What and how to paint the ceiling foam baseboard: make a choice
Painting the ceiling plinth in the repair of the room is quite an important point. After all, he must be impeccable. The slightest flaw will be visible. First you need to decide how to paint the ceiling plinth made of polystyrene foam and after that do the right job. Below will be a complete instruction on the rules for performing this work.
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Ceiling plinth and its coloring
Currently, many people are decorating the joints of the ceiling and the wall with special ceiling skirting boards or, as they are more correctly called, fillets. They produce a beautiful effect.
Such skirting boards, even with ordinary wallpaper, the usual decoration, a chandelier, are able to design and make a new unusual, individual image. Now you do not need to attach heavy massive elements.
Attention: Such baguettes are made of polystyrene, polystyrene, polyurethane. Initially, they are white. In connection with its natural white color, many people wonder whether it is necessary to paint the ceiling baseboard, if the color is suitable anyway? We will analyze this question sequentially in order to understand some points.
So:
- Ceiling baguettes have pores, scratches. With a certain incidence of a ray of light, they can be visible.
- The material from which the plinth is made is slightly translucent, and after painting it, the appearance changes, and it becomes stronger.
- If the baseboard is not painted over, then after a while it will not be difficult to notice the dust and yellowness - without paint, the material takes on an unbearable appearance. In the case of stained, dust and stains are easily cleaned with a damp sponge.
- When fixing baseboards, there is one caveat: joints. Many are afraid of them. So these places are not visible, only after putty with subsequent painting. Otherwise, gaps remain. Such a situation cuts the eye and spoils the integrity of the whole image.
- If the baguette is made of wood, it is also treated and painted with paints or varnishes. So insect prevention is also more beautiful.
- Of course, they are painted for changing the color of the skirting board. For example, in tone to the ceiling.
But is it possible to paint the baseboard if it has already been attached to the ceiling? It is possible, but first necessary to close the cracks and joints. It is more convenient, of course, to paint before gluing, but then you will have to paint again after coating joints. Thus, first you need to glue, then cover the joints, and then paint. With this technology, the result will be excellent. Even experienced repairmen will appreciate your work.
How to choose paint for ceiling skirting
First of all, it is decided whether the baseboard is to be painted than to be painted, you need to think carefully, because the planned result depends on the choice of paint.
- There are paints that contain solvents, and from them the design can simply dissolve. Therefore, it is necessary to select water-soluble paints. Water-based acrylic or latex, water-dispersed is suitable. Wood baguettes are more resistant to different compositions of paints, you can experiment with them.
- On sale there are paints for skirting boards in a spray can. It is used before gluing to the wall. In this way, the application of color occurs quickly and evenly. If you need to change the color of the skirting board and you haven’t found such a finished product, then this issue is solved with the help of pigments.You buy the color you need, mix it with a white base, paint to a uniform color by stirring. You can do this both independently and in the construction department with the help of consultants.
Attention: Paint for ceiling skirting boards is different. If the room is not heated, then opt for a dye for exterior surfaces.
Let's consider what glazers are. This is a new word for many. Glaze is a type of tinting solution.
It is applied by spraying on the required surface from a spray can, and then rubbed evenly with a sponge, brushes. It gives an interesting final effect, provides texture of certain materials (metal, gold, wood, stone). Looks like a glaze on wood stain.
Consider some possible options for colorful decoration with such a solution:
| Patina effect | For such a display, a Tair color is usually used. To get the effect of patina, apply exactly over the entire area of the baseboard, except for the middle. Then, using a sponge, rub the joints between the painted and unpainted parts and the upper part of the applied glaze. This method of applying paint provides uneven coloring and giving different options for shades. Adding a glazer of a darker shade, highlight relief, and with a brush, the effect is enhanced. |
| Gilding | To decorate this look, you need a brush of the right width and glazes with the desired effect. The brush is dipped in paint and wiped. An almost dry brush is smoothly carried out along the raised bulges, transferring the gilding to the baseboard. This is a delicate work, and before such decoration, you should additionally watch video stories with stories about the methodology for carrying out such staining and try on samples. |
| Malachite effect | To achieve this result, a green glaze is prepared, and a piece of skin is taken instead of a sponge. By applying such a glaze, creating veins, and then shading, repainting with a feather, taking a glaz diluted with water (this gives a lighter tone). |
| Aged tree | To create a variant of an aged tree, a brown glaze and a hard brush are suitable. This will produce a structure very similar to the structure of a tree. Taking a brush thinner, you can finish some parts of the picture, giving the appearance of slices of wood. The texture of the picture is very believable. |
| Plinth under a dirty stone | This effect is created on skirting boards with a clearly defined relief pattern. To create such a picture, use the color of Tair, applying smoothly and evenly. To obtain light strips and veins, a brush is taken and shading is carried out. At the next stage of work, the Umber color is needed. It is applied and shaded. After blending with a dark glazer, strokes are drawn to remove excess solution. After waiting for everything to dry, they take a bronze glazer, which is already painted on the convex contours of the baguette. |
Preparatory phase before painting
In principle, this work is completely done with your own hands. From this, and its price will not be significant. First, choose the color scheme and the paint itself, which are going to paint baguettes. Further eliminate existing bumps, pores.
