from start to finish you’re giving tips and demonstrating, none of this talk for 5 minutes before actually doing anything that lots of people on youtube do. great video and thanks for the help!
I never comment or like anything on RUclips.. I am painting two floors of my house. I wish I saw this video when I was painting the living room downstairs. This is the best video and best method ever, I don’t feel as tired and the results are so drastic and life changing. Thank you for your video!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great video. This is how I paint but I start with a large x of paint in the wall then fill in. I also use the paint as a primer for patches, works great. I found the keys for me are to give ample time to dry between coats and don't roll over already setting paint, that will leave roller marks. Also, if you patched a large area, let it fully dry and set for before primer/painting or it will bubble. I recommend doubling the time your patch filler states. Even if your jobs takes a day more, it's better to do it right rather than try to fix it after.
I agree with letting the spackle/plaster fully dry before applying paint. I’ve seen, particularly bathrooms where you are applying a watertight membrane (pigmented sealer), the water can only escape outwards and will crack the paint, and this has happened. If it does happen the only thing you can do is scrape the loose bits off, sand it back, apply another skim coat of plaster, sand it then treat it like a new wall. With bathrooms, I like to talk to the plasterers about when the job commenced, and when it’s finished, this gives me a rough idea of how long to wait before painting. As a rule it’s 3 days minimum on fresh plaster: for other walls which are primed with water based paints I usually wait about 36 hours.
Excellent video. Thank you for taking time to explain the techniques in detail. I had painted a room with an undercoat in grey and the first coat in black. They were both full of streaks and I was ready to throw in the towel! However, after watching your video, I fixed all my mistakes, started pulling more paint on the rollers, applying paint and then blending it in. It has now come out a treat! Did the ceiling it looks fab as well. Thank you. Saved me a lot of frustration and ofcrs some money too.
Best paint roller ive seen on RUclips! Shows techniques step by step perfect just was needed! I was getting lines and not a smooth finish. Paint in the walls I did had a rough patchy paint look to it showing tiny patches through some parts rather than having a nice clean finish! Thabks💯
Keeping the roller with an adequate amount of paint is key! If you’re hearing that “sticky” noise, you need more paint. However I’d make a few suggestions. 1. When you cut in the boarders of the wall, you do not want to let that paint dry before rolling the rest of the wall. That will help blend the edges reducing the risk of “window framing.” 2. I like hitting patches with some paint as well, but again you do not want that to dry totally before rolling over it. It creates a different texture and will show up on the surface if using a sheen other than flat. 3. You also need to back-roll toward the frame of the roller. That’s why you are getting lines-even if minimal. All of the pressure is transferred to the frame of the roller creating those lines. If you back-roll toward the frame, it will eliminate those lines as you move toward the corner.
Michael Williams In my experience, flashing typically happens due to insufficient wall prep, roller direction, being inconsistent with quantity of material on the roller or irregular application. Use a quality primer to seal the substrate to prevent uneven absorption. Feather the edges of where you cut in and hit it with a 3” roller to give it texture. Be consistent with how often you add paint to the roller. And back-roll in the same direction over the entire surface. I like to go bottom to top for some reason. Don’t overwork the material either. I see that a lot where people keep rolling and rolling over the same spot causing uneven drying and then inconsistent sheen levels. As far as touch ups go. It seems paints vary. I’ve seen some-SW infinity that you have to let the first coat completely cure before touch up. I’ve personally used some like PPG Olympic ONE, Glidden Diamond and others and have had no problem touching up within an hour or less. I’ve done second coats with them after just 20 minutes of drying with no issues. I’d say, generally, most mid range paints are fine to touch up after an hour or two. Lower sheens are obviously easier to deal with as well. Hope this helps!
Alk6239 Yes that can happen as the curing paint is still trying to dry while new paint is being applied to it. Not usually a big deal-unless other parts of the wall did not have that first coat, which is why you’re seeing the flashing. I’d let it all completely dry-give it a couple of hours-and go over the entire wall in one more good coat.
