I'm good at the theory behind things but when it comes to practice, it never quite works out.
I bought some brushes and some johnstons water based paint as it dries faster with having a cat in the house. I painted the window frame and skirting boards in the bathroom. After two coats it looked reasonable but the brush strokes are an eyesore. Also found that paint soaks through masking tape so it didn't really protect the surfaces I wasn't painting...
One day in decided it would be a good idea to paint one of those white, faux woodgrain doors with the same paint but it looked patchy, has runs in it and started to peel off. So I've had to get a new door, which the joiner then took 2.5hrs to hang it and then put a hole in the face of the door when drilling for the latch!!!
What am I doing wrong? I don't have days and days to painstaking prep and paint every inch of the house, are my brushes rubbish? Am I using the wrong paint? Hundreds and hundreds of people paint their own houses, are they not as fussy with getting it perfect or do I just suck?
I bought some brushes and some johnstons water based paint as it dries faster with having a cat in the house. I painted the window frame and skirting boards in the bathroom. After two coats it looked reasonable but the brush strokes are an eyesore. Also found that paint soaks through masking tape so it didn't really protect the surfaces I wasn't painting...
One day in decided it would be a good idea to paint one of those white, faux woodgrain doors with the same paint but it looked patchy, has runs in it and started to peel off. So I've had to get a new door, which the joiner then took 2.5hrs to hang it and then put a hole in the face of the door when drilling for the latch!!!
What am I doing wrong? I don't have days and days to painstaking prep and paint every inch of the house, are my brushes rubbish? Am I using the wrong paint? Hundreds and hundreds of people paint their own houses, are they not as fussy with getting it perfect or do I just suck?