- To do this, you need to prepare a container of water, sponges, rags, and a rubber spatula so that you do not have to look at the crucial moment when you need to wipe your hands or dilute the solution. The work is carried out with gloves. In the event that there is no special spatula, any thick cardboard or plastic spatula will do.
- After gluing the baseboard to the base, it is necessary to go through the smallest finishing putty or white silicone sealant. Such a procedure will ensure the removal of existing bumps and flaws, hide the joints that formed after attaching the entire structure.If you attach a wooden plinth, then putty is taken special for woodwork. To the level difference was not noticeable, putty is applied in the direction from top to bottom.
- In order not to spoil the drawing, when applying the putty layer, one should work carefully, apply the solution smoothly, repeating all the bends and existing reliefs. When working with corners, take a putty or sealant on your finger and gently cover it.
- The same should be done with the gaps between the wall surface and the molding itself. To perform the next step (cleaning the cornice with a fine skin), you need to wait time until it dries completely.
Baguette painting requirements
If you have already bought the paint you need, read the instructions for working with it. Application technology, time delay - all details must be taken into account, because the components that add to the paint composition deserve attention and proper use to obtain the desired effect.
In order to paint the ceiling baseboard yourself, you do not need to take special courses or have work experience, even a school student will be happy to do this type of work, so feel free to act.
- After waiting for the putty to dry and after stripping, you need to pass the baseboard with a primer and get rid of the existing small dust particles that will affect the result of the work.
- Cover the floor to protect the surface from a drop of paint. Do not be lazy, and protect the walls, if they are already ready. Of course, the paint is erased, but it is better to immediately take care of possible problem areas in order to avoid trouble. Masking tape will help in this procedure. It is fastened close to the baseboard. In this way, smudges can be avoided. Only remove it after the paint has completely dried to avoid possible peeling off of the paint.
If the choice of tape is not suitable, then there is another option.
- Take a wide spatula (clean), a sheet of plastic or cardboard (thin for a better fit) and substitute it under the baseboard, pressing it against the wall when painting the baseboard.
- As the work progresses, this design is simply moved.
In the case of a spatula, they also act.
- The spatula is applied right below the baguette, painted, then rearranged again - painted and so on until the end. If you are worried about the top, then substitute it from above, just be careful not to spread the surface with a spatula. Periodically you need to wipe it.
- When painting, it is better to use a brush. You will not perform such a procedure with a roller, especially if you have a skirting board with a pattern. You can use a spray gun. With its use, even complex textured surfaces will turn out to be ideal.
- The paint applied in this way will fit perfectly, evenly, in contrast to the method of application by brush. Paint with any type of application is put in a thin layer and smeared. Excess paint will cause it to drip or drip.
- Having applied a layer No. 1, allow to dry completely, do not rush. If the skirting board looks perfect after drying, there are no defects, then you can no longer paint. Repeat the process if the first time is not enough and the effect is not like.
- In the case of painting a baguette that has not yet been glued, the walls have not been processed (the wallpaper has not been glued or painted), the procedure is carried out with a spray can or a soft brush. The principle of operation is similar to the described procedure. Do not forget to wait for the paint to dry completely.
Attention: For painting ceiling skirting boards attached indoors, do not use paints for working outside! The composition of such materials is different, it is not in vain that the inscription indicates the application for certain places.
In painting the ceiling foam skirting, the material is not so important as the environment of the skirting board and the sequence of work. Before starting work, you should see the photos and videos in this article. Then you can all do the job efficiently and quickly.
