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1. painting an unprepared wall will lead to the manifestation of defects after the end of the work cracks, debris, fragments of the previous finish will appear on the surface;
2. painting non-primed walls material overrun is possible, the topcoat will lie unevenly;
3. the wrong choice of solvent diluting the thickened oil paint with water or diluting the water-dispersed paint with white spirit will lead to a poor-quality result;
4. painting without color testing choosing the wrong shade or unevenly mixed color will ruin the whole work;
5. the use of unsuitable tools for high-quality and even application of paint on flat surfaces and painting over corners, special rollers and brushes will be needed;
6. improper application technique leads to the formation of defects and uneven distribution of the coating the paint should be applied in only one direction, the surface is covered with a second layer after the first layer has completely dried.

Any surfaces need to be prepared before applying paint, this will help to get a perfectly flat surface.
Stages of preparatory work:

1. Dismantling old finishes it is recommended to completely get rid of wallpaper, paint layers, crumbling plaster.
2. Padding. It is recommended to apply the primer using a spray gun or a brush so the composition penetrates deeper, which ensures high-quality preparation of the base.
3. Alignment. After removing old layers of coating, brick or concrete walls must be leveled with plaster or sheathed with plasterboard.
4. Puttying. The putty is applied in two steps after applying the starting layer, the surface is carefully primed, then the walls are treated with a finishing layer. The final stage is sanding the walls with sandpaper and processing with a primer solution.

First method
In the presence of minor defects and differences in the curvature of the walls less than 5 cm, the surfaces are leveled by applying plaster or mixtures based on cement and sand: surfaces are cleaned of old plaster;
treated with a special primer;
install beacons;
pull the paint net;
moisten the wall with water;
apply a layer of plaster.

 Second way
If the room has an irregular geometric shape, unfolded or sharp corners, “filled up” walls use frame technology: a crate is constructed from a metal profile;
with the help of self-tapping screws, sheets of drywall, chipboard, plywood are fixed on the profile;
the joints between the sheets are glued with a serpyanka;
before painting, the surface is leveled with a putty.
It is recommended to fix drywall to the crate in a checkerboard pattern, moving the sheets by at least 50 cm.