Monica breaks down the steps with a cheery and humorous (at times) so the process is easy to understand. encouragement from the East Coast Creative is everything!
@@EastCoastCreative Fake, these adverts are lame! Offensive shoved crap in public’s face, Never shop at big box it’s old rubbish overpriced. Contractors supply, buying unwanted. So complicated, sprayed in Spanish. Not my job. PP plástica pharma wiuldkh exist, She’s gonna be huge like momma, is! Ho
Ok so don’t get an angled brush and if you tape everything you don’t need a brush that small either it also doesn’t matter how you hold it unless you are cutting your own straight line then you should hold it like a pencil. Use a roller pole and don’t hand roll it from the ground like these idiots hahaha
Love these videos! HELPFUL TIP: I always cut the strip of the paper paint swatch with the name and sheen of the paint color of the room. Then I tape it to the inside of the light switch cover. That way if I don’t have the paint can for the room in my garage, I can take the light switch cover off and see exactly what I used in the room if I need to touch it up.
I’m so so grateful for this video! Monica is fantastic, explains so well for beginners. I just purchased my first home and it will be my first experience painting! This video has given me such confidence to tackle the big job ahead of me. Thank you thank you!
just followed your videos and did paint my room last night, what an amazing result, wife is super happy and says I've done a pro job. Thank you guys, you're awesome! :)
This video popped up as an ad and I literally searched for it again because it was such a great tutorial! Thank you for making this video because I learned so much and feel confident I could do this own my own.
Hi Monica! Love your videos. Anyone ever told you that you favor Adele? Lol Question: When taping off trim, I noticed you said it's easier.. if I'm correct that's because you don't have to run with a card or 5&1 tool to make sure it's flush? I noticed that the painters tape on the trim seems skinnier than one in baseboard. Is that just a optical illusion? Thanks
@@EastCoastCreative I just smashed my first ever paint job! Thank you so much for your step by step teaching! There's no way it would've come out so well without you.
I was looking up tips on how to paint since I've never done it before. This video was awesome and our bathroom has been transformed just by painting. This is the very best video for new painters. Now I'm watching all these "The Weekender" videos that I've been missing.
That's great to hear, Michelle! 💪🏼 We’re putting together a highlight video of DIY projects our RUclips subscribers have done and we’d love to include yours! Nothing fancy…just looking for either an image or a quick video of the finished project. If you’re interested, send me an email at daniel.e.coleman@lowes.com!
@@lowes it means if happen when I move into a new apartment.and go get a great guest glam luxury bedroom makeover can I paint any color on my new Walls Whenever I was ready to move in Miami Gardens Florida ?
I love your video. I had problems to organize it, make it ready. Also to use well all the new tools. When you do it this way it can be even fun. I was frustrated. But I have more paintings to do. Now I’m going to the store and buy the bucket and practically everything. When you are painting with the brush it is clear that you know what you are doing. Love it. I’m going to paint my kitchen and I can’t wait to see it finished. ❤
This is actually really helpful. Most of it seems almost common sense yet it’s nice for it to still be involved in this. So I don’t make a mistake I didn’t realize I did or didn’t do.
Good reminders about how to prep and paint, but I want to see her redo projects again. They gave me so many ideas and confidence that yes, I CAN do these things myself. Also, they've introduced me to products and tools that I never heard of before, a real education. Please bring her back, Lowes.
Thank you for the specific details, step by step, including elementary tips and exactly what products are used. Most videos leave this out and are useless. Why are plastic and canvas drop cloth necessary? Isn't the plastic enough?? Keep the detailed videos coming. I need them!!
Very serious question: what paint color..... are your nails? The perfect warm mocha bronze, love them. Also, Lowe's, please please bring back the Weekender. Monica inspires me to tackle projects that I never thought could get done in a weekend, and we definitely spend more money in your stores due to her encouraging, optimistic and realistic attitude towards DIY.
