How to Paint a Room with Wickes

In this video, our Wickes experts show you the best techniques to use when painting a room, ensuring you get a beautiful, professional, and long-lasting finish. The order in which you paint surfaces is key to avoiding mess and achieving crisp lines. Follow our guide below to tackle your ceiling, walls, and woodwork in the right sequence.

1. Prepare Surfaces: Fill, sand, and clean all walls and woodwork before painting to ensure the best finish.
2. Measure Area to Paint: Calculate your wall and ceiling area accurately to ensure you purchase enough paint.
3. Mask and Protect: Use masking tape to protect fittings (switches, sockets) and any woodwork that won't be painted.
4. Paint the Ceiling First: Always start painting the ceiling to prevent drips from falling onto finished walls or woodwork.
5. Apply Woodwork Undercoat: Apply the undercoat to trim and woodwork before the wall topcoat for easier, neater edges.
6. Apply Wall Topcoat: Paint entire walls in one session to avoid visible lap marks, applying two coats for an even finish.
7. Apply Woodwork Topcoat: Finish with two coats, ideally using a water-based product for a protective, quick-drying, and non-yellowing result.

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