Painting rooms in your home: How to prep for the perfect finish

Kya deLongchamps shows how to fill in cracks like a pro before painting your interior walls

Every product has a drying time, but the lighter and airier it is the quicker it will set. File picture

Prepping is the essence of a great final finish when painting your walls, including the challenge of woodwork.

First of all, not all dings and holes need more than a paint fill. What we’re going to do is fill those really tiny imperfections with an extra coat of paint. Take for example, those tiny indents from those oval nails holding on your new or old skirting. If these are almost flush with the timber, it’s going to take very little to disguise their presence.