Thank you so much for your time and pro tips on preping and painting a room. I learn quite a few things from you and your professional painter. I'm painting my mom's kitchen tomorrow and I already know I am gonna be able to do a much better job than the last paint job I done, thanks to you and your pro painter and pro tips. From this day forward, I will be buying all my paint supplies and paint from Lowe's. Thanks guys and ladies for your pro video. Sincerely Mr. Guess & mess
I really wanted to paint my walls a different color coz it's time for a change, and I hate the current colors😑 but my dad didn't wanna spend money on hiring professionals and especially during this pandemic, so I convinced him that I can do it myself. I was kinda bluffing when I said I could, coz I have no idea whatsoever on how to prep/paint a wall, but I think I know now. I learned a lottt and I think I'm ready to paint my room!!
Please Home Improvement! You have die hard fans who will never miss an episode. I hear them in my sleep. I binge watch just hoping a new one will pop up.
Useful video for me becoz i always paint my rooms myself. I like to paint and it's taught me my beloved loving late father. When my father painted home i always help him in childhood I miss him so much 😭
this is so helpful! I was particularly curious about painting near a ceiling and this helps a lot tho i'm definitely going to need a rag to clean the excess paint anyway.
Paint your trim first. It is so much easier to cut into your trim compared to cutting to your wall. Even more so if you're going to tape everything anyways. That way you only need to tape once. .
@@diyenlightmentpath6102 I use to paint for a company and pretty much everybody used a different method variation even down to cleaning your brushes and containers. I learned a lot and did it for two summers while in college. I do prefer this method because you only have to tape once. After half a summer I was just using a cardboard box piece with a straight edge and not taping because it was faster but it also stopped the paint from getting on the trim or the wall.
Awesome video! I saw all the blue tape that was used around the room. The paint brush that I would suggest is the 2 1/2 Richard gooseneck flexible paint brush extension. What is so unique about this paint brush is you can bend it and put it on the end of your extension pole. You won’t need to go up and down a ladder as much! You can purchase this unique paint brush at Lowe’s. Cheers!
Most paints need to be thinned with water small amounts until you get the perfect consistency. Also I recommend wetting the brush and brushing out the excess water on a newspaper then dip it in the fresh paint as illustrated.
Do they have a video on paint clean up? How to clean brushes, cans, buckets, and tools? How to dispose of old paint cans, or paint. Best way/place to store the left over paint for touch ups later?
Well I see your question was sometime back. But I'll help you with it. Cleaning brushes is your first priority. If used in a water based paint, then use dawn or some soap. Even bar soap so long as you didn't let the bristles get hard by waiting too long. You should clean your brushes periodically during use, and at the end of each day every day till finished. If you did let them dry, say over lunch, then don't panic, Just buy some lacquer thinner and soak the brushes in it for 5 or 8 minutes then Wire brush them out using a wire brush that's wide and about the size of an old fashioned scrub brush. The more bristles the better, even a grill brush works great.Don't come down too hard on the bristle as it will cut the fibers/hairs and damage your paint brush. Brush it out while laying it on a piece of flat wood so you can bear down some. Try not to leave the lacquer thinner on it too long because it has a hot nature to it and a drying effect on the bristle. It has a softening effect on the paint and will allow you to brush that all out of your brush, then it's ready to be washed with soap and water. Brush it each time you wash it again till really clean. I like Dawn, and or Murphys oil soap is an excellent painters soap all around. Do ths soap part as many as three or four times if necessary until the bristles are as they were when you bought it and the water under the faucet rinses clean. Its like you were brushing hair. Treat them kindly but be thorough. Do it while they're wet with soap and warm water not hot. Brush and rinse till the bristle are clean all the way to the ferrule. (The metal.) Do this as many times as necessary so the bristle are clean and no paint is visible all the way up. Rinse and wrap with a paper towel to help maintain it's original shape. I've been know to lather up with soap before wrapping to help me restore the brush to it's original shape and hold the bristles together. Just rinse before you use it and your ready to go. For oil base brushes it's the same process except don't put a good quality oil base brush down in water no matter what anybody tells you. If your brushes won't come clean because you inadvertently let them dry too long with paint on them, then clean them with lacquer thinner but rinse right away after you wire brush them clean with the corresponding thinner, ie. Water, Or mineral spirits to neutralize the lacquer thinner, as it is hot and will ruin your brush if left in there permanently, or even just too long. Don't turn your back on this cleaning process till it's done. Never leave your brushes in lacquer thinner for more than a few minutes at the most, and never overnight. CAUTION! LACQUER THINNER IS HIGHLY FLAMMABLE! If