Inspect, Address Imperfections, and Finish First Coat

one of the secrets to removing runs without sanding is simply to use denatured alcohol. So once this first coat dries, if I have any runs anywhere, you can simply rub it with denatured alcohol and then repaint right on top. This is a vinyl panel, so it's paintable vinyl, very smooth, so it's not going to absorb paint, so it 's more likely to run than primed wood, which would actually absorb the paint. On the baseboard I'm going to go baseboard, skirting board, chair molding. I'm going, you know? with the wood grain in the panel. It's up and down. I don't want to brush it crosswise anywhere. Everything is up and down. Put something in the paint. Do you want to take it out? It only lifts a little bit of hair. But what I see, you know? The biggest frustration, especially with amateurs who don't have much experience brushing and rolling moldings. that is, they will continue working. I applied it, I extended it, I move on, I keep going. So if you try, I see something here that I missed or I see a run, you know? Even right here it's already starting to dry and spread over the top. And what I call starting to coagulate really goes to what we call marking it. When I say " mark it," I mean really bad brushstrokes, and "marking" refers to the ups and downs. It looks like strings all over your molding or whatever. You're painting, and since it's a smooth, non- textured surface, you know? The marks would be really noticeable. So one of the reasons you should want to strain your paint is just like that, by putting debris into the paint. I didn't smuggle my paints. I did n't strain my paint this time, but the bucket has a lot of loose debris in it that's mixing with the paint. So if you're doing something, you know, really critical, you do n't want to have to sand anything. You'll use a good new bucket. Down here in Mascaré, you know? with flop tape. I put my flop tape under the molding. So when you remove the tape, the carpet will lift up and cover the bottom edge of the molding there. When I apply my paint with my roller, I don't want to go too far, you know? Forward. I'm just doing my thing, you know? One pair of 4-inch slats at a time with pure white. It's covering incredibly well. Normally, untinted whites do not provide adequate coverage. There will definitely be two layers. Once you apply the first coat, there are a few things. I've got some Bondo joint filler, uh, some stuff I've seen around here, and then we'll roll that up and make our next