Ada 5 elemen penting yang juga harus diperhatikan dalam menentukan kesuksesan suatu pengecatan yaitu :
1. Pilihlah cat yang berkualitas
Dengan menggunakan cat yang bermutu, akan dapat mempermudah Anda dalam pengerjaannya, memberikan daya tutup yang lebih baik, dan telah memiliki daya tahan yang lebih lama. Karakter penting lainnya yang menentukan kualitas suatu cat adalah : daya rekat, daya sebar, scrub resistance (daya tahan terhadap gosokan ), burnish resistance ( daya tahan dari terbakar ), serta mudah dibersihkan dari noda. Cat yang berkualitas adalah yang menggunakan bahan - bahan yang ramah lingkungan, tidak menggunakan tambahan merkuri dan timah hitam yang mempunyai dampak berbahaya bagi manusia dan lingkungan.
2. Gunakan peralatan pengecatan yang baik
Peralatan yang baik akan dapat membuat persiapan permukaan dan proses pengaplikasian cat lebih mudah dan aman. Kuas dan rol yang bermutu akan dapat menghasilkan permukaan yang lebih halus, dan tidak meninggalkan bristles ( gelembung -gelembung kecil ), sehingga dapat mempercepat waktu pengerjaan. Peralatan lain yang penting adalah tangga yang kokoh dengan pegangan tangan untuk keamanan Anda.
3. Persiapkan permukaan yang akan dicat dengan benar
Cat juga merupakan suatu lapisan yang sangat tipis. Oleh karena itu keberhasilan suatu pengecatan sangat ditentukan oleh persiapan permukaan yang benar. Perbaikilah kondisi tembok seperti retak - retak atau berlubang, sebelum Anda mengecat. Juga kondisi kelembaban serta kebersihan tembok harus Anda perhatikan.
4. Tutupi ruangan atau permukaan yang tidak ingin dicat
Anda akan dapat mengerjakan proses pengecatan dengan lebih cepat, tanpa harus kuatir akan noda/bercak -bercak cat, dimeja, kursi, gagang pintu dan barang-barang lainnya. Juga akan mempercepat dan memper-mudah proses pembersihan setelah mengecat.
5. Lakukan pengecatan pada kondisi cuaca yang baik
Untuk bisa mendapatkan hasil yang terbaik. ikuti selalu petunjuk yang direkomendasikan oleh produsen cat mengenai suhu maksimum dan minimum, serta tingkat kelembaban udara yang disarankan.Untuk pengecatan dianjurkan dilakukan pada saat cuaca cerah dan tidak di musim huian .
Negative View of U.S. Race Relations Grows, Poll Finds
Public perceptions of race relations in America have grown substantially more negative in the aftermath of the death of a young black man who was injured while in police custody in Baltimore and the subsequent unrest, far eclipsing the sentiment recorded in the wake of turmoil in Ferguson, Mo., last summer.
The poll findings highlight the challenges for local leaders and police officials in trying to maintain order while sustaining faith in the criminal justice system in a racially polarized nation.
Sixty-one percent of Americans now say race relations in this country are generally bad. That figure is up sharply from 44 percent after the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown and the unrest that followed in Ferguson in August, and 43 percent in December. In a CBS News poll just two months ago, 38 percent said race relations were generally bad. Current views are by far the worst of Barack Obama’s presidency.
The negative sentiment is echoed by broad majorities of blacks and whites alike, a stark change from earlier this year, when 58 percent of blacks thought race relations were bad, but just 35 percent of whites agreed. In August, 48 percent of blacks and 41 percent of whites said they felt that way.
Looking ahead, 44 percent of Americans think race relations are worsening, up from 36 percent in December. Forty-one percent of blacks and 46 percent of whites think so. Pessimism among whites has increased 10 points since December.
Do you think race relations in the United States are getting better, getting worse or staying about the same?
Getting worse
Staying the same
Getting better
Don't know/No answer
All adults
Whites
Blacks
44%
37
17
46
36
16
41
42
15
The poll finds that profound racial divisions in views of how the police use deadly force remain. Blacks are more than twice as likely to say police in most communities are more apt to use deadly force against a black person — 79 percent of blacks say so compared with 37 percent of whites. A slim majority of whites say race is not a factor in a police officer’s decision to use deadly force.
Overall, 44 percent of Americans say deadly force is more likely to be used against a black person, up from 37 percent in August and 40 percent in December.
Blacks also remain far more likely than whites to say they feel mostly anxious about the police in their community. Forty-two percent say so, while 51 percent feel mostly safe. Among whites, 8 in 10 feel mostly safe.
One proposal to address the matter — having on-duty police officers wear body cameras — receives overwhelming support. More than 9 in 10 whites and blacks alike favor it.
In general, do you think the police in most communities are more likely to use deadly force against a black person, or more likely to use it against a white person, or don’t you think race affects police use of deadly force?
Police more likely to use deadly force against a black person
Police more likely to use deadly force against a white person
Do you favor or oppose on-duty police officers wearing video cameras that would record events and actions as they occur?
Favor
Oppose
Don't know/No answer
All adults
Whites
Blacks
92%
93%
93%
6%
5%
5%
2%
2%
2%
Asked specifically about the situation in Baltimore, most Americans expressed at least some confidence that the investigation by local authorities would be conducted fairly. But while nearly two-thirds of whites think so, fewer than half of blacks agree. Still, more blacks are confident now than were in August regarding the investigation in Ferguson. On Friday, six members of the police force involved in the arrest of Mr. Gray were charged with serious offenses, including manslaughter. The poll was conducted Thursday through Sunday; results from before charges were announced are similar to those from after.
Reaction to the recent turmoil in Baltimore, however, is similar among blacks and whites. Most Americans, 61 percent, say the unrest after Mr. Gray’s death was not justified. That includes 64 percent of whites and 57 percent of blacks.
As you may know, a Baltimore man, Freddie Gray, recently died after being in the custody of the Baltimore police. How much confidence do you have that the investigation by local authorities into this matter will be conducted fairly?
A lot
Some
Not much
None at all
Don't know/No answer
All adults
Whites
Blacks
29%
31
22
14
5
31
33
20
11
5
20
26
30
22
In general, do you think the unrest in Baltimore after the death of Freddie Gray was justified, or do you think the unrest was not justified?
Justified
Not justified
Don't know/No answer
All adults
Whites
Blacks
28%
61
11
26
64
11
37
57
6
The nationwide poll was conducted from April 30 to May 3 on landlines and cellphones with 1,027 adults, including 793 whites and 128 blacks. The margin of sampling error is plus or minus three percentage points for all adults, four percentage points for whites and nine percentage points for blacks. See the full poll here.
