Paint marks

19 years ago

Hi,

I've been repainting a room that was deep bright yellow and deep bright orange. I primed the yellow walls once, and the orange wall twice. Then I painted the new color, a honey beige with two coats. In the daylight, I still see roller and brush marks. The roller marks seem to be worse than where I edged with an edger, but I still see some uneven color. There is no visable difference between the yellow and orange walls. What did I do wrong? Both the primer and paint were supposedly one coat coverage, but I used two coats of each. Could I be using the wrong nap on the roller or a low quality edger? I will be re-painting a lot of walls in my house, to get it ready to sell, and I want to do a good job. Please help!

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Michael
19 years ago
I don't know how much painting experience you have, so I'll offer my advice based on a beginner level, if you don't mind.

1. Exchange the edger pad for a quality brush. A 2" Corona Cortez is an ideal cut in brush. It holds a lot of paint and lays it on evenly. Get something comparable.

2. Use a Handy Paint Pail to hold the trim paint. Dip the brush, tap the sides and paint. Never scrape the paint from the brush.

3. Use a 9 inch 3/8" nap roller cover in either woven fabric or lambswool. Both are available at SW.

4. Use a high quality, 100% Acrylic Latex paint. Apply the paint in sections from top to bottom, using a W or N pattern, filling it in before proceeding to the next section below it. Tip: If the original coat was a W pattern switch to the N. Do not repeat a previous pattern. Once you have all sections in that row filled in, move the roller to the top and lightly roll from top to bottom of wall to even out the paint. Proceed to the next vertical row, making sure you overlap by 1" on to the previous section. Never apply more than light pressure to the roller. A properly loaded roller cover will work best when layed on the wall and rolled out, lightly. Cover a 2' X 2' area with each refill. Do not stretch the paint. Do not roll it on fast. Take your time, this is art work.

Since you already have an unsightly wall, you'll want to begin painting from the opposite direction this time. In other words, DO NOT REPEAT THE SAME PATTERN OVER THE WALL AREA.

Michael
cathycdk
Original Author
19 years ago
Thanks for the tips. I will keep them in mind as I fix this room and continue painting other rooms.

I asked the guy at Lowe's, where I bought the paint, and he was totally stumped!
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dgmarie
18 years ago
I'm hoping these tips will solve my problem as well. Just finished coat number 2 of BM eggshell using a 3/8" pro grade roller cover (from the paint store) and am having a real bear not getting roller marks. I have never had a problem with them before. I've got great paint, a new great roller cover and a real mess.
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Christopher Nelson Wallcovering and Painting
18 years ago
I asked the guy at Lowe's, where I bought the paint, and he was totally stumped!

No surprise there.
Arapaho-Rd
18 years ago
I'm having the same problem. I'm even throwing away Wooster Professional grade 9" long 3/8" nap rollers and starting fresh each time. I try to load the roller evenly, do the 2x2 square, finish-off and go on. I see a roller mark where I've overlapped. I can't understand it either. Maybe I am not working fast enough and the paint is drying by the time I get back to the top of the wall. This is frustrating!