Great video!!Really easy to understand and watching you do it was very helpful! I painted primer on the walls and next will be the actual paint and I was a little unsure how to paint it so I wouldn’t end up with lots of streaks. I’m painting white primer and then white paint, so it’s hard to see but your video is really going to help!❤ Thank you !
I've put three coats of pollycel on dark walls to cover up browns and etc. I was expecting pollycel ceiling to do what it states on the tin, two coats instead of three. I have lots of streks from not using the roller properly. Far the best video on youtube, it's a shame you didn't demonstrate this using brilliant white and had the camera anaylis different light spectrums. As an amateur decorator looking to sell, I will buy some Johnson's paint and religiously follow your instructions to key.
I would highly recommend priming over your sanded mud patches/fixes instead of using the paint. I’ve tried using the paint only method, but even after two coats I can still see where I patched. Primeless spots will most likely absorb more paint and leave a difference!
Not sure why all the negative comments on here but I've been painting rooms for 30+ years and was taught to go in a random W pattern. I assume that is for textured walls, not flat. I found this video because when I painted a flat wall with the W pattern it looked like shit. I followed what this video recommended and achieved excellent results. Thanks!
it doesn't really matter how you paint, the key is to use a lot of paint, very generously especially the first coat, and don't press too hard, just make the whole wall wet. when it dries, it would be super super smooth. I'm not a professional but I painted my entire house, I noticed this when painting my second wall
It does matter. And a professional can see much much more than just anybody if theyre truly experienced. And if theyre a professional they wont just let even the most minor flaws go. They cant. Unless they wanna wake up screaming in a death sweat from nightmares. Trust me. I know.
@@InevitableUniverse its just an exaggerated explanation of why I can't help but focus on details. Basically it will bother me later. No matter who else knows... Because I know.
If you have paint lines will another coat get rid of them or is it going to be there no matter what. I'm using a 3/8 nap and behr marqui one coat eggshell paint and it's kicking my ass. First time using eggshell and didn't realize it was that much different from matte finish as far as painting it and this stuff is ridiculously thick and when I get paint on the nap it it literally doesn't even roll until some of the paint is off of the nap and it seems like I'm using a ton of paint for one wall that's not that big. I mean it doesn't look like a real professional came in and painted it but for someone who would rather dig ditches than paint you can see were I'm at with this stuff. And any advice for covering dark paint that got on the ceiling while cutting in because my girl told me she was really good at it and for some reason I believed her so I taped the rest of the room just to make sure I wasn't touching up the entire room. Idk how you guys do this everyday but I give you credit, I do plumbing and firesprikler myself and I'd rather deal with dirty toilets all day than paint. Sorry didn't mean to make this so long , if you have any tips besides kilz I'd appreciate it
Had same issue as you with marquee and 3/8 purdy white dove. Switched to Ben Moore and 1/2 and resolved for me. Marquee seemed to dry too fast and offered no forgiveness when back rolling.
What do you think is it better to use a pan or bucket to paint it just seems that a bucket would give too much paint versus pan you can control the amount of paint.
This might be good for DIYers but you’re not rolling the way a pro would do it you always roll top to bottom and never remove the roller from the wall in the middle of the wall and never roll over an outlet cut out because you might pick up pieces of loose Sheetrock and roll it onto the wall ,if you use a good quality paint you don’t need to apply it so heavily good paints like Duration from Sherwin Williams or Behr Marquee will cover in one coat , most people don’t want to spend the extra money to buy a one coat paint for $45.00 so they end up buying 2 gallons of the cheaper paint for $30.00 each and end up putting on 2 coats which turns a room into a weekend project as a DIYers would you rather get it done in one coat for $45:00 or two coats for $60:00 I’ve been a painter for 40 years and haven’t had to apply a 2nd coat to any wall for over 10 years as long as you apply it properly
Sup dude, i have a question and i hope to hear answer 😅 Yesterday i painted my wall with two coats with white color and roller lines appear, as uneven texture :/ Its strange, because i prepared my walls well, sanded it, cleaned all dust. I noticed that my paint in bucket was to thick, but i didnt saw any manufacturer advice in label if it could be mixed with water. Question is do i need sand uneven texture roller lines? Or i can try without sanding and this time with thinner paint and another roller maybe? If i must to sand, how much coats after? 1 or 2?
