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Paint a wall with clean edges

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    Prepare more than you paint.

    Fill, sand, wipe the dust off. Paint hides nothing and highlights everything.

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    Cut in the edges.

    Angled brush, a hand-width band along the ceiling, corners and skirting.

  3. 3

    Roll in a W.

    Load the roller, roll a large W, then fill it in without lifting. That spreads the paint evenly.

  4. 4

    Keep a wet edge.

    Always roll back into paint that is still wet, or you will see the joins.

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    Second coat, then peel.

    Wait the full drying time, coat again, and pull the tape while the last coat is still slightly wet.

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