- 1). Shield the basement floor with drop cloths.
- 2). Access the basement rafters using a stepladder. Shield the areas next to each rafter with painter's tape.
- 3). Descend the stepladder. Open your primer and stir it for two minutes. Pour a 1/2 gallon of primer into a painter's pot.
- 4). Put on a respirator.
- 5). Scale the stepladder with the pot of primer and nylon brush in hand. Apply primer to the basement rafters with the brush. Apply the primer using long, horizontal brush strokes. Allow the rafters to dry for three hours.
- 6). Wash your tools with running water.
- 7). Apply paint to the basement rafters with the brush. Apply using long, horizontal brush strokes. Allow the rafters to dry for three hours.
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