This video was literally an answer to prayer. I was going round and round with my painting. Coat after coat getting worse and worse! I didn’t know NOT to push! Knowing now what I didn’t it seems really dumb that I didn’t know but… you literally saved my walls and there had been old patches from a domestic incident or two… that I could always see through … and now… I was able to say goodbye to them! THANK YOU! GOD is abundantly good and HE is never late! HE taught me a lot about painting with your video and HE taught me to go to HIM first! Three days in to the project I FINALLY stopped and asked HIM. HE sent me to yor mid video!
Add floetrol to all latex paint. Always start a fresh dipped sleeve about a sleeve length from the wet edge and work back into the wet edge. Always cut and roll each wall in a timely manner on the finish coat. Its important to keep a wet edge where the cut meets the roll and while rolling.
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My goodness, how long does it take you to paint a wall?
Like many others on here .. I wish I watched this before I started painting! I expended all of my energy doing it Wrong. Two of my walls are ugly and I'm almost out of paint.
What about the risk of wrinkling when the paint cures? You’re encouraging using a very thick first coat - is there a risk of wrinkling - I’m using your method and this was a concern someone mentioned to me about this method
Don't lay off the paint in 2 directions like he is doing. either... go top to bottom or bottom to top . Just like when you brush a carpet in 2 directions and see a difference in texture ...you will see it on the wall. Laying off is when you have spread the paint and you go over it one last time. Dont use choppy strokes either ...1 continuous roll top to bottom with light pressure
Never used MAB paint but Benjamin Moore is a dream to paint with after using store brands (HD and Lowes). Goes on easy and looks good when it is done. Yes, it does cost more, but I have found that the added cost is more than worth it.
I followed exactly to the T what you said with semi gloss paint and my walls look AWFUL I have roller marks everywhere... I literally don’t know what to do now
Semi-gloss is tricky. You have to be careful to get enough paint on the wall to keep a wet edge(otherwise you will get roller marks), but not too much paint that it will run/sag. Also, if it starts to tack-up before you go back to even it out(hot and/or humid conditions exacerbates this problem), you will get those roller marks. A fine line between success and failure and time practicing is usually essential. A light sanding with a drywall sanding pole followed by two good coats of flat drywall primer e.g. Sheetrock first coat should even out the walls again for a restart. Also, use a premium roller cover with Semi-gloss. A woven roller cover as apposed to a knit roller cover( should tell you that on the package). Knit roller covers shed quite a bit and speckle more than woven ones. Woven covers are for higher quality finish, which Semi-gloss paints demand. Also note: some paints are easier to work with than others... some are sticky and gummy, while others flow easily. Paint and pimer in ones tend to be more sticky while 100% acrylic latex will usually flow better(which I would use if painting Semi-gloss). Cheap paint will always cause problems. Almost premium grade and premium paint is they way to go. Keep at it and you'll become a pro!
I worked for a painting company but they told me not to do it like that because it would waste a lot of paint, although it would be easier if I did. They told me I had to make it work with one dip for two rows wide but I would always get lines between rows
And the company was okay with what (I'm assuming) resulted in customers rightfully complaining about the lines after nearly every job, and having to send you or someone else back to correct it? Totally not your fault; I'm just confused by their logic!
I was looking for art tutorial on how to avoid flat looking painting and yt gives me this as first suggested... but im also in process of painting my apt so I guess this helps too 😅
Thanks for this helpful video! I wish that I had discovered this BEFORE I painted an accent wall..that looks terrible now. Two coats and its all blotchy. Very aggravated!
