Interior Painting Techniques

Slow and Steady

The amount of time that you allow the paint to dry is VERY important to leaving your wall perfectly painted. What's that old saying? "Slow and Steady wins the race". Wondering how to paint without brush marks? Usually allowing the paint to dry completely and allowing for the paint to flow out completely before it's dried is crucial. Our residential painters not only have the high quality painting techniques, but we also use quality materials. One important step to avoiding those annoying dried out brush strokes is to use slow-drying paint. This kind of paint is a higher quality than normal paint and takes up to 24 hours to dry. You specifically want to avoid paint that says "dry to the touch" or "quick dry". Another thing to consider is the environment around where you are painting. Although this is slow-drying paint, you want to avoid any potential bumps or damages that might occur while the paint is drying.

Brush/Paint Horizontally

Next tip to avoid the dried out brush marks is to make sure that you paint on a horizontal surface whenever you can. You should always remove anything that can be removed, such as doors or cabinets. To allow for paint to flow uniformly while drying, you can lay the doors or cabinets horizontally while painting. The main reason you want to paint horizontally is due to the fact that when a door or cabinet is placed on a flat surface, gravity allows for the paint to disperse in ALL directions. If you were to paint vertically, gravity will create paint drip marks, due to the fact that gravity is pulling the paint downwards.