Q: Avoid acrylic or oil-based paints because these will leave your carpet feeling crunchy and clumpy. While you could use a paintbrush to apply canned upholstery paint, you won't achieve the same coverage consistency as you would using spray paint. Choose a color that complements the walls or furniture in the room. For example, use blue spray paint to complement light brown walls or opt for a classic maroon paint to provide contrast for blue, black, or white walls and furniture. Note that using a light-colored paint on a dark carpet won't give you the intended result. For instance, white paint on a black carpet might turn out looking gray. Bright, vivid colors work best on white carpets. If your carpet is tan or taupe with yellow undertones and you're using a light-colored paint, those yellow undertones will come through and give you a different result than on the can. You may have to do several coats to achieve the color closest to the can, so buy extra cans if that's the case. Existing patterns on the carpet may still show if they're a darker color than the paint you're using. If that's the case, be prepared to do extra coats, accept the design shadows showing through, or cover them with furniture. Clean your carpet prior to painting it so you don't have odd lumps or debris distorting your design. Be sure to get out as much pet hair and crumbs as possible! Use a mixture made of equal parts of white vinegar and water to spot treat dried or lumpy stains. If possible, move the carpet outside or to a well-ventilated area like an open garage or porch. If you can't move the carpet, open doors and windows or turn on some fans to get some air flow. You'll also want to wear a nose and mouth mask to avoid inhaling fumes. If you don't have a face mask, tie a bandana or thin cloth around the lower half of your face. If you're painting inside, line the area around the carpet with painter's tape. Make sure the tape covers an area 12 inches (30cm) to 24 inches (61cm) around the area where you're applying paint. Use newspaper, old bed sheets, or plastic covers to protect other nearby surfaces in the room. If you're using fans, note which way the draft is flowing so you can protect those areas from small specks of airborne paint. Shake the can for 30 to 60 seconds and apply a steady stream of paint to a piece of cardboard. Make sure the paint comes out evenly and that the trigger is easy to push down. If the trigger is clogged, twist it off of the top of the can and let it soak in paint thinner for 2 to 3 hours. Then, wash it under cool water, dry it off, reattach it, and test it again.
A: Use spray-on upholstery paint to keep the carpet soft. Vacuum or shake out the carpet or rug to remove dirt and debris. Choose a well-ventilated area to apply the paint and wear a mask. Protect surrounding walls and furniture with tape and newspaper. Test the spray paint on a piece of scrap cardboard.

Q: One way to end a friendship is to let it fade instead of cutting it off in a dramatic showdown. Maybe the friendship just seems like it has run its course. Slowly contact the person less. For example, if you were talking four times a week, reduce it to one time per week. Sometimes people using the fade out method will keep the person on their social media friend lists, but just contact them less. This is basically a way to downgrade a friendship but avoid dramatic confrontation. You could suggest a cooling-off period in the hopes that the person will start forging other friendships and start fading away from you when it ends. Don't be available when she (or he) wants to meet. After enough such excuses, the friend may just move on to asking other people to go, naturally reducing the friendship. It's normal for people to change friends over the course of a lifetime and to go through different life cycles, in which their interests change. If the former friend has really done something grievous to you, such as a clear betrayal, you are actually doing something empowering by ending the relationship. You shouldn't feel guilty about standing up for yourself or weeding out negative influences. For example, the people you had things in common with in college might not make the best of friends anymore if your life goes in a different direction from theirs both in terms of family or career. Passive rejection is the term given to friendships you just allow to fade out. It means you avoid direct confrontation with the person you are rejecting. One benefit of this kind of rejection is that it can minimize angry feelings because the person being rejected might not realize it, and there is not a showdown with negative words shared. One negative of this kind of rejection is that it can take a long time and requires a certain dishonesty. You're not leveling with the person about what you're really doing. If you're extremely close to the friend and have known them for a very long time, the fade out approach may not work. They will perceive the change too dramatically, and they will probably call you out on it. "Ghosting" is a term that recently became popular when Charlize Theron broke up with Sean Penn. Whether applied to a romantic relationship or a friendship, it means you just vanish on the other person completely and stop talking to them all at once without telling them why. This method is cruel to the person who used to be your friend. They will spend weeks wondering what they did wrong, and they will probably contact you again to seek answers. Thus, this method of ending a friendship won't cause the other person to stop contact; it will make them try to contact you more. Ghosting removes the possibility of closure for the other person. It's never a good idea to end a friendship by causing hurt in another person. Furthermore, without the possibility of closure, the other person won't feel like the friendship is completely over. Ghosting has been called the "ultimate silent treatment." It is not an honest reckoning of what went wrong in the friendship, which prevents growth in the person whose friend you don't want to be anymore. If the other person has done something to harm your friendship, telling them will allow them to work on those things to better themselves for future friendships.
A: Let it fade out. Let go of guilt. Recognizing the pros and cons of passive rejection. Don't ghost.

Q: You'll see a clothing icon near a baton.
A:
Complete the "Cop Land" mission first. Go to the police station in Washington Beach. Enter the police station. Enter the room on the left of the hallway. Run through the clothing icon to change to a cop uniform.