On 09/12/2012 04:15 AM, Norminn wrote:
On 9/11/2012 4:02 PM, Todd wrote:
Hi All,

I need to paint a bathroom. What tools/parts/materials
do I need to purchase (paint is pretty obvious).

The shower is a one piece fiberglass shower. It leaves
about two feed of sheet rock on its vertical sides to
the sheet rock sealing. Where the sheet rock hits
the fiberglass is pealing. So, include what i need
the repair that too. Sandpaper? spackle?

Hopeless,
-T

Scraper or putty knife (p.k. is more flexible)
Spackle
Latex primer
Semi-gloss paint
Paintable caulk
Small foam paint roller
2" paint brush (not natural bristle); buy a good one if you plan to ever
paint again
Something to catch the drips; plastic sheet, newspaper, etc.
Stirring stick for paint
Rags
Spit (for smoothing the caulk)

Gently scrape the loose paint. Patch the peeled spots with spackle, let
dry, smooth with sandpaper or damp sponge. Apply primer, let dry.
Carefully apply caulk along join of shower and sheet rock; let it set.
Paint. I'm thinking that if you can't even come up with your own
shopping list for painting a bathroom, you are going to be stuck at
applying the caulk. If you seemed a tad more experienced, I'd recomment
alkyd semi-gloss paint for the bath...kinda' icky to clean up. Let us
know how it goes! You in college?

Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you for sharing your
knowledge with me. Don't care much for how to videos as
they tend to leave stuff out. ("What idiot would not know to
do this?" Well this idiot wouldn't.)

College was a long, long time ago.

Have to use Safe Coat, due to chemical sensitivities. Was going
to use their eggshell outdoor paint.

http://www.afmsafecoat.com/

AFM suggested M1 as a safe anti fungal. But still looking for
the MSDS. If any, and I mean any, human reaction, it is out.

Again, thank you so much,
-T