Card 1 — The Goal
💳 The Card Press: After laying painter's tape, press the edge down with an old plastic card. Paint bleed happens under loose tape — the press is what makes lines razor-sharp.
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Card 2 — Step 1
🖌️ The 45° Cut-In: Brush at 45°, slow steady strokes along edges and corners. Learn this and you'll skip taping entire rooms — it's the single highest-value painting skill.
Card 3 — Step 2
🎨 The 5-Roll Load: Dip the roller, then roll it out on the tray 5-6 times before touching the wall. Even loading is the whole secret to no streaks, no splatter.
Card 4 — Step 3
⬆️ The Ceiling-First Order: Ceiling, then walls, then trim. Drips only fall down — paint in gravity's order and you never repaint what you just finished.
Card 5 — The Cheat Sheet
✌️ The Two-Coat Law: Two coats, always — even when coat one 'looks fine.' Coat two evens texture and deepens color; every one-coat wall announces itself in afternoon light.