# What's the worst part of painting?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 9, 2012, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-part-of-painting/608984 "2012-01-09T23:18:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-part-of-painting/608984/21 "2012-01-10T18:26:21Z")

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Prepping the walls is the worst part. Cleaning the brushes is the second worst part. The painting itself I rather enjoy, actually.

And no tape unless you’re doing some graphic designs or something that requires straight lines. For corners & trim, just go slowly and carefully.

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**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-part-of-painting/608984/22 "2012-01-10T18:49:19Z")

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Nobody said roller work, so I just wanted to share some hate for that one. The first swipe’s okay, but then the next one will be a little sparser, and the next a little more so, and before you know it, you’re practically scrubbing paint into the wall with the damned thing. And when it’s time to clean up…no, fuck it, just buy a new one! You can rinse it for an hour and paint will still come out.

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-part-of-painting/608984/23 "2012-01-10T19:11:10Z")

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> [@Sudden\_Kestrel](#):
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> Top of wall, thoracic pain. Bottom of wall, lumbar pain. Ceiling, neck pain. Other than that, I really don’t mind painting.

I enjoy the entire process of painting, but the older I get, the more painful it becomes. I still enjoy doing it, but now it involves stretching exercises and medications.

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**Author:** ![Baracus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/2bfe46/32.png) [@Baracus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baracus)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-part-of-painting/608984/24 "2012-01-10T19:17:19Z")

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I hate painting the trim. I just painted our hallway recently, which includes a stairwell and an overlook into the two-story entry. Between the stairs and the overlook there were 44 balusters that required painting. I think I spent a day and a half running up and down the stairs and dangling off ladders just to do the freaking balusters! Most of our house is carpeted so painting baseboards is no fun either.

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**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-part-of-painting/608984/25 "2012-01-10T19:23:20Z")

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Other - Sanding!

I worked for a painting company for a summer after I move to the big city. I spent 40 hours a week sanding things that other people painted. Worst job I ever had.

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