How to paint brick
Before you begin, stir your paint to ensure a consistent colour across the job. Your brush and roller soak up more paint when they’re damp, so wash them prior to use.
Painting your bricks
Cutting in
Cut in around the edges of the wall with a brush — these are the areas the roller cannot easily reach. Maintain a wet-edge by cutting in larger areas in sections as you go. This will help to avoid ‘picture framing’ where unblended cut in areas remain obvious after rolling.
Loading
Using an 18 nap roller, load the tray with a reasonable amount of paint.
‘W’ pattern
Start rolling the wall in an ‘W’ pattern. Continue over the same section until the wall is evenly covered. Roll up to area of 1m2 size or paint the wall in sections.
Before the second coat
Before paint starts to dry, using an unloaded roller, begin in the top left corner of your wall and gently let the roller roll down to the base in a straight line with no pressure. Repeat this action only this time, slightly overlap your last movement so your roller rubs away the line created by the previous stroke. Continue this across the area you have painted. This is called laying off.
Repeat
Once the first coat is dry, approximately 2 hours in normal conditions, repeat the total process again with a second coat. Bare bricks will require the application of a third coat.
Never leave a paint-covered roller exposed to the air for any length of time. Wrap it in plastic cling wrap when you take a break or between coats, and make sure to clean it completely after use.
When you've finished
Once you have completed your project painting it's important that all paint is disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner. Unwanted water-based or oil-based paints can be disposed of by pouring the excess onto an absorbent material such as kitty litter, cardboard or shredded paper. Allow to dry prior to disposal. Any paint residue in the can or pail should fully dry, prior to disposal. Please check with your local council or your Household Recycling bin regulations for disposal of container types and sizes.
Here's what you'll need to get started:
Paint & Accessories
Drop sheets
Medium-size, angled brush
Paint tray
Roller frame
18mm nap roller cover
Paint stirrer
Extension pole for hard to reach areas
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