5 Clever Ways DIY Painting won’t be so Messy

5 Clever Ways DIY Painting won’t be so Messy

When it comes to home improvement projects, painting is believed to be the most tedious of them all. if your home has carpets especially, taking care of the mess would require you to call carpet cleaning experts once the job is done. But even though DIY painting can prove to be a challenge all on its own, nothing compares to the feeling of looking at your newly painted room that you worked on yourself. Here are 5 clever DIY painting hacks that you should definitely try on your next project.

Thick rubber band around paint cans

The simple task of dipping your paintbrush can already cause unnecessary spills if you’re not careful. One way you can remedy this is to take a thick rubber band and wrap it around your open paint can. the rubber band serves as a bar where you can wipe off excess paint from the paintbrush. Instead of wiping your paintbrush on the rim, which can lead to messy consequences, make sure to wipe it on the rubber band so that all the excess paint goes straight back to the can. A very simple hack, but also very effective.

Rubber Band around paint can

Use wet newspaper strips as carpenters tape

One tool that every DIY painter should have is painters tape. But if you’ve already run out before you even got to your windows, then you can always improvise with wet newspaper strips. Simply place newspaper strips on the glass next to the wood that you’ll be painting and get started on your project. Once you’re done painting and the paint’s just starting to dry, you can then peel off the strips and marvel at your clean work.

Newspaper Strips

Spray paint items inside a cardboard box

Need to spray paint small items but scared that you’ll do damage to your surrounding areas? Then take a cardboard box or sturdy paper bag and use that as a ‘catch all’ for your paint. All you really need to do is place the object you want to paint in your improvised ‘catch all’ before you spray paint. If you’re spray painting a small item especially, this tip could help you keep you keep all the paint in one place so that you don’t create such a large mess if ever you can’t keep on target while painting.

Cardboard box

Apply Vaseline to screws and bolts before painting

When painting furniture, it can be hard painting around screws and bolts without getting any paint on the hardware. If you want to keep these areas clean, one trick you can do is to apply some Vaseline to the hardware before you start painting. Take a small brush and paint petroleum jelly over hinges, screws, and bolts to ensure that paint doesn’t go on these areas. The jelly acts as a protective barrier between the metallic surface and the paint. Once the paint is dry, all you to do is wipe off the jelly and voila! Clean hardware untouched by paint.

Get paint off with olive oil

If you need to get paint off your skin and rubber shoes fast, one trick that many DIY painting experts swear by is the use of olive oil. you can easily remove just about any type of paint from your skin by using olive oil as a cleaning agent. You can also use it to remove paint marks from leather or rubber shoes. The best part about using olive oil as a cleaner is that it’s not just affordable and readily available in your pantry, it’s also much safer than chemically formulated paint removers.

Now, that wasn’t so hard, was it? With these DIY painting tricks, it’s easy to give your home a whole new look with just a bit of creativity and a can of paint. Happy Painting!