Painting the ceiling and walls in the apartment is a pleasant creative activity. And painting drywall walls is a double pleasure. GKL is an ideal coating for the use of modern water-based coloring compounds. As a result of the use of water-based, acrylic, latex and other paints, an excellent quality and decorative finish is obtained.
In order for this type of finish to pass correctly, it is necessary to observe the main technological points. They consist in the choice of paint, the performance of preparatory and basic work.
What kind of paint covers drywall well
The range of modern paints is distinguished by a variety of color shades and component composition. For painting plasterboard walls and ceilings, which are half paper, it is recommended to use water-based products.
These include:
- water emulsions;
- water-dispersion;
- acrylic;
- latex and other compounds.
Their main feature and advantage lies in the ability to dry quickly, emit almost no smell, lie flat on the surface and cover it without streaks and errors.
In order not to complicate life by choosing a color, designers recommend purchasing white paint and color schemes. In this case, you can create shades with your own hands that are pleasing to the eye, personal feelings and ideally fit the interior.
Despite the smooth, even surface of drywall sheets, minor defects can occur during installation, which are difficult to hide behind plaster. When choosing a color coating, it is important to take this point into account and buy matte paint. It, unlike glossy, perfectly masks minor flaws.
Preparing drywall for painting
When installing drywall sheets, joints and recesses are formed from screwing in self-tapping screws. They need to be disguised. To do this, use putty or plaster, prepared from a dry mix or ready-made.
- First, the entire area of \u200b\u200bthe walls is covered with a primer.
- Then close up the joints between the sheets. Apply a thin layer of the prepared composition. A special mesh tape is applied on top. It reinforces the seam and prevents further cracks from forming. Particular care should be taken to plaster the junction of the wall and ceiling, trying to maintain the perfect angle.
- Next, using a wide spatula, an even thin layer covers the entire area of the plasterboard sheets to be painted. This is necessary to hide the places of their attachment to concrete or wooden surfaces.
- At the end, the primer is used again. She and the plaster will not allow the paint to soak into the cardboard base.
Important! At the stage of preparing drywall sheets for painting, plaster is used. When choosing a tinted paint, they check how it will lie on this coating. To do this, a small fragment of a plastered cardboard surface is coated with a pigment composition. After 2-3 days, it will become clear what color the walls in the room will be with this composition option.
Coloring process
Painting walls and ceilings from GKL can be done with various devices: a roller, brush or spray gun. Each master who performs repairs with his own hands chooses the most convenient way for himself.
- When painting the walls with a roller, take a tool with a medium terry pile and a wide brush with soft bristles. With its help, the corners and hard-to-reach areas of the room are covered with a colored composition, for example, behind a heating radiator. In order not to stain the ceiling, masking tape is glued over it and freely driven with a brush. At the end, the protection is carefully removed.
- After painting difficult areas with a brush, they take a roller in their hands. It is dipped into a tray of paint and rolled over the ribbed surface several times to remove excess liquid. Painting starts from the window at the height of the middle of the wall.The paint is applied linearly: first, one strip is rolled from top to bottom to a uniform layer, then the roller is wetted and the next strip is painted, slightly going over the first one. It is important to achieve the same layer and the same texture. It is advisable to periodically step aside and see if the paint has evenly laid down.
Most modern paints have excellent hiding power, so one staining is enough to get the desired color for drywall sheets.
- Do-it-yourself wall painting with an airbrush allows you to achieve the most even coverage. During its operation, the composition is applied by spraying. This is a very handy and efficient device. When using it, an excellent result is obtained. In the process of staining, they are driven at a short distance from the surface, gradually covering the entire area to be painted. The disadvantage of using a spray gun is that it creates a lot of spray that spreads to other surfaces.
