Essential Tools for Painting Walls: A Complete List
Painting is one of the simplest ways to refresh the interior of your home. It is a straightforward and enjoyable task that you can do yourself with the right tools. Here's a list of essential tools you'll need for painting walls:
Preparing Walls for Painting
Before painting, it's crucial to repair any imperfections in the walls. You'll need spackling paste or putty and the following tools:
1. Painting Trowel
- S-37040: Stainless steel, ergonomic two-component handle, ideal for small repairs and hard-to-reach spots.
- S-73594: Stainless steel blade (0.3 mm), high-stiffness aluminum handle, with replaceable blades.
2. Trowels
- Trapezoidal Trowel S-37362: Stainless steel with a lacquered wooden handle.
- Stucco Trowel S-37450: Available in stainless or carbon steel with a two-component handle.
3. Floats
- Stainless Float S-73200: High-hardness stainless steel with a two-component handle, perfect for smoothing larger surfaces.
- ABS Float with Natural Sponge S-73218: Made of plastic with an ABS handle and natural sponge pad for various applications.
Protecting Surfaces and Creating Cut Lines
Before painting, protect surfaces you don't want to paint and prepare cut lines with quality masking tape:
4. Masking Tape
- Masking Tape S-38531: Leaves no traces for up to 14 days, UV resistant, suitable for all types of paint, ensures clean edges.
- Exterior Tape PE S-76652: High durability, UV resistant, reinforced, leaves no residue, ideal for 31 days of use.
- Interior Tape GREEN S-76656: High durability, UV resistant, ideal for 30 days of indoor use.
Painting the Walls
For the final stage of painting, you'll need brushes and rollers:
5. Rollers
- Large Roller Silver Black UNIVERSAL S-73862: Professional roller for smooth surfaces, made with reinforced polyamide fabric, ideal for emulsion, latex, and acrylic paints.
- Small Roller Green Thread ACRYL S-38823: Polyester roller for two-component, thick, one-coat coverage paints, ideal for slightly uneven surfaces.
6. Brushes
- Wallpaper Brush UNIVERSAL S-38962: Suitable for emulsion and enamel paints, ensures faster coverage of uneven and large surfaces.
- Radiator Brush UNIVERSAL S-73718: Ideal for oil and nitro paints, reaches difficult areas like behind radiators.
Summary
Having these tools at your disposal will make your painting project more efficient and enjoyable. Here’s a quick recap of what you need:
- Painting Trowel
- Trowels
- Floats
- Masking Tape
- Rollers
- Brushes
With these tools, you’ll be well-prepared to tackle any painting project, ensuring a smooth and professional finish.
