How To Paint A Wall Successfully In 9 Simple Steps

You Can Learn Wall Painting Techniques And More So Your Walls Can Look Amazing Again

You can learn a 9-step process for how to paint a wall. There’s also a video showing you how to successfully paint walls using a roller.

See the video and more below-

It Looks Like Fun

“All the videos and pictures show couples having a great time painting their walls.”

Michelle sighs. “Wouldn’t you rather just hire someone to paint it? It’ll be easier and probably end up looking better than if we do it.”

David puts on the puppy dog eyes. “But it could be fun if we do it. Plus, then we can have the satisfaction of doing a home project with our own hands.” Michelle frowns. “Well, why don’t we look up the steps for how to paint a wall. We can see if it’s something we can do first.”

David’s face breaks into a huge smile. “Yes! I already found 9 steps to do it on this painting contractor’s blog. Also a post on how to touch up wall paint if we mess up.” He whips out his phone and pulls up the page to show to Michelle.

Here is the 9 step process he shows her-

9 Steps To Painting A Wall

Clear the wall and area around it
Lay down drop cloths
Use painter’s tape on anything you don’t want paint on
Clean wall
Repair any damages
Sand repaired areas
Clean wall
Apply primer
Apply 2 coats of paint

Here’s a video on how to paint a wall using a brush and roller:

Link to video (courtesy of howtopaintinfo) on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXa8qsC5xws

“That doesn’t seem too bad,” David says. Michelle squints her eyes. “Scroll down a bit, I think there’s more information on how to paint a wall.”

Details You Won’t Want To Skip

You can learn all about how to prepare a room for painting. These steps can make the process of painting and cleaning up easier. One nifty tip is to remove outlet covers, light switch plates, thermostats, and anything that is on your walls. Put anything with screws in a plastic bag so nothing gets lost or separated.

When learning how to paint a wall you’ll also need to know how to apply primer. Use a brush to get corners, crevices, and other hard to reach places. Use long, continuous strokes and then smooth it out by brushing in multiple directions. Wait for it to dry. Painting over wet primer can cause smudging, which means repainting.

You can use self-priming paint if you want to skip this step, but it may not be the best idea for your walls. Separate primer tends to hold up better.

As for the brushing technique, we like to dip our brushes about 2 inches into the paint and let the extra drip off. We then brush around the edges, making sure to brush out the paint so there is no chance of runs.