Painting 101: 'Kitchen Crashers' Host Shares Must-Have Tools
Every do-it-yourself painting project should include these items.
— -- A DIY painting project can change the look of your home but it can also get messy.
On the scene to help solve your painting questions is Alison Victoria, the host of DIY Network’s “Kitchen Crashers.” Victoria appeared today on “Good Morning America” with tips on how to put together a “painting kit.”
Victoria says each item in this kit should ideally be assembled before you begin a painting project.
DIY 'Painting Kit' Checklist
Tack cloth
Sanding blocks
Paint brushes
Drop cloth
Plastic drop cloth
Masking tape (Yellow for sensitive areas; green for regular)
Gloves
Glass scraper
Utility knife
Putty knife, paint scraper, 5 in 1 tool
Staple gun
Safety glasses
Painter’s putty, wood filler
Tape measure
3/8” nap roller covers
Caulk gun
Roller tray with liners
Roller cage with 3/8” nap cover
4” Foam roller with tray
Towels
Extension stick
Plastic Bin