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Painting High Ceilings with Extension Poles

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For high ceilings, an extension pole is indispensable. The video shows painting a high ceiling using a 16-foot 'Purdy' extension pole paired with an 18-inch roller and a 'Sherwin Williams Contractors White Woven Nap' roller cover. This setup allows painters to reach high areas without needing ladders, improving efficiency and safety. The goal is to cover large areas of the ceiling quickly and evenly. Ensure the roller is fully loaded to prevent dry rolling and achieve uniform coverage. For a smooth finish, apply paint generously and then 'lay off' any heavy spots by lightly rolling over them.

Goal: Efficiently paint high ceilings for a smooth finish

Tools and materials

  • 16-foot Purdy Extension Pole Purdy — Reaching high ceilings without ladders
  • 18-inch Paint Roller — Covering large ceiling areas efficiently
  • Paint — Coating the ceilings

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video this is Christina we're showing you how to paint high ceilings with a 16 foot extension pole using an 18-inch nap to cover large areas so we don't have to paint overhead like this too much we're rolling the ceilings that looks a lot better versus spraying them using an 18 inch nap and a pan that holds five gallons of paint this is a Purdy 16 foot extension pole all the cuttings are being done with a tiny 440 i airless sprayer with a 3/10 tip this is Chris in this video I'm going to talk to you about what it is to keep a wet edge in painting and rolling walls and keeping the wet edge you're going to be painting in whatever room you're gonna be painting in you're to be working from right to left or left to right whatever's convenient for you and in this room here I'm working from left to right and keeping a wet edge is working from whatever you're going left to right right to left and you're keeping your paint wet and you're not allowing it to dry or that you're not putting the paint on too thin then it won't flow together so in this wall of the overlapping 50% and working along this wall and roll it on my paint and I'm keep dipping my paint in the now if I run it out to the point it begins to get dry the paint there's not enough paint for it to gel and float together so I'm gonna be constantly dipping my map and loading my nap up and working from left to right and a loaded nap will just work just a small section and then I gotta load it up again keeping that paint wet not running my nap out of paint want to keep it saturated and

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