Interior Painting Calgary

Paint products can vary depending on the application you are using them for. For walls, we recommend a higher-quality interior acrylic eggshell paint. Some of the products we use from Dulux would be distinction, diamond and Liftmaster. Benjamin Moore's quality paints would be a scuff-x, Regal and Aura. Sherwin Willams, we recommend Emerald. These are good acrylic wall paint products. The eggshell finish for walls will allow for a more scrubbable surface. Any of these paints listed above are easy to touch up and apply. Higher quality paints will hold colour better and mark up much less.

With proper research and quality tools a homeowner can paint their interior. Preparation of surfaces is key before painting. Dynamic Painting is always available for free quotes and free advice on such projects. But, things go better with Dynamic!

In certain cases primer is necessary. The primer must be used on all unsealed drywall areas on ceilings, walls, and even raw wood should be primed before applying paint. Primer is also used for stain blocking.

Yes, you can paint over old paint. To hide any stains or if the colour change is drastic a primer or even tinted primer should be applied beforehand. Before painting over prepainted surfaces a cleaning of the walls with products like TSP should be done. Another method is to do good sand over the walls to prepare walls. This will help remove any larger texture from previous paint as well as etching the paint to allow a better bond to the older painted surface. 

We can only speak from the Dynamic way of painting. Masking is applied where needed, and floor coverings are laid. We prepare the walls by patching any imperfections ( dings, scratches, nail holes and other imperfections. ) Patches are then sanded and spot primed to add texture over the newly patched areas Walls are sanded to smooth the texture and rough edges. The first coat of paint is applied over wall areas. Walls are lightly resanded before the second coat is applied. If there is any bleed or imperfections in the wall we may sand and add a third coat of paint over the wall area.

Current trends for interior painting are white. White walls, white trims, white cabinets, white ceilings, with darker feature walls to offset the large amount of white. Lighter greys and beiges are also popular. 

To achieve a quality paint finish a house would take more than one day to finish, most times it will take several days and even weeks depending on the scope.