| Painting can be pretty exhausting and can seem never | | | | Tips on Cleaning Yourself and Your Brushes |
| ending. However it does come to an end and when it | | | | You'll probably feel tired and drained after all that hard |
| does you need to be clean and tidy up after you. | | | | work but you're day hasn't finished there. You need to |
| After you've finished painting you need to give the | | | | clean up after yourself. |
| paint some time to dry properly. When it's dry, give it a | | | | Latex Paints: These are easy to clean up with just |
| good looking over. There may be patches where you | | | | some soap and water. It doesn't take long. |
| haven't painted such as in the corners or around the | | | | Oil-based and Alkyd Paints: These are rather more |
| edges. When you find missed areas make sure you | | | | tricky to clean up. If you get paint on your hair or skin |
| touch them up with some paint. You'll also want to do | | | | you either have to wait for it to rub off or you could |
| this before you remove any masking tape or paper | | | | help prevent this happening in the first place. Wear |
| you have laid down. Even although the new paint is the | | | | gloves, mask, overalls and head covering. Afterwards |
| same color as the old layer it's still important to make | | | | you can discard of them or keep them for later. |
| sure it's completely painted. This is because paints | | | | If you don't have any protective clothing to wear you |
| change shade over time; they start to fade. | | | | can always try covering your skin with oil or body |
| Once you've done the above, you can now remove | | | | lotion. This will make it more difficult for paint to stick to |
| the masking. Have another look to ensure there are no | | | | your skin. |
| blotches or streaks. If you strive for quality, make sure | | | | For removing excess oil or alkyd paints you'll want to |
| you deal with these issues. | | | | use a good solvent. Make sure you wear gloves whilst |
| If any of your paint edges are a bit wobbly or they | | | | doing this to protect your skin. You'll also want to make |
| overlap go over these areas again with a good | | | | sure the room you're in is well ventilated, or better still, |
| steady hand. There might be areas which you feel | | | | go outside. If you really don't like cleaning up you could |
| need some sanding as well. If paint has any bubbles | | | | always throw your brushes and rollers away. But this |
| you should sand and re-paint. | | | | could prove an expensive choice. |