Painting The Kitchen: Advice Needed!

[smoftah]

Hello everyone,

I am painting my parents kitchen and I am a complete novice to painting

Do I need to get a cleaning product to wash the walls first in the kitchen? (walls are painted not wallpaper)

Or can I paint straight away - I am using one coat dulux brilliant white soft sheen.

Any help / advice / tips greatfully received

[Hou]

Mr bean style, cover everything in newspaper that doesnt want painting, then tin of paint in the middle of the room with a firework in!

BOOM

[Tegan]

If youve got some sugar soap - put some of this in a bucket or your washing up bowl then just give the walls a clean down, think its costs about £1.50 from any local shop - if youve got wilkinsons shops near you then they stock it.

If the walls are really uneven you could sand them down with a bit of sand paper - but as you say the walls are already painted and not papered it should be fine to just paint straight on top :)

Use a roller if youve got one - makes life so much easier - but use a brush for 'cutting in', i always do the cutting in first then you can use the roller to get rid of most of the brush marks , make sure you put plenty of newspaper or a dust sheet down if your using a roller - it gets everywhere! :D

[Kev Mc]

Mr bean style, cover everything in newspaper that doesnt want painting, then tin of paint in the middle of the room with a firework in!

BOOM

I was thinking the exact same thing

[Bizarra]

Am highly impressed by the Ad for the Dulux ? electric roller thingy

Has anyone else seen it ? It appears to keep itself loaded as you go, & then cleans itself when finished

The cynic in me comes to the surface & says "If it seems too good to be true, it probably is "

[smoftah]

Hou / Kev - classic scene in Mr Bean...I think I ll give that technique a miss!

Tegan - Perfect advice cheers Went and bought some sugar soap and it works a treat!

Bizarra - I was very tempted to buy the dulux paint pod but it is £69.99 just for the pod and the paint 5L tubs for it are £30 a go! so seems like a expensive gadget to me!

But would love just to be able to carry on painting and not worry about the cleaning, but I am using £3 paint rollers so no need to worry about the cleaning bit

[Andie_M]

i looked into the paint pod to for my new gaff... expensive machine!

smoftah... send up any spare sugar soap u have... i might just reconsider ur bday pressie! haha

[Kev Mc]

You're in there mate

[Tegan]

Tegan - Perfect advice cheers Went and bought some sugar soap and it works a treat!

No probs - im in the middle of decorating our dining room, and i officially hate sandpaper! My hands were raw by the time id finished doing the woodwork the other day :( Onto the exciting part of choosing colours and cushions now :P :D

[smoftah]

i looked into the paint pod to for my new gaff... expensive machine!

smoftah... send up any spare sugar soap u have... i might just reconsider ur bday pressie! haha

You're in there mate

Haha

Consider it in the post ... when I have finished with it

p.s. You know what I want for my bday Andie!

Tegan - Perfect advice cheers Went and bought some sugar soap and it works a treat!

No probs - im in the middle of decorating our dining room, and i officially hate sandpaper! My hands were raw by the time id finished doing the woodwork the other day :( Onto the exciting part of choosing colours and cushions now :P :D

I helped my mate paint his wooden windows last week and sanding is possibly one of the most boring things to do ever!!

Luckily for me no wood on this job

[Bizarra]

i looked into the paint pod to for my new gaff... expensive machine!

smoftah... send up any spare sugar soap u have... i might just reconsider ur bday pressie! haha

You're in there mate

Haha

Consider it in the post ... when I have finished with it

p.s. You know what I want for my bday Andie!

Tegan - Perfect advice cheers Went and bought some sugar soap and it works a treat!

No probs - im in the middle of decorating our dining room, and i officially hate sandpaper! My hands were raw by the time id finished doing the woodwork the other day :( Onto the exciting part of choosing colours and cushions now :P :D

I helped my mate paint his wooden windows last week and sanding is possibly one of the most boring things to do ever!!

Luckily for me no wood on this job

Hmmmmm! Windows last week, Now a kitchen ! I'll report you to the Union

[Andie_M]

i looked into the paint pod to for my new gaff... expensive machine!

smoftah... send up any spare sugar soap u have... i might just reconsider ur bday pressie! haha

You're in there mate

Haha

Consider it in the post ... when I have finished with it

p.s. You know what I want for my bday Andie!

told you that was too expensive... if your lucky ill get you a penny caramel :P