European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 27, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                In painting kind of results these Gimmicky ill produce iry Pic living on Ica of scrap Wallboard. Estimated he amount of it s a Good idea to buy an be thing you always find j want o Paul to blend in in a Only a Bookcase or two i hand it can be used Al some a up Job kind or paint at a Mure Lime sure that the Shade will to Ginal. T Don t order enough the first Don t want to pay Lor unused it dealers win Tako Back an much Lima has t elapsed. At might be a problem ask a possibility. Get on Wilh the painting and Ether you Are trying la Maka a r smaller but ii the latter proper color is tha answer moshing in a room tithe same color As the room in stand out paint it a ind narrow and you want it to using while paint on two of. Warm color on the two end Walls will do the trick. When a Side a is painted White or a Cool color the room will appear to be wide. In the same Way a hallway that is too narrow can be made to seem wider it b Side Wall is painted while or Cool. Warm colors red yellow red Orange Orange and variations of red make it Cool. It is a sell sticking kind meant Yeu should remove it no Mailer be teen applied. Start by inner tree then Peel the paper i ils Dland slowly pulling in ills horizontally on ceilings. It be stripped his Way Tori. Begin by determining dry Wall or in rare cases Lon Crele waxes up the Hen with a of except dry Wall taper by Welling ii using a 3d Iti hot water. Ii the wallpaper s been painted Over make is it using a wallpaper sned wide Blade Putty knife in to one 3-by-3-fool Section at in paper to become soaked Idia Tely scrape in Oil with the with much Success add or remover to the water and is printed on the Container Wear rubber gloves to apply i he a several minutes Belpre i sponging remover solution can la Dan Type sprayer. On wallpaper rent a wallpaper consists of a Small boiler bleed Rocity and a hand held late resembling a targe steam Hose links the two and i the boiler o me plate. To against the wallpaper Lor ill the steam penetrates it nov the plate and scrape j paper. Lel hods will work v the surface because its paper sheathing of much moisture. Ory Wall lither with a wallpaper scraper or by sponging with great a penal. March 27.1988 thus theoretically rooms which get very Little sunlight Are Best painted warm colors those Wilh tots of sunlight Cool colors to actuality other actors including the shapes Oltha rooms and the Cir decorative features usually Afleck the Choice of colors not to mention Persona preferences the Art of using a Paintbrush byjoe Howarde new York times Ven among professionals rollers replaced brushes Long ago Tor painting the major portions of Interior Walls and ceilings. But a Brush is still necessary to reach areas where a roller will net lit. Knowing How to use a Paintbrush skilfully makes working with one much easier and less Messy and it gives better looking results ii you feel Clumsy using a Brush Here Are a Lew tips. First choose a Well made Brush. The bristles should be tight and uniformly shaped and the Brush should be appropriate Tor the area you Wist paint. You May need several brushes to paint a living room. For Large Flat areas like wide baseboard trim choose a 3-Inch-wide Brush with a conventional squared Oll tip. But be sure Iho Brush tapers slightly Bath sides should be Bevelled toward the tip. Such brushes Are called chisel Edge and produce precise clean Brush strokes. For narrower Trion choose a Brush with a similar shape 2 or 2vi inches wide. For windows a Sash Brush 1 or 1 is inches wide will let you paint the dividers Between panes and intricate parts of jambs without smearing or dripping. For edges especially where window Parla meal Glass use a narrow Brush Wilh a slanting tip called an angular Sash Brush. Use an Oval Sash Brush to paint radiators pipes staircase spindles and Olhorn intricate shapes. Raiher than having Broad Flat sides this Brush resembles an artist s Brush. Always use a synthetic bristle Brush if you Are applying Latex base paint. For Oil or alkyd base paint a popular Choice Lor trim because it often produces a glossier surface natural bristles have traditionally been favored a Good Quality Nylon Brush will perform As Well. Never paint from a Lull can it s too Messy. Instead open and stir ires paint in a work area with the paint can on sheets of newspaper and then pour about a third of the can Inola