I think he's just doing it a little slower for the purpose of the video and training, Alot of these "pros" can do a wall that size in 15- 20 mins max Alot of prep and masking tape/edges first tho thats the longest and hardest bit
I don't get the part where you left unpaited space between your first roll. Why not go up or down in one stroke? I'm not a "painter" but would not paint my wall the way you're doing it. To each is own, I guess.
I would use masking tape and place on where ceiling marketing the wall and same with bottom of the wall/light sockets etc and paint all lines/cut in first
Mate, they're calling it a "roller" because you need to roll..And spread the paint.Not loading it on the wall.In this case they would call it a " loader"..
@@BenjaminSahlstrom I can see how you roll on the video, and its not the way .. And im doing this for 20 years..Anyway, good luck.If someone wants a proper decoration he will pay a professional guy.If not , who cares?!After all , if im sick, im going to the doctor, not healing myself via internet.
Left is dark wall right is light wall, and there are streaks/ marks on the left wall Regards Lisa Pours @ Aldi , it's ok they can give the money to charity.
Hi! The floor in this video is just the subfloor or the "base" flooring so it didn't need to be covered. I had not yet installed the vinyl plank flooring that I show in this video: ruclips.net/video/XT_mvVGSFgU/видео.html Thanks for your question!
Ok, I’m confused. ‘Back rolling’ just sounds like ‘dry rolling’ which seems to be making more marks then it did before for me?! I’m having a nightmare with my dark wall
Jim Elliott Back rolling over SW duration or any fast drying paint will I’ve learned it just makes it worse I add flood to slow the dry time down and never back roll just removes paint.
@@mcoleman2009 this is quite a poor video.to be honest. Fill your roller start on the left hand side out abiut 4.inches. start roliing half way up the wall then straight back down again to the bottom. Blend in the 4 inches you initially left.at the start. On second roller fill leave leabe a slight gap between the first roller pass and second . Blend these two together.repeat.process until 4 passes then go back the start and repeat process with.no paint. Go over your work lightly. This is.called "laying off" this will.leave it.smooth and streak free. Hope that helps. 👍🏻
1 week per room. I painted a whole 2/2 only walls one coat in 10 hours cut and roll. Tomorrow 2nd coat. Decent technique but painful to watch. Roller marks as long as they are not heavy (3D looking coming out if the wall) are fine on first coat. On 2nd coat they will be gone when backrollling.
I met my new nightmare....black in eggshell. Unforgiving as any imperfection (roller marks, etc) really show up when the sunlight hits the wall. Drove myself insane trying to get 100% perfection, but I think that's unrealistic, unless you spray it.?
Painting Black on walls is challenging but use a satin-pearl like finish on walls...eggshell will show lines and streaks don't get me wrong with eggshell...its a good finish...don't back roll too much with dark colours...you'll just take paint off walls....
i coulda had that room done by now"_" working in the union is a whole nother world! butter the wall and spread it out easy as abcs unless its epoxy u gotta work it. try making an epoxy video :*
So what do concrete jungle city slickers recommend? ;) Why don't you share the correct method? It's easy to say that someone else is an idiot but no one learns from that. All kidding aside though I really would be interested to hear what your methods are.
Hes right tho. Its been two years. By now you should have learned how to paint and be completely aware of all the flaws youre not only committing to, but you also convinced a ton of other people who dont know how to paint that they can be lazy AND do shit work and its ok. So, in that case... Tell us what youve learned....
Just because you follow someone’s technique doesn’t guarantee the same outcome especially if you’re not using the same paint and tools, even just a different roller cover can make the biggest difference
So many "pros" out there seem to think that speed is what defines them. Sure, this way takes a bit longer, but at least you get good quality results. That's the ultimate goal... isn't it?
