Things I Learned About Painting From Priming One Closet

1) If you have a closet that you need to prime, do that first. Painting takes strategy and practice, and if you fuck this up no one will know. Not that I'd know firsthand or anything.

2) Wear clothes you really, really don't care about. It's not a question of whether you will get paint on yourself, just a question of when and how much. I currently have paint on the back of my heel, hands, elbows, and butt and all I've done so far is a closet.

3) Read about what you're doing before you do it. I just spent about a half hour washing out my roller in the sink, when I could have done things to shorten that time and minimize the amount of paint I put into the water system.

4) Again, wtf isn't there a totally comprehensive and useful guide to this somewhere? Everything I've seen is really abbreviated or leaves out crucial details.

5) Having someone else around, even if they aren't helping, probably makes this process less tiring. Or a book on tape.

6) Get more paint on the roller than you think you will need.

7) Take your time. Really. It's a lot easier to not mess up in the first place than it is to try to fix it. But keep a wet edge. Again, practice and strategy.

8) Mantra: cut in, roll, cut in, roll. I keep forgetting to cut in.