your doing this indoors, Then be careful of sparks or any open flames, and for God sake don't smoke or keep you cell phone in the vicinity of your work area! If it scares you, then do the initial cleaning phase if you even have to do it at all, outdoors. Otherwise all pilot lights should be turned off! And you must think long and hard about any sparks. Even a doorbell! Keep your wits about you and It's safe for this. just follow this protocol, and you'll save your brushes and will have them for years to come. Now there's another way and its slower but safer. Buy some Trisodium. Phosphate it comes in a box like laundry soap. It's a powerful alkaline degreaser and paint softener. But its water soluble. The more you pour the stronger it is. It's powder. And looks like soap. It can burn you because its caustic. Myself I put my hands in it if that tells you anything, but if your sensitive you can wear rubber gloves. To dispose of small buckets of paint remove the lids and let them dry out. Or create a sand pit in your yard somewhere safe where children and pets won't get into it, kitty litter also works if you can keep the neighborhood cats out of it long enough for the paint to dry. Pour the paint into the sand and let it dry out. In some municipalities it's legal to then put the dried out paint and sand into the regular trash. Check so EPA doesn't come knocking. And they could. Sometimes you can advertise it for free, and real estate investors will come by and pick it up because they collect it mix it altogether in 55 gallon drums and paint their rental property with it. So there's a couple of options for you. I hope that helps. On storing your paint. Keep it in a warm place to prevent freezing. That's number one. Make sure they're sealed properly. Tightly. Mark your cans or in some other way keep a record of the labels with all of its numbers. For example. Take a picture close up of the stock number, and the colorants shot into the paint if it was a custom color. They usually put a sticker on the lid.They often get covered with paint during use so get this information first so you can save it in case you need to buy some more. Especially if your stored paint goes moldy on you or freezes. That way you'll have a record you can take to the store instead of that nasty old stuff nobody wants to handle. Cut the numbers off of the label and tape it to the back side of a plastic light switch cover plate and it'll be there for years to come. Hope that helps.
I am so so grateful for this video. Monica is fantastic, explains so well and i found this to very informative. I may not be able to get this color since i stays in India. would appreciate if get this one. once again thanks Monica
Okay! Thank you for this video! Life & money saving video!!!!! I was overwhelmed with trying to figure out how to paint my home by myself. I will probably watch this video a MILLION MORE TIMES until I’m done with my entire house 🤣😂🏡!!!
It helps to use clear tape to not interfere with actual color feeling. That blue tape clashes. And plastic baggies for brush/roller if one wants to take a break or finish the next day without drying out the roller and or brushes. I put foil or a large baggie on the flat paint holder.
About ten years ago, or maybe longer, I painted our whole teeny, tiny condo. There was this one wall, that I had to paint like 5 times as it kept soaking it all up!! Then when we went to sell, the real estate lady that came to assess the place said the paint looked terrible and we should paint the whole thing. I had others come over and say it looked great!
Monica, I appreciate your videos! They fill in the gaps between what I've learned by trial and error and pro tips. My step dad was the first person to teach me about painting walls. He was not a pro but he had a method that I thought might be of service to offer here. Before pouring from a new gallon of paint can to tray he would do two things. After taking the lid off the can he would take a nail and hammer and puncture the inside groove of the top of the ridge of the can in four or five spots around the can. That way when paint was being poured out of the can it would drain from the groove directly back into the gallon can. Secondly, he would take a piece of paper towel and tare it into to strips and twist it into paper towel ropes. He then would press the paper towel ropes into the groove of the the top ridge of the gallon can (Usually with a flat head screw driver.) before pouring paint out of the can. He would lay the lid on top of the gallon can while painting. Then when the painting project was complete he would take the towel rope out of the groove leaving a clean surface to place the lid back in the groove. Sounds tedious, I know. When I have followed his example I find I'm happier with the result in terms of storage of the left over paint and getting the lid off of the can the next time. Then I also have a question for you. What is the five point tool for exactly? What does the half circle cut out part of the tool do? Thank you so much for your videos. I learn from your work all the time. I appreciate how you break a project down to doable common sense steps. I appreciate seeing what tools you use, how you use them, the tips along the way and then seeing the finished results. I leave your videos inspired and thinking "I can do that!" So thank you:)
FIVE IN ONE TOOL! Absolute must for painting. We mainly use for scraping but it can also be used as a putty knife, as a tool to remove caulk (sharp end), paint can opener, and a tool for cleaning your roller (that half circle you asked about.)
