Wagner SMART SideKick Roller - Manual (Page 9)

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Practice / Usage
Prepping the Room
Remove all pictures, mirrors, and decorations from
the walls and draperies from the windows. Remove
all nails, hardware and switch and receptacle covers.
Cover furniture and floor with drop cloths.
Surface Preparation
• Always remove wallpaper before painting.
Wash off old adhesive and rinse with water.
Allow the walls to dry before painting.
• Wash and rinse dirt, grease and oil build-up off
the walls with soap and water.
• Fill all nail holes, joints and cracks with patching
paste. Let dry and sand the surface until
smooth. Clean sanded area with a damp cloth.
• Spot prime all patched areas and any marker
and/or pen marks before applying first coat.
Tip: Write the important information from your
paint can - color, formula, brand and paint type - on
the back of a switch plate for future reference.
Painting the Room
Tip: If you need more than one gallon of paint to do
the room’s walls, mix them together to ensure color
uniformity.
• Always make sure to open a window or door to
ensure proper ventilation.
• If you are painting both the ceiling and walls in
your room, start with the ceiling first and then
move to the walls.
Ceilings:
• Paint across the short width of the ceiling.
Walls:
• Paint one wall at a time.
• Pick an area to start where you can saturate
the roller cover and evenly distribute the
paint. Working in three-foot sections, begin by
cutting-in around windows, doors, cabinets,
base and other breaks in the wall surface.
• Press and release the handle button until paint
appears through the roller cover.
• Start painting at one end of a wall and roll out
the letter “W”. Fill it in with crosswise strokes,
working your way across the wall in 3’ x 3’
sections. Finish the sections by painting one
solid swipe from ceiling to floor. This will give
you a nice even paint finish.
• Press and release the handle button as needed
for more paint. Be careful not to over-saturate
the roller cover as it may drip, slide on the wall
or spatter.
• Make sure to run the roller cover over the areas
you cut-in around the trim and baseboards to
even out the texture.
• If you need to stop and take a break; finish
painting the entire wall, or stop at a break in the
wall such as a doorway or corner to prevent lap
marks.