Paint Prep

I have started to prep the guest bedroom for paint. I have already finished the ceiling. It came out a little bit streaky. I think I had too much paint on the roller. So I did a little research and decided this is how I am going to prep the room for paint.

1. Remove all light switches and outlet covers.
2. Find any nail pops, cracks, or divets in the wall. I looked for imperfections in the wall using by using both a spotlight and using natural light. Sometimes the nail pops would be obvious and sometimes they wouldn't be.
3. Mark imperfections with a pen knife. When I found a nail pop I would use a pen knife to make a cut in the drywall exposing the nail head. I would later come back to it and drive it in with a hammer and nail set.
4. Sand the imperfections. I use a Dewalt Random Orbital Sander with 150 grit sanding disks.
5. Sand the wall using a pole sander. I really sanded it lightly.
6. Wash the wall. I have read a lot of debate about this one. I used bleach mixxed with water. I wasn't sure it was necessary or useful, but the mount of dust I removed from the wall was ginormous.
7. Patch the imperfections.
8. Patch the imperfections.
9. Apply painter's tape for edging. This painter's tape is pretty expensive. I bought 4 rolls for like 20 bucks. It took me a while to figure out a good technique to put it on and get it straight. What I wound up doing was putting it on as straight as possible then coming back with a razor and cutting a perfect line. Then removing the excess. This worked well.

Today I will put the first coat on. Wish me luck! What I have consistently read is "Two light coats is better than one heavy coat"