I use a little makeup or a regular canvas brush around the ceiling..... I suck at painting. I get paint everywhere. No matter what I do. So I came up with the best way is call one of my friends to do it. Then I cook them dinner. Works for me.
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I really like Monica's character in these videos. She's full of enthusiasm and kindness. I feel so content having her walk me through this.
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Monica breaks down the steps with a cheery and humorous (at times) so the process is easy to understand. encouragement from the East Coast Creative is everything!
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@@EastCoastCreative Fake, these adverts are lame! Offensive shoved crap in public’s face, Never shop at big box it’s old rubbish overpriced. Contractors supply, buying unwanted. So complicated, sprayed in Spanish. Not my job. PP plástica pharma wiuldkh exist, She’s gonna be huge like momma, is! Ho
Let me just say I love how basic and detailed this video is for a novice painter such as myself
Ok so don’t get an angled brush and if you tape everything you don’t need a brush that small either it also doesn’t matter how you hold it unless you are cutting your own straight line then you should hold it like a pencil. Use a roller pole and don’t hand roll it from the ground like these idiots hahaha
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Love these videos! HELPFUL TIP: I always cut the strip of the paper paint swatch with the name and sheen of the paint color of the room. Then I tape it to the inside of the light switch cover. That way if I don’t have the paint can for the room in my garage, I can take the light switch cover off and see exactly what I used in the room if I need to touch it up.
Thanks for the tip!
Smart tip, thanks! :)
This is the smartest paint tip I’ve ever heard!
omg.. this is GENIUS! I usually put it into a folder in my files but this is... genius.
Very nice, that way when there is a short inside the light switch, your live wire has a nice little match to spice things up.
Obsessed with Monica, all the way over from Northern Ireland! She’s inspired me to tile my on backsplash! I feel like I can conquer the world 😁
That's awesome!! Thanks for watching and share your projects with me over on Instagram! @EastCoastCreative
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I’m so so grateful for this video! Monica is fantastic, explains so well for beginners. I just purchased my first home and it will be my first experience painting! This video has given me such confidence to tackle the big job ahead of me. Thank you thank you!
just followed your videos and did paint my room last night, what an amazing result, wife is super happy and says I've done a pro job. Thank you guys, you're awesome! :)
This video popped up as an ad and I literally searched for it again because it was such a great tutorial! Thank you for making this video because I learned so much and feel confident I could do this own my own.
Please bring back Monica and The Weekender! She is terrific!
Thanks! Hope to be back soon! - Monica
Agreed! Bring back the weekender and Monica!!!
Hi Monica! Love your videos.
Anyone ever told you that you favor Adele? Lol
Question:
When taping off trim, I noticed you said it's easier.. if I'm correct that's because you don't have to run with a card or 5&1 tool to make sure it's flush?
I noticed that the painters tape on the trim seems skinnier than one in baseboard. Is that just a optical illusion?
Thanks
Wait. What? I just found her!
@@EastCoastCreative I just smashed my first ever paint job! Thank you so much for your step by step teaching! There's no way it would've come out so well without you.
I was looking up tips on how to paint since I've never done it before. This video was awesome and our bathroom has been transformed just by painting. This is the very best video for new painters. Now I'm watching all these "The Weekender" videos that I've been missing.
She is the best how to diy that Lowes has.
I just smashed my first ever paint job! Thank you so much for your step by step teaching! There's no way it would've come out so well without you.
That's great to hear, Michelle! 💪🏼 We’re putting together a highlight video of DIY projects our RUclips subscribers have done and we’d love to include yours! Nothing fancy…just looking for either an image or a quick video of the finished project. If you’re interested, send me an email at daniel.e.coleman@lowes.com!
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@@lowes it means if happen when I move into a new apartment.and go get a great guest glam luxury bedroom makeover can I paint any color on my new
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Whenever I was ready to move in Miami Gardens Florida ?
