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#asknostr 500 sats for a creative painting and decorating tip - ie tips that improve the quality of work, or speed up the process, or save money on materials.

If it makes sense to me, it's a good 'un!

There is no other painting and decorating resource on Nostr, as far as I can tell, so you have an open run with your best tips!

If its a tip you have seen from a painter on Youtube or wherever, that's fine, just reference them and I'll try reach out to them and get them to take a look over here.

See how it goes, I have a few sats put aside for the hashtag.

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Dune Messias 8mo ago

This was a lifesaver for me: add a drop of dish soap to your water when cutting in — smoother lines, fewer brush marks. Bonus: it makes cleaning up way easier.

Full brush-saving guide here: https://www.anikasdiylife.com/how-to-clean-dried-paint-brushes/

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Housepainter 8mo ago

Thanks. I'll give you that one, with a BIG caveat :) Dish soap does reduce surface tension of water-based paints, which improves flow. But... Next time, please use a properly formulated and compatible #Paint conditoner such as Floetrol.

To avoid cissing ( pinholing) pro painters in UK started adding Dish soap to water- based acrylate enamels from Tikkurila, arguably the most technically advanced Paint company in the business.

You can imagine with their knowledge of chemistry why their tech department went ballistic hearing that hairy-assed painters thought they knew better and were dropping unmeasured amounts of Fairy Liquid into their multi billion dollar Paint. 😂

If you have nothing else, Dish soap is a get out of jail tip. But Who knows how It degrades the finish. Floetrol on the other hand improves the Paint formulation especially of cheaper látex/vinyl emulsion paints.

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Dune Messias 8mo ago

Good to know