plastic Painter s bucket 01 a similar washable Container paint trom the bucket after setting it on a wide area of newspapers several Sheals thick to drips and spills won t soak through. Professional palmers and experienced amateurs make a Point of keeping the sides and run of their paint Container clean. Do this by dipping he bristles of the Brush Only a third of the Way into the paint draw the Brush straight up and Llic it or slap the bristles gently against the inside of the bucket. Avoid touching the rim with any part of the Brush. How you hold a Paintbrush is important for control. Grip angular and Oval Sash brushes As if Hoy were pencils with the Ferrule the Metal band that binds the bristles to the handle Between your thumb and first two fingers. Hold All other brushes by placing your thumb on one Side Otther Ferrule and All four fingers on the other Side. Let the handle rest in the Crook of your hand Between the thumb and Indek linger. When painting vertically using a Flat Brush begin with an upstroke. Start with the Brush handle pointing Al a sleep Angle toward the ceiling and with your fingers on the upper surface of the Ferrule. As you draw the Brush upward gradually lil Tho handle Down at the top Ohms stroke the handle should be horizontal. Make the second stroke a downstroke ii the first strode has completely covered the area in its path Start the downstroke some Disuanco above it and finish the stroke by painting Inlo the top of the previous Stroko. Always try to paint from a dry area Inlo a wet one if the upstroke was insufficient make tha Douvhn Siroto directly Over the initial stroke to cover the surface completely. To paint a horizontal surface use similar alternating strokes. Begin by holding the Brush so your lingers Are on the Side of the Ferrule away trom you then proceed As 11 making a backhand Tennis stroke. Reverse the direction of the Brush handle at the end of the stroke and draw the Brush Back the other Way. This Lime with your fingers facing toward you. When you pain a room using a Rotor. Ins first Slep is to outline the edges of the Walls and ceiling Wilh a narrow strip of paint applied with a Brush. This is called cutting in and its purpose is to coat the Corners of the room where the roller cannot reach. To Cut in properly use a Flat Brush two or three inches wide. Slart in a Corner about Hall an Inch from the baseboard and dab paint onto one surface in Short horizontal strokes Aboul three inches Long. Work upward each stroke should barely overlap the one below follow a group of about six horizontal strokes with a single upward stroke to join them All. Repeal the process until you reach the ceiling. Then make a single downward stroke All the Way to the Bottom to smooth out the Brush Marks along a path As wide As the Brush. Repeal the process on tha adjacent surface and on other vertical Corners. Then work horizontally first where Walls and Selling meet and finally above the baseboard. Ii you re pointing alone it s Best to do one Wall at a Lima and fill in in completely before the Cut in portions have a Chance to dry before moving on to adjacent surfaces. If you have help an entire room May be Cut in and then the Walls completed. When adjacent surfaces Are to be painted different colors or when one is to receive no paint at All use beading to avoid spreading paint where you Don t want it. Beading produces a clean straight Edge but can be done Well Only Wilh a chisel Edge Brush that has firm springy bristles. Fill the Brush and position it so the tip rests against the surface to be painted parallel with and Aboul an eighth of on Inch from the Edge that must remain clean. Gentry press the Brush against the surface so that the bristles Bow slightly. This will Force a Ridge of paint to How outward from the tip of the Brush Inlo the Are just ahead of it right up to the Edge. Now draw the Brush along smoothly spreading the paint along the path of the stroke at the same rate that it emerges from the Brush. Is you run out of paint Start again from a Point above or below the end of the first Brush stroke and Lead the second stroke Back into in by brushing in an arc u that the strokes merge. On upstroke handle drops gradually. On downstroke ii rises. At the end handle should be horizontal hold Oval Sash Brush As if it were a Pencil. To avoid mess paint from a partly listed Container. When a Felling or Dean Edge press Brush to Force Palm ahead of up. Us i fingers to grip Brush  the stars and St Lopes Page 15