She's BAAAACK!!!! yeaaaaaaaahhh!!!
oh please Lowe's! never let go of Monica.
Bring back more of The Weekender! I'm so happy!
BRING BACK THE WEEKENDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We love Monica!! ❤️ 👑
Monica ... great video = no nonsense, direct to subject & clear techniques. I sincerely hope that you continue with Lowe's tip & how-to's.
So happy to see Monica again!
I miss The Weekender so much!! Hope there'll be more of it soon! Love Monica's projects and her sense of style! ❤
I’ve never painted before and am not artistic or coordinated. This video has definitely made me feel better about helping my friend paint her house!
I love your video. I had problems to organize it, make it ready. Also to use well all the new tools. When you do it this way it can be even fun. I was frustrated. But I have more paintings to do. Now I’m going to the store and buy the bucket and practically everything. When you are painting with the brush it is clear that you know what you are doing. Love it. I’m going to paint my kitchen and I can’t wait to see it finished. ❤
This is actually really helpful. Most of it seems almost common sense yet it’s nice for it to still be involved in this. So I don’t make a mistake I didn’t realize I did or didn’t do.
Please bring Monica back we miss you I need you to help me finish my house🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Yess!! I've been missing some Monica and the weekender! ❤❤❤
Thanks for watching and for loving The Weekender!! -Monica
Yea!! Monica, you're back! I'm so excited!! 😁
Glad to be back!! -Monica
AWESOME having Monica back!
Good reminders about how to prep and paint, but I want to see her redo projects again. They gave me so many ideas and confidence that yes, I CAN do these things myself. Also, they've introduced me to products and tools that I never heard of before, a real education. Please bring her back, Lowes.
Glad to be back!! -Mon
Thank you for the specific details, step by step, including elementary tips and exactly what products are used. Most videos leave this out and are useless. Why are plastic and canvas drop cloth necessary? Isn't the plastic enough?? Keep the detailed videos coming. I need them!!
Monica please come back! Love and miss the Weekender
We miss it too! - Monica
Glenda you got a Doll face!😏
Very serious question: what paint color..... are your nails? The perfect warm mocha bronze, love them.
Also, Lowe's, please please bring back the Weekender. Monica inspires me to tackle projects that I never thought could get done in a weekend, and we definitely spend more money in your stores due to her encouraging, optimistic and realistic attitude towards DIY.
Thank you so much for your time and pro tips on preping and painting a room. I learn quite a few things from you and your professional painter. I'm painting my mom's kitchen tomorrow and I already know I am gonna be able to do a much better job than the last paint job I done, thanks to you and your pro painter
and pro tips. From this day forward, I will be buying all my paint supplies and paint from Lowe's. Thanks guys and ladies for your pro video.
Sincerely
Mr. Guess & mess
Thank you so much. Just finished 2 bedrooms after watching your video. Great & detailed instructions.
Yes bring back the weekend i love them very helpful
I really wanted to paint my walls a different color coz it's time for a change, and I hate the current colors😑 but my dad didn't wanna spend money on hiring professionals and especially during this pandemic, so I convinced him that I can do it myself. I was kinda bluffing when I said I could, coz I have no idea whatsoever on how to prep/paint a wall, but I think I know now. I learned a lottt and I think I'm ready to paint my room!!
Yayyyy!!! Amei. Eu amo Monica!! Por favor, traga de volta o show!! ♥️♥️
Well done,you guys made it very simple and it's professionally done.
Please Home Improvement! You have die hard fans who will never miss an episode. I hear them in my sleep. I binge watch just hoping a new one will pop up.
I love the way you’ve completed the whole painting ❤️
Wow what a detailed video I have ever watched.Pro tips are really helpful.
Hats off to you 👏
Please bring Monica’s show back. I love the weekender. 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
Useful video for me becoz i always paint my rooms myself. I like to paint and it's taught me my beloved loving late father. When my father painted home i always help him in childhood I miss him so much 😭
this is so helpful! I was particularly curious about painting near a ceiling and this helps a lot tho i'm definitely going to need a rag to clean the excess paint anyway.
