Do-it-yourself finishing putty for painting

No repair can be imagined without puttying. Thanks to them, an absolutely flat surface is obtained for subsequent finishing. Today, the most promising type of finishing work is painting. And even most modern facing materials are made with the prospect of further staining. Thanks to this, the interior of your apartment will always look unique. Therefore, the putty of the walls for painting should be performed as perfectly as possible. Performing repairs with your own hands, you need to familiarize yourself with all the nuances of the putty work.

Toolkit for work

To make and putty yourself on the walls with your own hands you will need:

• dry putty;
• a bucket for preparing a solution;
• primer for primer application;
• construction mixer or perforator / drill with a whisk;
• 3 metal spatulas: wide is best chosen for applying the solution to the surface, narrow for feeding the solution, and angular for the correct formation of the angle;
• reinforcing tape;
• trowel block with mesh;
• cotton gloves or rubber;
• lamp for lighting.

How to prepare the surface for putty?

The technological process of filling the wall for painting does not differ from the work on preparing it for wallpaper. But there is one important point: the wall or ceiling must be puttied very well, because even the slightest defects on the plane are visible under the paint. The final result of the painting works depends on how well the surface is puttied. The putty of the walls for painting hides all the bumps, roughness and seams. Puttying under painting is necessary as a regular ceiling, and suspended plasterboard.

Do-it-yourself putty work must begin with the dismantling of the old coating. To do this, the surface is cleaned of whitewash, paint and possible irregularities on it. Carefully treat stained spots from dampness, fungus and rust. After removing old wallpaper, peeling putty may remain. It must be removed to avoid the destruction of the new putty.

Cracks in the ceiling and walls are embroidered, primed and putty. You can widen the crack with a spatula, making it wider.

After puttying, a special reinforcing tape is glued to it, so that in the future the crack does not appear again. The tape is puttied.

After the surfaces have completely dried, they are ground using a grout block with a mesh.

If the ceiling or walls have very large visible irregularities, they must be sewn with sheets of drywall and putty also.

How to apply finishing putty?

After the surface is leveled with a starting putty, and it dries, it is time to apply the finishing putty. It is bred according to the instructions, mixed and applied with a thin layer of 1-2 mm to the wall with a wide spatula. Since all wall defects have already been cleaned with the starting mixture - applying the finish is much easier and faster.

In order to knead the solution, it is necessary to draw a small amount of water into the bucket, pour the dry mixture into it according to the instructions and stir the solution using a mixer. Its consistency should look like sour cream of medium density.

The spatula should be held at an angle of 80 °. So the putty will lie evenly, thinly and without stripes. After that, remove the remaining mass from the spatula and apply it again. A small spatula can come in handy in order to putty corners or hard-to-reach places, for example, behind pipes. To make the surface smoother, you can apply 2 layers of finishing putty.

Doing repairs with your own hands, keep in mind that plasterboard is much easier to putty. It is enough to putty the seams and holes from the dowels with the starting putty, wait for it to dry and the surface is ready to apply the base for painting.

After everything is completely dry, you can begin to grind the surface using a trowel block with a fine-grained mesh. Do not press too hard on the unit so as not to scratch the putty. Stock up on a respirator or gauze bandage, special plastic glasses and put on a hat. When grouting, a large amount of dust is formed, which gets into the eyes and respiratory tract of a person.

After the walls and ceiling are sanded, you need to take a lamp of strong power and carefully examine the entire surface for possible missed bumps. If they are, clean. Then you should take the crown or soft cloth and brush off the dust from the surface. If you do not, when priming, visible smudges from the primer and spools may form. After priming the walls and ceiling, allow them to dry for 2-3 hours and you can start painting.

A bit about finishing putty

All putties for painting incorporate modifying components. They make the mass supple and more ductile.

If you do the repair yourself and you are faced with the question of what kind of putty to choose, get acquainted with the qualities that a good dry mixture should have:

• it should be easily applied to the starting base, not reach for the spatula and lie down without the formation of lumps;
• when applied with a layer of not more than 3 mm, defects in the starting putty should not be visible;
• putty should not run down the wall;
• after drying, cracks and shells should not form;
• the color of the putty wall should be a uniform white shade.

When choosing a dry mixture, the hygroscopicity of the mixture should also be taken into account. If you intend to apply the mixture on an uneven surface, it should be primed. Please note that gypsum does not tolerate moisture.

For an inexperienced person, the whole process may seem complicated, but as soon as you get to work, you will immediately realize that you yourself can easily make repairs yourself.