@@righthook27 Imagine spraying a car this slow, it would be a 50mph paint job. Same philosophy applies to painting a vehicle: "keep it wet" from start to finish, if the start of the wall is dry when you're at the end of the wall it will likely flash. There are products to extend the dry time for large walls. The trick is to keep the whole wall wet and backroll as he instructs, just nowhere near this slow or it will dry to quickly no matter how wet you put it on. The paint will tack up or "kick" (start drying and lift OFF the wall onto your roller sleeve as you backroll) and you'll end up with little bits of crap in the wall everywhere. Your roller sleeve will also gum up too quickly and your tray full of paint will "skin" over on the top leading to more bits of crud in the paint. 20 years experience in homes and commercial buildings worth more than I'll make in my lifetime.
and when it drys and you stand in the corner of the room and the sunlight hits the wall you'll see all those lines. it's seems to be what Vinyl matt does theses days.
Its not just the amount of paint he will use.If you're loading like this, you'll never get a good, smooth finish.Thats why they're calling it a "roller"..To roll.The guy has no Idea what he is doing.
Exactly and not to mention we would be painting the wall like 5 times...This guy is clueless..all you have to do is keep the roller wet with paint and overlap your previous roll by about 5-6 inches.
from start to finish you’re giving tips and demonstrating, none of this talk for 5 minutes before actually doing anything that lots of people on youtube do. great video and thanks for the help!
Yeah she would have been 50 now
I never comment or like anything on RUclips.. I am painting two floors of my house. I wish I saw this video when I was painting the living room downstairs. This is the best video and best method ever, I don’t feel as tired and the results are so drastic and life changing. Thank you for your video!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am glad I found this video before going in for a second coat. Things are kind of a hot mess. lol Thanks!
Great video. This is how I paint but I start with a large x of paint in the wall then fill in. I also use the paint as a primer for patches, works great. I found the keys for me are to give ample time to dry between coats and don't roll over already setting paint, that will leave roller marks. Also, if you patched a large area, let it fully dry and set for before primer/painting or it will bubble. I recommend doubling the time your patch filler states. Even if your jobs takes a day more, it's better to do it right rather than try to fix it after.
And how would one fix it after please
I agree with letting the spackle/plaster fully dry before applying paint. I’ve seen, particularly bathrooms where you are applying a watertight membrane (pigmented sealer), the water can only escape outwards and will crack the paint, and this has happened.
If it does happen the only thing you can do is scrape the loose bits off, sand it back, apply another skim coat of plaster, sand it then treat it like a new wall. With bathrooms, I like to talk to the plasterers about when the job commenced, and when it’s finished, this gives me a rough idea of how long to wait before painting. As a rule it’s 3 days minimum on fresh plaster: for other walls which are primed with water based paints I usually wait about 36 hours.
Best video I’ve ever seen about how to paint
Thank you so much for this video! It's exactly what I needed as I venture into painting my entire upstairs.
Excellent video. Thank you for taking time to explain the techniques in detail. I had painted a room with an undercoat in grey and the first coat in black. They were both full of streaks and I was ready to throw in the towel! However, after watching your video, I fixed all my mistakes, started pulling more paint on the rollers, applying paint and then blending it in. It has now come out a treat! Did the ceiling it looks fab as well. Thank you. Saved me a lot of frustration and ofcrs some money too.
Excellent video. I am painting my house for the first time and you couldn’t have explained it better on how to avoid lines. Subscribed!!
im doing my first room painting in a bathroom atm and i didnt look at this before i started. without this video ive wasted alot if time and paint.
Best paint roller ive seen on RUclips! Shows techniques step by step perfect just was needed! I was getting lines and not a smooth finish. Paint in the walls I did had a rough patchy paint look to it showing tiny patches through some parts rather than having a nice clean finish! Thabks💯
Wow, you haven’t seen anyone painting, this guy has no clue. Watch the Idaho painter, there’s a professional
Keeping the roller with an adequate amount of paint is key! If you’re hearing that “sticky” noise, you need more paint. However I’d make a few suggestions.
1. When you cut in the boarders of the wall, you do not want to let that paint dry before rolling the rest of the wall. That will help blend the edges reducing the risk of “window framing.”
