Getting Started

Getting your home or workplace painted is a very important aspect of decoration. Other than protecting your walls, these paint colours are an expression of your personality.

Getting Started Painting Process Post Painting Care Common Defects

Here are few ideas to plan,

that will tell you how to paint walls in the most effective way:

Identify

the rooms you wish to paint.

Decide the colours

the shades/ scheme you want to use in each room. To arrive at the right colour combinations, check out our online Colour Palette.

Measure

our rooms to find out the area you need to paint. You can use our Paint Calculator to determine the area of all surfaces that you are planning to paint.

Check our product

ange to see which of our brand best meets your needs. Our specially designed Paint Selector is just the right help for you to arrive at brands for all your wall painting needs.

Locate our

Colour World Dealer closest to your home using theDealer Locator.

Remove door knobs

handles and other decorative accessories from doors and windows, in order to prevent damage due to paint spillage. Remove light fixtures or mask them with masking tape, paper and/or cloth.

Remove the dust

on the walls thoroughly using a dry mop. Walls of bathroom and kitchen can be washed with water and allowed to dry.

it is preferable

to buy all the paint you need at one time and in the largest possible pack (size) for convenience and to reduce the chances of slight colour variations between batches. It also makes the entire wall painting process more economical.

Water seepage facts and fiction

Cracks in the external walls

The only Permanent solution to water leakage and dampness is to rectify the source of problem.

Typical causes of water seepage are:

Cracks in the external walls
High ground water level that is getting absorbed in the walls from the foundation

We advise you to get a civil contractor or waterproofing expert

to rectify the problem before you start with any type of wall painting.