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ANYONE CAN PAINT LIKE A PROFESSIONAL IF THEY KNOW THE RIGHT HACKS

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The power of the pen

For the damage to your paint job that requires more intricacy, more specialized tools will serve your purposes more efficiently. The Rubbermaid Paint Buddy is suitable for significant corrections, but what if you need something more discreet for smaller issues?

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There is now a handy product for you called the Slobproof pen. You can fill it with any latex paint you’d like and use it like a Sharpie to fill in any chips you might find between now and the next paint job.

Level headed

Plaster is a material used for covering walls. Even though it is now not as widely used as it used to be, it is still an option. It forms a chalky exterior on walls, and during application, it has a pasty, gummy texture.

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When painting such a medium, self-leveling paint is a great equalizer (pun intended). As you might gather from its name, it is designed to level itself out once applied. So the uneven surface of plaster poses no problem for its smoothening effect.

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