This article was a collaboration between several members of our editing staff who validated it for accuracy and comprehensiveness. Together, they cited 22 references in their creation of the article. Fill gaps and fix imperfections in the wall. Use spackle and a spackle knife to fill in any holes or damage to the walls. Use paintable caulk to fill gaps between walls and trim. Run a thin bead of caulk along all the edges, using a caulk gun and paintable caulk.
Remove any excess that smears away from the edge with a damp cloth. Let the caulk dry for at least 20 minutes. It should be very thin in the first place, so it should not even need to be that long. While the caulk is drying, you can do other preparation, such as laying out tarps along the walls you are going to paint. Clean the surfaces with a damp rag. Wipe off the trim edges with your cloth to remove any dust. Also go around the room and wipe any baseboards, door trim, window trim and crown molding on the edge that butts up to the wall surface.
Use painter's tape to mask off all trim and edges. Use the 1 inch 2. The secret here is to tape slowly and carefully, making sure to press down firmly along the edge of the tape so that it is attached securely. Be sure to thoroughly tape off corners where you will have two different colors next to each other. This includes the edge at the top of the wall if the ceiling will be a different color. Paint from the center to the edge of the tape with a brush. Dip your brush into the paint, making sure the paint only goes about halfway up the brush.
Use the edge of the paint container to wipe off extra paint that might drip. It's important to paint with strokes that move from the center of the tape out across the edge or with strokes that run totally parallel to the edge of the tape. This will ensure that paint doesn't seep under the tape. If you have a helper, one of you can do the edge painting and then the other can follow behind and paint the large sections of the wall.
Work slowly and precisely so that the paint doesn't leak over the far side of the tape or get forced under the edge. Let the paint dry overnight. Do not pull the tape off right after painting. Letting the paint dry completely lessens the elasticity of paint build-up along the edges, making it easier for the paint to break right at the tape line. After a day or 2, the tape line will have more chance of being uneven because the paint will be too solid and dry. Pull the tape off at an angle so the paint isn't disturbed. Start at a corner and pull the tape off so that it is at a 90 degree angle from the trim surface.
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This allows the tape to separate from the paint smoothly, rather than pulling up the edge of the paint as it's pulled off. Ideally, the paint edge will be a perfect line with no bleed through. Use a razor blade to cut areas where the paint and tape won't separate. If you are having problems with the tape pulling up and stretching the paint, you may have thick areas of paint that need to be cut. Use a razor blade to carefully cut along the edge where the paint is not breaking free.
Keep the blade perpendicular to the wall so that you cut a smooth line next to the tape. Fix imperfections and gaps on the walls. Use drywall spackle to fix bigger holes, or use painters putty to fill in small dings and nail holes. Use a caulking gun and paintable caulk to fill any gaps between the trim and the walls.
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Remember, nail holes and gaps are obvious after you paint, so take the extra time and make the room look good by doing proper wall preparation. Clean the wall with a damp rag. Or use a tall ladder to get up close.. After sanding, I like to apply a miscoat of white emulsion like a white wash to the walls, which gives a blank surface to start on and see where to fill any imperfections. For the miscoat, take an empty bucket and one part emulsion to three parts water.
To fill any holes, mix up your powder filler on the wooden board, make a hole in the middle, add water and mix it into a paste. After the filler has dried, sand the wall down and then dust it off. Use the filler to help when painting edges, too: You're left with a nice clean edge to brush in. When you are painting the internal corner of a wall, where the wall meets the ceiling at a right angle, it's best to use a painting technique called "cutting in". To cut in, paint along the top of the wall in a horizontal line, keeping the edge of the brush tight to the ceiling using firm and steady strokes to give you a nice straight edge.
Use the technique along skirting boards and windows too. You'll find when you open a tin of paint that a top layer of skin has formed. Remove this by straining the paint. Place a piece of old stocking, cheesecloth, tights material or pantyhose over your paint bucket and strain the paint through.
You can also try turning the paint upside-down for a few seconds while it's still in the tin, obviously with the lid on tight. In roller speak, the nap is the thickness of the sleeve. When buying your paint roller, follow this rule: Before you begin painting the ceiling, it's worth buying an extension handle for your roller. These are easy to get hold of. Being so high up, you won't want to lug a heavy paint tin up the ladder, so transfer some of it into a smaller container eg, a big yoghurt pot.
White paint can be tricky because it's hard to keep track of where you've painted. Luckily there is such a thing as magic white paint.
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It goes on pink and then fades white as it dries. A paint shield, or George as its known in the trade, helps to protect the skirting board from any sprays of paint. Hold it against the skirting while you paint above. Surprisingly, cat litter soaks up spilled paint a treat. Try to contain the spill first, then pour a generous amount of cat litter on to it.
On the Edge of Gone by Corinne Duyvis tells the story of a girl trying to survive an apocalypse. Those who failed to find a place through skills or through a lottery have only temporary shelters for the impact itself, and will subsequently need to fend for themselves in a disaster-stricken world.
The book touches on some very common apocalypse and post-apocalypse tropes, which many of us have seen in stories before. The consequences of this system for disabled people are usually not spelled out, but the implications are ominous. One might be forgiven, given the premise, for anticipating a story all about an autistic person struggling to prove her worth to murderously ableist masters who think that no autistic people should be allowed to survive.
A few people, realistically, are, but by and large the people on the generation ship are good people trying to protect each other in a bad situation.
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Many people on the ship see that Denise is helpful and resourceful, but anyone with a family on the waiting list understandably is looking for the survival of their family first. She is a drug addict who is neglectful to her children. Her irrational stalling is what prevents Denise from getting to the temporary shelter in the first place.
Denise is aware that much of what her mother does is not okay, but to her credit, she still does not believe that her mother deserves to die. What she wants is the same as what all the neurotypical characters want— survival for her whole family.