Howdy! If you haven’t read Part 1, you’ll want to do that first.
Step 12: Prep your primer (and later, your paint).
- Pour a small amount of paint into a personal paint cup/old plastic container.
- Don’t dip your brush into the gallon because it might contaminate the whole supply–eek!
- With a personal paint cup, if you get debris on your paint brush, you’ll only ruin a small amount of paint.
- Use a hammer and nail to punch small holes into the rim of your paint gallon–this allows excess paint to drip back into the bucket. Cover your gallon and hammer down the lid.
- Frugal tip: paint is the most expensive part of this project, but by following the above paint conservation techniques, you’ll use less paint! Don’t open a second gallon until you absolutely need it–you can return paint for a full refund if you don’t use it (I’ve returned many a can of unopened paint.
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