2. I like hitting patches with some paint as well, but again you do not want that to dry totally before rolling over it. It creates a different texture and will show up on the surface if using a sheen other than flat.
3. You also need to back-roll toward the frame of the roller. That’s why you are getting lines-even if minimal. All of the pressure is transferred to the frame of the roller creating those lines. If you back-roll toward the frame, it will eliminate those lines as you move toward the corner.
How do you avoid paint flashing?
And....
What is time limit for touching up wall?
Michael Williams In my experience, flashing typically happens due to insufficient wall prep, roller direction, being inconsistent with quantity of material on the roller or irregular application.
Use a quality primer to seal the substrate to prevent uneven absorption. Feather the edges of where you cut in and hit it with a 3” roller to give it texture. Be consistent with how often you add paint to the roller. And back-roll in the same direction over the entire surface. I like to go bottom to top for some reason. Don’t overwork the material either. I see that a lot where people keep rolling and rolling over the same spot causing uneven drying and then inconsistent sheen levels.
As far as touch ups go. It seems paints vary. I’ve seen some-SW infinity that you have to let the first coat completely cure before touch up. I’ve personally used some like PPG Olympic ONE, Glidden Diamond and others and have had no problem touching up within an hour or less. I’ve done second coats with them after just 20 minutes of drying with no issues. I’d say, generally, most mid range paints are fine to touch up after an hour or two. Lower sheens are obviously easier to deal with as well. Hope this helps!
Thank you for your help here!
Hey mate.
I got flashing on one part of my wall after going over one section that had already started to dry. Does that sound about right?
Alk6239 Yes that can happen as the curing paint is still trying to dry while new paint is being applied to it. Not usually a big deal-unless other parts of the wall did not have that first coat, which is why you’re seeing the flashing. I’d let it all completely dry-give it a couple of hours-and go over the entire wall in one more good coat.
I wished I had watch this video before starting my paint job. I have roll marks all over the place for being conservative with the paint.
Painted a (massive) accent wall BM enchanted forest seamlessly thanks to this video. Thank YOU!🙌🏾
Fantastic!
Great video!!Really easy to understand and watching you do it was very helpful! I painted primer on the walls and next will be the actual paint and I was a little unsure how to paint it so I wouldn’t end up with lots of streaks. I’m painting white primer and then white paint, so it’s hard to see but your video is really going to help!❤ Thank you !
I've put three coats of pollycel on dark walls to cover up browns and etc. I was expecting pollycel ceiling to do what it states on the tin, two coats instead of three. I have lots of streks from not using the roller properly. Far the best video on youtube, it's a shame you didn't demonstrate this using brilliant white and had the camera anaylis different light spectrums. As an amateur decorator looking to sell, I will buy some Johnson's paint and religiously follow your instructions to key.
excellent video! Tried it out and instructions were flawless. It should be mentioned how a good roller cover will help as well.
I would highly recommend priming over your sanded mud patches/fixes instead of using the paint.
I’ve tried using the paint only method, but even after two coats I can still see where I patched. Primeless spots will most likely absorb more paint and leave a difference!
Wish I’d watched this video before painting, we have roller marks on our wall even after two coats 😩
I followed exactly to the T what he said with semi gloss paint and my walls look AWFUL I literally don’t know what to do now
@@MitEclipse91 this is not how to paint properly its way to thick
DONT DO IT THIS THICK YOU WILL END UP WITH FLAKING AND CRACKS LOL
@@madisonrothman3952 but he was spreading it out?
Guys i realised paint textures are different, white being the easiest to deal with
Game changer for me. Thank you, Matt!
Great video!! I do have a question and was hoping you could answer it for me please.
Can paint roller lines be corrected by adding a second coat?
