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Apply First Skim Coat in First Room

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What happens here

Once the room is prepped, begin painting. Use a 3-inch angle sash brush to 'cut in' paint along the ceiling edges and corners. Work carefully to create a clean line. For the walls and ceiling, use an 18-inch roller with a 3/8-inch nap to apply the first thin 'skim coat' of paint. The goal is to cover the existing color with a thin, even layer that dries quickly. Ensure the room's heat is turned up (ideally to 80 degrees Fahrenheit) and windows are open to reduce humidity and promote rapid drying. This allows for faster re-coating.

Goal: Apply a thin, even first coat of paint to all walls and ceilings in the first room.

Tools and materials

  • 18-inch Bucket — Holding paint for rolling
  • 18-inch Roller with 3/8-inch Nap — Applying paint to walls and ceilings
  • 3-inch Angle Sash Brushes — Cutting in ceiling edges and corners
  • Cutting Buckets — Holding paint for cutting in
  • Extension Pole — Extending the reach of the roller for ceilings and high walls
  • Paint — Repainting walls and ceilings

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just a GoPro panel right here. So, this first coat of paint we're going to be applying, this is just going to be a thin skim coat. We want it to dry really fast. We've turned up the heat pretty high in here, which will actually aid in the drying process to help it dry really quick. [Music] main He's getting all the drop offs laid out down here. And then we got you see our 9 in paper is run all around the floors too. So we don't have to get our drop cloths all the way up to the wall. 9 in paper. We got John's already starting to cut in around the ceiling edges and above. Got Zach. He's already m this thing up. I don't think it took him but less than 10 minutes. Probably less than 10 minutes to run all his 1 in tape everywhere. Now he's starting to do his cut. [Music] So, it's only 12:16. We haven't even been work working 20 minutes yet. We've got this all one coated now. We're moving to the other room to give this a chance to dry. We've cranked up the heat at least to at least 80°. So, it's pretty getting pretty dang hot in here. We've opened up the windows to help get rid of some of the humidity also. That's very key and essential heat and eliminating humidity to get this to dry fast. So, we're just going to continue on here. Just got a few little cutins and we're moving to the next room. We

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