Wow! So many things I wasn't doing! Lol Learned a lot! Now I can't wait to do my Daughter's room! Thank you so much!😉😘
Thanks for watching!! -Mon
Paint your trim first. It is so much easier to cut into your trim compared to cutting to your wall.
Even more so if you're going to tape everything anyways. That way you only need to tape once.
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Do most painters honestly feel that same way or it's a half half ratio?
@@diyenlightmentpath6102 I use to paint for a company and pretty much everybody used a different method variation even down to cleaning your brushes and containers. I learned a lot and did it for two summers while in college. I do prefer this method because you only have to tape once. After half a summer I was just using a cardboard box piece with a straight edge and not taping because it was faster but it also stopped the paint from getting on the trim or the wall.
That is a great color , Accents the white baseboards nicely
Being in quarantine ... I think it's the best time to paint my room and get rid of boring white walls
No doubt. I paint for a living and I've never been busier since covid. First day off since friggen march 1st.
Your video it's very self explanatory. , detailed. It's very helpful
I would be thrilled for the Weekender, or some same type of show, to start again. It was a wonderful show and incredibly creative.
Awesome video! I saw all the blue tape that was used around the room. The paint brush that I would suggest is the 2 1/2 Richard gooseneck flexible paint brush extension. What is so unique about this paint brush is you can bend it and put it on the end of your extension pole. You won’t need to go up and down a ladder as much! You can purchase this unique paint brush at Lowe’s. Cheers!
THANK YOU! Helped a lot my room looks amazing.
Super thorough, detailed, and great personality. Thank you.
This series of videos are great. So much helpful. Great job
Glad it was helpful!! - Monica
love from Iran. I love your videos ❤❤❤
Thank you so much for this video! I’m getting ready to paint and didn’t know all this info! A extremely beautiful lady also!
YAY! Great tips! Have missed Monica from The Weekender. When will she be back with new episodes???
Good teacher! Keep her on board.
Great video! One rec: paint the trim first without taping the wall. You can get trim paint on the wall since you are about to paint over it.
She is amazing, I loved this video.
Thank you very much for the basic information and attention to the details.
Excellent video ma'am, thank you for your time and professionalism...incredible finish.
Most paints need to be thinned with water small amounts until you get the perfect consistency. Also I recommend wetting the brush and brushing out the excess water on a newspaper then dip it in the fresh paint as illustrated.
Thank you so much for the video. I have never painted before but I now have an idea of how to paint my daughter’s bedroom. 😊
Sooo good to see you back girl!!! Missing a lot the weekender :(
When are you guys bringing it back???
Cleanest paint job I’ve seen
We need more of the Weekender!
Do they have a video on paint clean up? How to clean brushes, cans, buckets, and tools? How to dispose of old paint cans, or paint. Best way/place to store the left over paint for touch ups later?
Well I see your question was sometime back. But I'll help you with it. Cleaning brushes is your first priority. If used in a water based paint, then use dawn or some soap. Even bar soap so long as you didn't let the bristles get hard by waiting too long. You should clean your brushes periodically during use, and at the end of each day every day till finished. If you did let them dry, say over lunch, then don't panic, Just buy some lacquer thinner and soak the brushes in it for 5 or 8 minutes then Wire brush them out using a wire brush that's wide and about the size of an old fashioned scrub brush. The more bristles the better, even a grill brush works great.Don't come down too hard on the bristle as it will cut the fibers/hairs and damage your paint brush. Brush it out while laying it on a piece of flat wood so you can bear down some. Try not to leave the lacquer thinner on it too long because it has a hot nature to it and a drying effect on the bristle. It has a softening effect on the paint and will allow you to brush that all out of your brush, then it's ready to be washed with soap and water. Brush it each time you wash it again till really clean.
I like Dawn, and or Murphys oil soap is an excellent painters soap all around. Do ths soap part as many as three or four times if necessary until the bristles are as they were when you bought it and the water under the faucet rinses clean. Its like you were brushing hair. Treat them kindly but be thorough. Do it while they're wet with soap and warm water not hot. Brush and rinse till the bristle are clean all the way to the ferrule. (The metal.)
Do this as many times as necessary so the bristle are clean and no paint is visible all the way up. Rinse and wrap with a paper towel to help maintain it's original shape. I've been know to lather up with soap before wrapping to help me restore the brush to it's original shape and hold the bristles together. Just rinse before you use it and your ready to go.