You can paint half the wall with your first four rolls! the problem with going to thick is it can chip easy
Not sure why all the negative comments on here but I've been painting rooms for 30+ years and was taught to go in a random W pattern. I assume that is for textured walls, not flat. I found this video because when I painted a flat wall with the W pattern it looked like shit. I followed what this video recommended and achieved excellent results. Thanks!
it doesn't really matter how you paint, the key is to use a lot of paint, very generously especially the first coat, and don't press too hard, just make the whole wall wet. when it dries, it would be super super smooth. I'm not a professional but I painted my entire house, I noticed this when painting my second wall
It does matter. And a professional can see much much more than just anybody if theyre truly experienced. And if theyre a professional they wont just let even the most minor flaws go. They cant. Unless they wanna wake up screaming in a death sweat from nightmares. Trust me. I know.
@@christopherdirham4471 woah, bad experience? 😟
@@InevitableUniverse its just an exaggerated explanation of why I can't help but focus on details. Basically it will bother me later. No matter who else knows... Because I know.
The second wall is right but light aka Rambo light
Goid job
Thanks!
If you have paint lines will another coat get rid of them or is it going to be there no matter what. I'm using a 3/8 nap and behr marqui one coat eggshell paint and it's kicking my ass. First time using eggshell and didn't realize it was that much different from matte finish as far as painting it and this stuff is ridiculously thick and when I get paint on the nap it it literally doesn't even roll until some of the paint is off of the nap and it seems like I'm using a ton of paint for one wall that's not that big. I mean it doesn't look like a real professional came in and painted it but for someone who would rather dig ditches than paint you can see were I'm at with this stuff. And any advice for covering dark paint that got on the ceiling while cutting in because my girl told me she was really good at it and for some reason I believed her so I taped the rest of the room just to make sure I wasn't touching up the entire room. Idk how you guys do this everyday but I give you credit, I do plumbing and firesprikler myself and I'd rather deal with dirty toilets all day than paint. Sorry didn't mean to make this so long , if you have any tips besides kilz I'd appreciate it
Had same issue as you with marquee and 3/8 purdy white dove. Switched to Ben Moore and 1/2 and resolved for me. Marquee seemed to dry too fast and offered no forgiveness when back rolling.
What do you think is it better to use a pan or bucket to paint it just seems that a bucket would give too much paint versus pan you can control the amount of paint.
This video was absolutely great! Thank you!!
That was a solid job bro, thanks a million for your time. A professional finish...
Will there always be a little stippling due to the texture of the roller cover nap?
Damn, I wish I saw this first. What can I do now if I’ve got streaks on my wall? If I reapply another coat like this will the streaks go?
Where did you get your paint roller? Scared to buy one and it doesn’t work well
This might be good for DIYers but you’re not rolling the way a pro would do it you always roll top to bottom and never remove the roller from the wall in the middle of the wall and never roll over an outlet cut out because you might pick up pieces of loose Sheetrock and roll it onto the wall ,if you use a good quality paint you don’t need to apply it so heavily good paints like Duration from Sherwin Williams or Behr Marquee will cover in one coat , most people don’t want to spend the extra money to buy a one coat paint for $45.00 so they end up buying 2 gallons of the cheaper paint for $30.00 each and end up putting on 2 coats which turns a room into a weekend project as a DIYers would you rather get it done in one coat for $45:00 or two coats for $60:00 I’ve been a painter for 40 years and haven’t had to apply a 2nd coat to any wall for over 10 years as long as you apply it properly
I have a question. I have paint marks on the wall that are darker in some areas. Is there any way to lighten them or must I repaint the wall?
Sup dude, i have a question and i hope to hear answer 😅 Yesterday i painted my wall with two coats with white color and roller lines appear, as uneven texture :/ Its strange, because i prepared my walls well, sanded it, cleaned all dust. I noticed that my paint in bucket was to thick, but i didnt saw any manufacturer advice in label if it could be mixed with water. Question is do i need sand uneven texture roller lines? Or i can try without sanding and this time with thinner paint and another roller maybe? If i must to sand, how much coats after? 1 or 2?
