Painting

James__10

Half way through painting my apartment and i'm demented.

Is painting the most soul destroying thing ever?

maguic24

James__10 wrote: »

Half way through painting my apartment and i'm demented.

Is painting the most soul destroying thing ever?

I love painting.

Archeron

maguic24 wrote: »

I love painting.

Me too. It's the only time you get to write "bollocks" on a wall in three foot high letters and get away with it by painting over it

KKkitty

I'd rather paint than wallpaper my house.

Sulla Felix

OP, invest in a proper set of dust sheets, a compressor and a paintgun. As long as you like your walls and cieling the same colour, you're golden.

Lou.m

James__10 wrote: »

Half way through painting my apartment and i'm demented.

Is painting the most soul destroying thing ever?

Oh no there are way more boring things to do with your time.

At least you are accomplishing something.

Hope it turned out nice.

Just don't watch it dry....that would be sad.

KKkitty

Sulla Felix wrote: »

OP, invest in a proper set of dust sheets, a compressor and a paintgun. As long as you like your walls and cieling the same colour, you're golden.

OP could get the masking tape out and do edges by hand.

ElleEm

I got so frustrated the last time I painted that I cried and vowed to pay someone to do it next time! My boyfriend is a great painter though, so I make the tea and stay out of his way.

kneemos

Going around everything in the bathroom is a pain,as are skirts and architrave,ceilings are the worst.Otherwise quite enjoyable.

wretcheddomain

Some of us can afford Eastern Europeans to do a better job.

Jonny Blaze

wretcheddomain wrote: »

Some of us can afford Eastern Europeans to do a better job.

And some of us are smug, lazy f**king pricks.

caustic 1

Some of us can't even afford the fe cking paint.:mad:

That_Girl_ Is_ A_Cowboy

I like the smell of paint. And tar. And petrol.

fleet_admiral

Im hanging lining paper in a hall, landing stairs and 2 bedrooms tomorrow morning and painting another 2 rooms in the afternoon. I love it

keith16

caustic 1 wrote: »

Some of us can't even afford the fe cking paint.:mad:

Top Tip:

Unable to afford pesky expensive paint? Simply masturbate onto your walls to get that "semen white" effect without the expense.

michael999999

The hardest part is painting around the pictures and curtains!

kneemos

That_Girl_ Is_ A_Cowboy wrote: »

I like the smell of paint. And tar. And petrol.[/

Love the smell of White Spirits,not great when mixed with paint though.

That_Girl_ Is_ A_Cowboy

kneemos wrote: »

That_Girl_ Is_ A_Cowboy wrote: »

I like the smell of paint. And tar. And petrol.[/

Love the smell of White Spirits,not great when mixed with paint though.

White spirits, how did I forget that. Lovely stuff. I think there's a bottle of that under my sink. Not that I'm off to sniff it or anything.

That_Girl_ Is_ A_Cowboy

WD40 is a nice smell as well.

delw

I find painting relaxing i just hate the thoughts of starting it

_Whimsical_

James__10 wrote: »

Half way through painting my apartment and i'm demented.

Is painting the most soul destroying thing ever?

Only if you have to pay someone else a small fortune to do it for you.

That_Girl_ Is_ A_Cowboy

delw wrote: »

I find painting relaxing i just hate the thoughts of starting it

I'm the same. I like painting too but there's a lot of preparation to do like covering the skirting boards with masking tape.

That_Girl_ Is_ A_Cowboy

The smell of varnish for wood is nice too.

fleet_admiral

That_Girl_ Is_ A_Cowboy wrote: »

The smell of varnish for wood is nice too.

I got the sitting room lacquered a few weeks ago, I was high as a kite for hours afterwards

Tail Docker

I used to tolerate having to do painting, then I hired a lad who was an actual painter. Masking tape? Nope. Loads of brushes? Nope, just the one. Dust cloths? Nope, he never spilt a drop. Straight edges? Yep, every time. Painting around sockets? Yep, in about two seconds and not a dab on the socket itself. Ruined me for painting, pretendey painters and crap painting.

BeerWolf

I friggin HATE painting - spent the past month redoing the paintjob through the entire house, inside and out, garden, stables, barn, fencing, etc.

Fed up of it! >_<

holystungun9

Mr. Bean had the right idea.

shopaholic01

I'd like to invite all the painting fans to my house for a painting party. I'll make the tea and sandwiches, and supervise.

--LOS--

I really like it actually

The Backwards Man

If I liked painting any more my middle name would be Dulux.

Tail Docker

--LOS-- wrote: »

I really like it actually

I'm utterly crap at it. As for wallpaper - not a hope, it is a form of wicked magic with paste. It all ends up stuck to me/the floor/wrinkled..

anncoates

I fail at every facet of DIY.

I just accept defeat and pay other men to do it and remove myself from the house when they're there.

nocoverart

Painter/Decorator here! If you think painting your house is boring you should try it as a trade. Ironically a brush or roller are tools you get to hold the least (on a building site anyways) filling, sanding and cleaning up the mess of every other trades man is what takes up the majority of your time. I maintain It's the hardest trade on a site.

job seeker

Op is climbing up that musical ladder.. :P

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7539l38Iqs

dee_mc

I love painting! I even like going around with the polyfilla and sandpaper and stuff.
I'd happily pay someone else to deal with the masking and high up bits though