A painting contractor would agree that some of the paint applicator gimmicks advertised as the all in one silver bullet can actually increase your labor time and deliver poorer quality work. I’m sure you have seen them advertised. Most of these paint applicators try to advance the average person past just good old experience with the brush and roller. Most gimmick tools fail miserably, and are for the most part, are a waste of money and time.
As an example, below are a few products to avoid
1. Avoid foam painting pads. Foam painting pads with the edge guide leave about a 1/64 to a 1/32 of an inch gap of unpainted area beneath the guide. You will need to cut in this area with a brush anyway, so it is a waste of time. Since the foam pad spreads paint poorly, you get less coverage. You most likely will need 2 coasts of paint to properly cover. In addition, some of the foam applicators require you to purchase a special pan.
2. Avoid any products that have multiple parts and pieces. Fumbling around with all these loose parts will waste your time. Additionally, they increase your cleanup time.
Below I have listed some things you can do to decrease your painting time. These include equipment know by professionals to increase productivity.
1. When rolling your walls use a ¾ to 1 inch nap for your roller frame. Thicker naps hold more paint providing more roll time per dip.
2. Andropolis sells a roller nap that holds 100 percent more paint and works with a standard size roller frame. This will significantly cut down on time to roll paint on your walls.
3. Purchase a good quality brush.
a. Quality brushes pick up paint more easily.
b. They hold more paint.
c. They allow you to cut in more accurately.
d. They spread paint more evenly.
e. Top quality brushes save on brush time.
Our painters use Purdy brushes for all the above reasons. The Bottom line is they save us money because they cut down on labor cost.
4. You can save a lot of time and create straight lines by taping off your trim and walls with blue tape. If you’re not professional, you can lose a lot of time creating straight lines. Blue tape works wonders for taping off trim or walls to create clean looking lines.
5. Cover up cost a lot less time than clean up Be sure to protect floor areas and furnishings by covering with tarps.
6. Use adjustable extension polls for your roller frame. The adjustable poles will allow you to reach much of the room without have to climb or adjust a ladder. Ladder use can be time consuming and the less time on one the more efficient you will become.
Occasionally a new product comes along that truly can save time. It is best to ask a experienced painting contractor what he thinks about the product. If he has used the product for very long he will be able to give you valuable feedback . Packaging can be ambiguous . They are designed to sell. The above recommendations will give you the best results for the money.

As a painting contractor for many years, I have a lot of mistakes by well-meaning homeowners who do not understand just unpredictable as the paint on interior walls will be a witness. In an effort to achieve sustainability and the ability to scrub to buy a lot of satin lacquer or Sprint regardless of obstacles that will be short palpable. Painting with their dreams, rich colors and offers the bush in a position persona brilliant color, some owners why they simply can not go wrong. Most painting contractors would agree that one could certainly make an argument for the appropriate use of colors with brilliance, then again, most homeowners are unaware that the problem with the bright colors on the walls . In the following problems with the use of lacquer are coupled. 1. One of the most common problems with the use of paint, it causes minor defects in your walls to be detected. Defects caused by color flat sails suddenly to life when you paint or shiny satin. If you receive enough sunlight through the windows of the room, it becomes even more visible. Tape Sheetrock Joints that are slightly elevated or depressed, may emerge. Uneven texture of the walls are visible, etc. 2. Paints with a chandelier to create a halo effect around the base known. If the walls are rolled into a room, leaving the hair roller of a different texture that the blades of a pencil when cutting in the mural around doors, windows, baseboards and moldings. Reflects light differently than the texture, through the brush the texture of the nap roller left. It is a very annoying problem that can ruin the look of freshly painted rooms. 3. If you plan to ignore the walls of existing paint flat, you really need two coats of paint to avoid flashing) (the gloss unevenness in the wall. Two layers of gloss to improve consistency and to improve color. And of course, increases your costs. If you need on the walls are bright, then follow these suggestions 1. Use of the paint is very low brightness. The use of eggshell or satin gloss levels will help minimize the aforementioned problems associated with paint colors. 2. Prepare your walls very well. Some of these problems can do about the magnitude of which, what could you or you hire a painter, too. A contractor sheet rock to repair your excellent taste for high wall. 3. Always cut your walls first with a brush. Then go to vehicles walls. After the walls were cut with a brush, then roll the paint finish with a roll and half a centimeter of your nap. Alternatively, blue ribbon for those who cut the sleeves to allow for cutting. This will greatly reduce the halo effect. In addition, a less important role under nap and allow you to close areas rather than a standard roll size can achieve requested. If you touch intersect with the role, then clean the paint off the trim with a cloth immediately. 4. Be careful and implemented, the budget for two shifts, you want to change the look. Low gloss paint that you may the richness and depth of color with kidney problems, especially in rooms that do not receive much light. When you paint on flat screens, and understand all flat paints are the same. Top of the line is clean flat color with much less damage to the wall color as inferior. Make sure there is a laundry able to paint. If you paint wash the property, you should take a sponge with soap and water used. Never use a cloth. Cleaning the surface with a polishing cloth, which seem to shine at this point. My suggestion, as a paint company to plan your project well. Consider the characteristics of the paint and budget. Weigh the pros and cons of using glow on your walls.