Additionally priming is necessary if your walls are stained or if you wish to use light colored paint over dark walls or when you re painting a bright color such as yellow or red.
Tools to paint high walls.
Supplies needed to paint a two story wall.
Quick mask poly with tape.
One ceiling paint edger.
Don t get paint edgers and cutting in or masking techniques confused when you re ready to get started.
Tools to help you paint like a pro.
Supplies to paint stairwell walls.
Then you will need your standard paint supplies.
Tall ladder that will reach to the height you need to paint to a 26 ft.
At first we thought it might have been overkill to equip ourselves with two sprayers but in the.
However painting high walls can be a challenge.
Most of these tools are handy to have around the house for other projects so i consider them a good investment for most homeowners.
You re going to need things like spackling sandpaper specialty glues or steel wool to do prep work as well as tarps plastic sheeting painter s tape and more to make clean up easier.
Painting high ceilings without painting walls.
Graco prox17 paint sprayer.
Plus a smaller ladder for all the lower just out of reach spots.
Purdy angled paint brush.
Ladderhas worked best for all of my jobs.
Purdy power lock extension poles and 18 inch rollers.
Several paint brushes of varying sizes for cutting and hard to reach areas paint drop cloths to protect furniture and floors.
Before you paint though prepping the walls or surface you re painting is absolutely essential.
The four main tools you need to tackle those super high walls are.
Paint edgers are typically used for wall painting such as above baseboards below crown molding around window and door trim and at the juncture between two walls such as for accent walls.
Apply primer with a roller and extension pole.
A ladder makes painting a high wall a lot easier but you can get the job done without one.
Tools required to paint high ceilings.
Graco truecoat 360ds paint sprayer.
One smart edge roller.
Things you ll need paint tall ladder extension pole paint brush cup for paint drop cloth s paint pan and roller spackle optional putty knife optional sandpaper optional painter s tape optional extra person to hold ladder advised.
There are some basic tools you re going to need for painting high ceilings.
12 foot painting pole that easily adjusts aka the the secret weapon.
Unlike other methods paint edging doesn t require any freehand painting which means it s less messy and more accurate.