Build Your Skills Leaflet 201

Painting basics

Painting is about more than good brushwork. You will need to select the right type of paint, decide which painting tools to use, prepare the surface and then apply the paint.

This Build Your Skills leaflet is packed with expert advice on all aspects of painting.

Contents include:

• Redecorating walls
• Painting new wood or metal surfaces
• Types of paint
• Painting bare walls
• Problem solving

Wickes Good Idea leaflets have been designed to inform and advise on a range of important DIY topics.

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