Free online courseHow to painting

Course Description

"How to Painting" is an extensive course encompassing various aspects of professional painting. With a duration of 20 hours and 59 minutes, this course offers in-depth knowledge and practical tips to both novices and seasoned painters. The course, which has received an impressive average rating of 4.7 stars, demonstrates its high quality and effectiveness in imparting valuable painting skills.

Belonging to the Professional category and specifically into the Construction subcategory, this course delves into a myriad of painting techniques and hacks. The lessons cover essential topics including the prevention of airless sprayer overspray, strategies to eliminate paint over spray, and a comprehensive guide on selecting and using airless paint sprayer tips.

Practical applications are a key focus of the course. You’ll learn how to stain a deck, refinish kitchen cabinet doors, and paint a house using airless sprayers. Additionally, the course provides tips on caulking and spackling, painting trim work, and painting pools with specialized paint. Other important skills include installing electric cooktops, patching stucco, painting straight lines, and addressing ceiling cracks.

The unique aspect of this course lies in its attention to detail and everyday painting challenges. You will get insights on cutting drywall, removing Levolor-style blinds, painting without brush strokes and achieving a professional finish even with spray cans. There are specific lessons on painting doors, fixing drywall, and engaging in a quick fireplace makeover with affordable techniques.

For homeowners, practical advice on replacing garage door weather strips, refinishing front doors, and dealing with back rolling is included. The course also covers removing door hinge pins, repairing stucco cracks, fixing paint runs, and starting a painting business independently. Plus, it includes tips for painting exteriors, ceilings, walls, and other tough spots.

Environmental aspects of painting are not neglected, with guidance on pressure washing a house, repacking airless spray guns, and masking carpets for painting. You’ll also learn how to repair and prep stucco for spraying, and whether to back brush stain or opt for other methods. The course even covers handling various surfaces, such as wrought iron fences and tin roofs, and includes time-lapse demonstrations of long painting sessions.

Specialized topics like staining a deck in a day, painting a bedroom professionally, repairing window screens, and doing a quick, pressure wash for decks are also taught. The course emphasizes stress-relieving painting tips, addresses common problems like plastic contamination and wax bleed, and explains the right sequence for painting tasks.

Finally, numerous real-world tips and tricks are shared—from the Idaho Painter himself—addressing questions on solo painting projects, dealing with chalky surfaces, achieving a spray can finish, and engaging in large-scale projects like deck restoration and graffiti removal.

With "How to Painting," you will gain a robust understanding and hands-on experience of various painting techniques, empowering you to handle diverse painting projects confidently and professionally.