Repainting children's bedrooms

Resene Popular Paint Systems – painting interior walls: training notes

This web page is an edited version of the Resene Best System Selling training notes provided to Resene staff and is provided to enable you to gain a greater understanding of the substrates and paint systems you may encounter in your decorating project. It is impossible to cover all decorating scenarios in a single document, so if you are in doubt about any aspect of your project please contact Resene for assistance.

Table of contents (interior walls)

Select the wall surface you will be painting from the list below to view how to prepare and finish the surface.

Preparation flowcharts

Room flowcharts

How to repaint children’s rooms

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

Using a soft cloth, wipe the walls down using Resene Interior Paintwork Cleaner or mild detergent and warm water
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
Use Selleys No More Gaps on any cracks between the walls and skirtings and/or scotias
Topcoat options:
- Apply 2 coats of Resene Spacecote Low Sheen
- Alternatively, apply 2 coats of Resene Zylone Sheen

Painting interior walls

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)?
Does your child want to make a feature of a particular wall or walls?

Notes:

Childrens walls

Children’s rooms are not really different to master bedrooms except they may get more wear depending on the age of the child and how much they are allowed to do in their room.
Children are often more adventurous with colour and techniques and with their parents’ permission they could use a metallic and/or Resene Pixie Dust on their walls.
Also recognise that like kitchen areas there is a good opportunity for Resene Magnetic Magic as a first coat on a key wall before applying the topcoats.
Resene Spacecote Low Sheen is ideal or Resene Enamacryl Metallic if a metallic finish is desired. If paint odour is an issue use Resene Zylone Sheen.
For special effects you could try Resene Magnetic Magic, Resene Pearl Shimmer, Resene Pixie Dust or Resene Blackboard Paint. See the Resene KidzColour chart for colour and finish ideas.
The Resene KidsColour chart allows adults and children to explore colour and design options tailored to children of all ages.

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 No More Gaps
Selleys Rapid Filla

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 etc
Wooden extension pole (or aluminium if doing a lot of future painting)

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