I am also in the process of repainting my house. I think the prepping jobs and washing the tools are actually more tedious and takes longer than painting itself.

Do you paint the ceilings? Any tips to paint the ceiling better?

Thanks for the tips about plastic bag. I did put the roller in an empty bucket, then cover the bucket with a damp cloth. The roller is still damp when I use it the next day, but somehow it didn't roll as good as previous day. I will try your plastic bag idea this weekend again. Still left living room and my master room to paint.

exkay, I employed, or rather, my contractor got me a so-called professional painter 5 years ago to paint my new house. The result was bad, but painter was already long gone before we can catch him. My contractor was only like, "ok la.. the painting ok lah, no need to call him back." There's still more than 50% of paint we bought for him, hidden in my store room. The guy didn't even use the primer we bought for him! He got plenty of paints on our floor that I have to scrap them up one by one.

Somemore, now I have furnishings in the house, no way I will let a painter paint. Painting the house myself is tedious, but satisfying when I look at the result. Plus, at a time like this when CNY is approaching, all the good painter will be taking big jobs already, and left the mediocre painters available.

This post has been edited by lowlowc: Jan 3 2018, 05:28 PM

Haha, I am moving the ladder bit by bit and a bit difficult the apply the same pressure to the whole roller when craning my neck. Yes, I think I will buy a multifold ladder this weekend. Luckily, plenty of paint shops in my area.

Thanks. Hopefully will finish before CNY since I am using weekends to do.

Gambateh. Please share the picture of your work once completed.

This post has been edited by lowlowc: Jan 3 2018, 06:09 PM

My ceiling is around 2.8 - 2.9m height, depending on which area. I bought extendable pole at Mr DIY RM10.90 and it's enough. Problem is, if we paint the ceiling by standing on the floor and using the pole, it's hard to apply balance pressure throughout the painting. So, after painting, I can see the unbalance patch. This time, I want to repaint the ceiling by standing on a platform, so I can shorten the pole. Easier to apply balance pressure. But maybe it's just me, have weak arms. Pick a good roller.

Mine is landed, so I can't repaint the stair case area where the ceiling is too high and dangerous. Luckily the old color at this area is good, so no need to repaint.

It seems like in overseas, DIYer can usually buy a pod size sample of the paint so they can go back home, paint it and look at the result on their wall. Is this available in Malaysia? I forgot to ask this at the paint shop that day.

Most of the time, the color we chose won't turn out like what we see on the catalog, their visualizer apps and website.

All done. Which is why my wall color is very balanced and nice, with and without pole. The ceiling is tricky.

Oh, I am using Maxilite for ceiling, also advised by the paint shop. If using the mainstream paint, purse will bleed. I used Nippon last time for walls, so now, I choose Dulux Easy Clean, also around RM250.
How is Nippon Vinilex's smell? Five years ago, I use Air Care series, wah.. it smelled like overly strong perfume.

This post has been edited by lowlowc: Jan 4 2018, 07:06 PM