Acrylic paint, also known as alkyd paint has special traits, which is very easy to pick. Acrylic paint is not water based paint, which is one of its most special features. It is based on oil, and therefore has strong adhesion properties.

However, the color retention properties of Alkyd paint are not that strong, and it tends to fade away very soon. You would also notice that acrylic paints have more weight comparatively to other paints, and therefore it is difficult to apply on surfaces.

Modern house owners have a strong affinity for Alkyd paints for the simple reason that the paint could be used for application on any given surface. Acrylic paints also grip surfaces very hard, it’s not that easy to remove acrylic paint from any surface. Still house owners should keep one thing in mind that time taken to dry up acrylic paints are much longer.

Instructions

1. The bathroom walls should be cleaned with trisodium phosphate which is a general cleanser and a sponge.

2. Painter’s tape should be stuck to trim or bathroom fixtures that you don’t want to paint.

3. Bonding primer should be applied to the laminate surfaces starting at the edges. After completing the edges, a medium-nap roller should be used for applying bonding primer to the laminate wall surfaces. Bonding primers adhere best to glossy surfaces like laminate, glass and ceramic. The primer should be allowed to dry before you start the painting.

4. The laminate bathroom walls should be painted using oil-based interior paint. Oil-based paint should be used to prevent moisture damage. The edges should be painted first with a brush, then using a medium-nap roller for main surfaces.

5. A second coat of paint should be applied if bare patches are seen after the first coat has dried.

Old cabinets can be made to look new again by repainting.
Instructions

1. The cabinet doors should be removed with a screwdriver. The hinges should be unscrewed and the drawers should be removed from your cabinet.

2. The paint from the cabinet doors and cabinet face should be removed with a chemical stripper.

3. Using sandpaper the cabinets should be sanded so that the old finish is removed to prevent bonding problems with the new paint.

4. Any small holes or dents in the woodwork should be filled with non-shrinking wood filling putty. The putty should be filled with a putty knife and allowed to dry. The putty should be made smooth using sandpaper.

5. An underbody primer should be applied to the bare wood to fill minor imperfections in the wood and to make the surface smooth. It should be painted with the grain using a primer brush.

6. The paint should be applied to the dried primer using a paint brush.

A concave type of trim that bridges the corner between the wall and ceiling is called coving.

Instructions

1. Room should be cleared or items in the room should be covered with tarps or drop cloths.

2. The edge of the tape should be lined up with the edge of the coving so no wall is exposed.

3. The coving should be painted using a paintbrush moving the brush horizontally along the coving, and making light strokes a few inches long, working within 2-foot sections. The paint should be allowed to dry.

4. Paint the first couple of inches of ceiling adjacent to the coving with the brush if you are painting the ceiling and coving with the same color.

5. The ceiling should be painted using the roller with two coats, if you are painting both with the same color. The paint should be allowed to dry in between coats.