For oil base brushes it's the same process except don't put a good quality oil base brush down in water no matter what anybody tells you. If your brushes won't come clean because you inadvertently let them dry too long with paint on them, then clean them with lacquer thinner but rinse right away after you wire brush them clean with the corresponding thinner, ie. Water, Or mineral spirits to neutralize the lacquer thinner, as it is hot and will ruin your brush if left in there permanently, or even just too long.
Don't turn your back on this cleaning process till it's done. Never leave your brushes in lacquer thinner for more than a few minutes at the most, and never overnight. CAUTION! LACQUER THINNER IS HIGHLY FLAMMABLE!
If your doing this indoors, Then be careful of sparks or any open flames, and for God sake don't smoke or keep you cell phone in the vicinity of your work area!
If it scares you, then do the initial cleaning phase if you even have to do it at all, outdoors. Otherwise all pilot lights should be turned off! And you must think long and hard about any sparks. Even a doorbell! Keep your wits about you and
It's safe for this. just follow this protocol, and you'll save your brushes and will have them for years to come. Now there's another way and its slower but safer. Buy some Trisodium. Phosphate it comes in a box like laundry soap. It's a powerful alkaline degreaser and paint softener. But its water soluble. The more you pour the stronger it is. It's powder. And looks like soap. It can burn you because its caustic. Myself I put my hands in it if that tells you anything, but if your sensitive you can wear rubber gloves.
To dispose of small buckets of paint remove the lids and let them dry out. Or create a sand pit in your yard somewhere safe where children and pets won't get into it, kitty litter also works if you can keep the neighborhood cats out of it long enough for the paint to dry.
Pour the paint into the sand and let it dry out. In some municipalities it's legal to then put the dried out paint and sand into the regular trash. Check so EPA doesn't come knocking. And they could. Sometimes you can advertise it for free, and real estate investors will come by and pick it up because they collect it mix it altogether in 55 gallon drums and paint their rental property with it.
So there's a couple of options for you. I hope that helps.
On storing your paint. Keep it in a warm place to prevent freezing. That's number one. Make sure they're sealed properly. Tightly.
Mark your cans or in some other way keep a record of the labels with all of its numbers. For example. Take a picture close up of the stock number, and the colorants shot into the paint if it was a custom color. They usually put a sticker on the lid.They often get covered with paint during use so get this information first so you can save it in case you need to buy some more. Especially if your stored paint goes moldy on you or freezes. That way you'll have a record you can take to the store instead of that nasty old stuff nobody wants to handle.
Cut the numbers off of the label and tape it to the back side of a plastic light switch cover plate and it'll be there for years to come. Hope that helps.
Monica, you're an awesome teacher!
Thanks so much Maritza!
I am so so grateful for this video. Monica is fantastic, explains so well and i found this to very informative. I may not be able to get this color since i stays in India. would appreciate if get this one. once again thanks Monica
Great tips Monica!🔥😎
Thanks Paul! -Monica
That's a pretty color. it will go in my sun/tv Florida room.
I start to love Monica. She is amazing.
I loved the video and just wanted know if you should paint the ceiling 1st or last.
Okay! Thank you for this video! Life & money saving video!!!!!
I was overwhelmed with trying to figure out how to paint my home by myself. I will probably watch this video a MILLION MORE TIMES until I’m done with my entire house 🤣😂🏡!!!
Wrong... I already painted rooms :-) I'm here cause of you Monica!!!!! And 2 videos on a row?!?! Perfect to start the weekend =D
Thanks for watching Linda!! -Monica
@@EastCoastCreative Really hope you are here to stay, been missing your series but especially your tips and tricks Monica!!!! xoxo
Am I watching this even tho I have already painted my room? Yes, yes I am
I’m watching cuz ima paint my room a Dover gray color but haven’t went to Lowe’s to buy the sand paper or roller or paint and everything like that
@Roman Barrera she didn’t even ask u
Su Yati Hlaing Damn rude much 😂
Because she's edutainment ease. Well done Monica!
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I don't know if I have ever watched any video this great! I never painted before but I am sure I can now do so. Thank you.
