, being careful not to sand through the paper on the drywall.
Skim coat the area (see the thread about this in the DIY section). The ridge will be gone, but you will still see a difference between the repair area and the rest of the wall due to the difference in texture between the smooth skim coated area and the slightly textured painted area. This can be toned down by sanding the entire wall prior to painting or skim coating the entire wall. 120 grit screen on a drywall sanding pad will make pretty quick work of the wall. You're just looking to knock off the high spots left by the roller. |
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Posted: 1/17/2015 3:07:10 PM EDT
[#5]
so, you don't know shit about shit and you want GD retards advice.
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Posted: 1/17/2015 3:10:24 PM EDT
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seems hopeless to me. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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1st off I fucking hate painting and I'm absolutely horrible at it. That said, I need to paint an area about 10' x 18" of drywall in my laundry room. I had to move the cabinets up for a new washer and dryer. It's not primed, but is painted beige all the way around with noticeable ridges where the paint met the cabinets previously. I have the paint that was used aBout 5 years ago to repaint the whole room. What do I need? What is the process? Taping? Sanding? Primer? I don't want to see a noticeable line between the old and new. Help me before I screw it up. Thats what I'm thinking lol. I have zero patience for painting. ...that's the problem. Think I'll grab the M&P 9 and shoot some steel targets in the backyard till I get too cold instead. Oh, wait, shooting isn't on the honey do list....fuuuuuckkkkkk. |
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Posted: 1/17/2015 3:13:31 PM EDT
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so, you don't know shit about shit and you want GD retards advice. Contrary to popular belief (mine included ) I have actually gotten some sound advice in GD. Crazy, I know lol. |
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Posted: 1/17/2015 3:14:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Thats what I'm thinking lol. I have zero patience for painting. ...that's the problem. Think I'll grab the M&P 9 and shoot some steel targets in the backyard till I get too cold instead. Oh, wait, shooting isn't on the honey do list....fuuuuuckkkkkk. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: 1st off I fucking hate painting and I'm absolutely horrible at it. That said, I need to paint an area about 10' x 18" of drywall in my laundry room. I had to move the cabinets up for a new washer and dryer. It's not primed, but is painted beige all the way around with noticeable ridges where the paint met the cabinets previously. I have the paint that was used aBout 5 years ago to repaint the whole room. What do I need? What is the process? Taping? Sanding? Primer? I don't want to see a noticeable line between the old and new. Help me before I screw it up. Thats what I'm thinking lol. I have zero patience for painting. ...that's the problem. Think I'll grab the M&P 9 and shoot some steel targets in the backyard till I get too cold instead. Oh, wait, shooting isn't on the honey do list....fuuuuuckkkkkk. |
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Posted: 1/17/2015 3:18:22 PM EDT
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Yep, skim it.
Use joint compound or light weight spackling using a 4" > blade Never mind, most home owners will end up making it look even worse Leave it alone 
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Posted: 1/17/2015 3:45:01 PM EDT
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I have laid out rules that said things like I will NOT paint. She knows it, but it's bugging me that it's not done. I think I'll send another few mags down range instead. .solid advice, thank you.
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Posted: 1/17/2015 3:46:04 PM EDT
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Put a picture up. You might not need to skim it. If you do, you almost certainly will make a mess.
Edit: I'm a house painter. Pm me for help, and include a picture, I don't usually check back on threads. |
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Posted: 1/17/2015 3:50:05 PM EDT
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just use a putty knife to scrape off the paint line where it's built up and paint the whole wall again.
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Posted: 1/17/2015 3:57:23 PM EDT
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Well, the paint can that matches looks to have been left open a little bit. It's fucked. Time to call my painting guy. Back to shooting!
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Posted: 1/17/2015 3:59:40 PM EDT
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Pics of the before are needed.
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Posted: 1/17/2015 5:41:48 PM EDT
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Sand it, skim it and then hit it with spray texture from a can. Do it all the time. No one will know.
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Posted: 1/17/2015 6:08:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Well, the paint can that matches looks to have been left open a little bit. It's fucked. Time to call my painting guy. Back to shooting! |
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Posted: 1/17/2015 6:12:22 PM EDT
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Damn. Only if there was a website where anyone could upload videos of just about anything, including tutorials and how-to's!
I'm gonna be rich, bitch
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Posted: 1/17/2015 6:12:52 PM EDT
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so, you don't know shit about shit and you want GD retards advice. See the post above yours. Sometimes GD delivers. |
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Posted: 1/17/2015 6:13:39 PM EDT
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Just go rent a shotcrete rig and do it that way.
Definitely DIY. |
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Posted: 1/17/2015 8:45:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: See the post above yours. Sometimes GD delivers. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: so, you don't know shit about shit and you want GD retards advice. See the post above yours. Sometimes GD delivers. he must be your boyfriend. I wouldn't do it that way. |
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