Repainting the master bedroom or dining room

Note: Refer to the PDF flowchart for a visual of the steps below:

1. Using a soft cloth, wipe the walls down using Resene Interior Paintwork Cleaner or mild detergent and warm water

2. Fill all dents, defects and holes using Selleys Rapid Filla and lightly sand

   • Large repairs may need sealing with Resene Quick Dry Acrylic Primer Undercoat

3. Use Selleys No More Gaps on any cracks between the walls and skirtings and/or scotias

4. What gloss level do you want?

Flat, velvet finish:

• Resene Zylone 20

Low sheen:

• Resene Spacecote Low Sheen
• Resene Zylone Sheen

A typical dining room or bedroom will use about 4 litres.

Things to consider:

• What room or rooms are being painted?
• What is on the walls?
• What condition are they in?
• Are there any critical lighting issues?
• Have you decided on a colour scheme?
• Are you doing the work yourself?
• What is the size of the room(s)?
• Would you prefer a dead flat finish or one with a slight sheen?

Notes:

• The luxurious velvety finish of Resene Zylone 20 is the ideal paint finish for most dining rooms.

• Both Resene Zylone 20 and Resene Zylone Sheen are low odour paints. This makes them suitable for bedrooms that will be occupied soon after painting.

• Resene Zylone 20 has an almost textural look and feel to it and could easily be mistaken for a limewashed paint finish or distemper. It imparts a particularly sophisticated and elegant look to a room when dark colours are chosen.

Key accessories essential to complete the job

• 220 grit zinc stearate sandpaper
• 35-50mm PAL Legend or Haydn Genius brush and/or a cutting in brush
• PAL No.1 roller sleeve
• Resene Interior Paintwork Cleaner (concentrate)
• Roller handle and roller tray
• Selleys Rapid Filla
• Selleys No More Gaps

Add-ons – to make the job easier or quicker

• Carpet guard (if skirtings are also being done)
• Dropsheet
• Masking tape
• Meths for clean up around light switches, enamel skirtings etc
• Wooden extension pole (or aluminium if doing a lot of future painting)

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