It is a very good video especially for beginners. Very well explained. Thank you
It helps to use clear tape to not interfere with actual color feeling. That blue tape clashes. And plastic baggies for brush/roller if one wants to take a break or finish the next day without drying out the roller and or brushes. I put foil or a large baggie on the flat paint holder.
Good, clear instructions! You would make a great teacher!
Snowed in n nyc today. Pray for me. Planning on at least priming the bathroom. Hopefully paint the color tomorrow.
Very helpful thank you from Dublin Ireland☘️🤗
Shes back!!!! Yay !!! When is weekender coming back?
Thanks for watching Lena! -Monica
I just learned a lot from this series.
Plan on painting my room tomorrow and this was soo helpful! Thank you 🙏
Monica is a great teacher. Give her a show, HGTV!
Thats so amazing to watch and easy to do. I wish i would have time to paint by myself.
I always caulk the ceiling with white first to get the super crisp line from the ceiling to wall to negate the texture difference
Good idea! Really.
About ten years ago, or maybe longer, I painted our whole teeny, tiny condo. There was this one wall, that I had to paint like 5 times as it kept soaking it all up!! Then when we went to sell, the real estate lady that came to assess the place said the paint looked terrible and we should paint the whole thing. I had others come over and say it looked great!
You are back🤗 .. I missed you. You have great ideas and tips
I’m a painter in construction & this is entertaining to watch
oh god i really hope we dont fck it up!
we are gonna paint 5 rooms 😩
So how did it go? Hahaha
I wanna know too!
@@tarupyon with constant yelling from mom, tiredness and muscle pain, we completed it in 2 days. it was a fun experience!
ahhh this is me this weekend. I'm nervous!
😂😂. Same case here. First timer. I just can’t see myself paying someone to do it. At least not before I try. Lol
Monica,
I appreciate your videos! They fill in the gaps between what I've learned by trial and error and pro tips.
My step dad was the first person to teach me about painting walls. He was not a pro but he had a method that I thought might be of service to offer here. Before pouring from a new gallon of paint can to tray he would do two things. After taking the lid off the can he would take a nail and hammer and puncture the inside groove of the top of the ridge of the can in four or five spots around the can. That way when paint was being poured out of the can it would drain from the groove directly back into the gallon can.
Secondly, he would take a piece of paper towel and tare it into to strips and twist it into paper towel ropes. He then would press the paper towel ropes into the groove of the the top ridge of the gallon can (Usually with a flat head screw driver.) before pouring paint out of the can. He would lay the lid on top of the gallon can while painting. Then when the painting project was complete he would take the towel rope out of the groove leaving a clean surface to place the lid back in the groove. Sounds tedious, I know. When I have followed his example I find I'm happier with the result in terms of storage of the left over paint and getting the lid off of the can the next time.
Then I also have a question for you. What is the five point tool for exactly? What does the half circle cut out part of the tool do?
Thank you so much for your videos. I learn from your work all the time. I appreciate how you break a project down to doable common sense steps. I appreciate seeing what tools you use, how you use them, the tips along the way and then seeing the finished results. I leave your videos inspired and thinking "I can do that!" So thank you:)
FIVE IN ONE TOOL! Absolute must for painting. We mainly use for scraping but it can also be used as a putty knife, as a tool to remove caulk (sharp end), paint can opener, and a tool for cleaning your roller (that half circle you asked about.)
We need her back!!!!!!
Aww Thanks!! -Monica
I appreciate that you thought how to open the paint bucket.
Monica is an icon
Lowes knows we love the weekender, so they give us little bits of Monica here and there.
when's the next weekender???? i need my fix
Not sure quite yet, but keep asking for it!! -Monica
Thanks for all the details _ I feel brave enough to do the Mud room now V
Perfect, just use the quarter I always have in my back pocket like that
Nice demonstration 😊
I use a little makeup or a regular canvas brush around the ceiling..... I suck at painting. I get paint everywhere. No matter what I do. So I came up with the best way is call one of my friends to do it. Then I cook them dinner. Works for me.
New season with Monica for Weekender, please?
Thanks!
I like watching videos like this so I can know what's going on when I hire others to do it.😉
I wish I could get to know Matt. I feel so comforted by his voice. :)