This video was literally an answer to prayer. I was going round and round with my painting. Coat after coat getting worse and worse!
I didn’t know NOT to push! Knowing now what I didn’t it seems really dumb that I didn’t know but… you literally saved my walls and there had been old patches from a domestic incident or two… that I could always see through … and now… I was able to say goodbye to them! THANK YOU! GOD is abundantly good and HE is never late! HE taught me a lot about painting with your video and HE taught me to go to HIM first! Three days in to the project I FINALLY stopped and asked HIM. HE sent me to yor mid video!
HE sent me to YOUR VIDEO*
Bruh you make it look so easy
Good job! Thank you.
Thank you so much for this video I had painted 2 walls and saw all the streaks and after I watched this video BOOM no more marks
Them marks are clouds by the way incase you never noticed
Thanks for the tip on putting paint on patches before painting :)
You was painting that one spot for a good while. You going to be out of paint in one spot. LOL
Add floetrol to all latex paint. Always start a fresh dipped sleeve about a sleeve length from the wet edge and work back into the wet edge. Always cut and roll each wall in a timely manner on the finish coat. Its important to keep a wet edge where the cut meets the roll and while rolling.
My goodness, how long does it take you to paint a wall?
I'm almost done... ;)
Like many others on here .. I wish I watched this before I started painting! I expended all of my energy doing it Wrong. Two of my walls are ugly and I'm almost out of paint.
This video is 6 years old. All I could think of while watching this video in 2023 was how the color GRAY is so OUT now! 😳
Thanks so much!!
Could I use this to paint over my streeks?
What nap roller do you use?
3/8"
If I want to paint a house like this that’s gonna take me one week instead of a day! 🤣🤣🤣
This method seems like it would take a very longggg time 😮
What about the risk of wrinkling when the paint cures? You’re encouraging using a very thick first coat - is there a risk of wrinkling - I’m using your method and this was a concern someone mentioned to me about this method
Don't lay off the paint in 2 directions like he is doing. either... go top to bottom or bottom to top . Just like when you brush a carpet in 2 directions and see a difference in texture ...you will see it on the wall. Laying off is when you have spread the paint and you go over it one last time.
Dont use choppy strokes either ...1 continuous roll top to bottom with light pressure
Good tips!
I sure miss MAB paint! I never ever had a problem with that paint! I don't know what is going on with this new paint these days!!!!
Never used MAB paint but Benjamin Moore is a dream to paint with after using store brands (HD and Lowes). Goes on easy and looks good when it is done. Yes, it does cost more, but I have found that the added cost is more than worth it.
I followed exactly to the T what you said with semi gloss paint and my walls look AWFUL I have roller marks everywhere... I literally don’t know what to do now
If it’s unfixable I suggest satin paint by Behr. I too had the same problem.
Semi-gloss is tricky. You have to be careful to get enough paint on the wall to keep a wet edge(otherwise you will get roller marks), but not too much paint that it will run/sag. Also, if it starts to tack-up before you go back to even it out(hot and/or humid conditions exacerbates this problem), you will get those roller marks. A fine line between success and failure and time practicing is usually essential. A light sanding with a drywall sanding pole followed by two good coats of flat drywall primer e.g. Sheetrock first coat should even out the walls again for a restart.
Also, use a premium roller cover with Semi-gloss. A woven roller cover as apposed to a knit roller cover( should tell you that on the package). Knit roller covers shed quite a bit and speckle more than woven ones. Woven covers are for higher quality finish, which Semi-gloss paints demand. Also note: some paints are easier to work with than others... some are sticky and gummy, while others flow easily. Paint and pimer in ones tend to be more sticky while 100% acrylic latex will usually flow better(which I would use if painting Semi-gloss). Cheap paint will always cause problems. Almost premium grade and premium paint is they way to go. Keep at it and you'll become a pro!
Use FLAT paint!!! You can’t screw it up!!!🤣
Only primer on patches.. otherwise you can get bleed through
Thanks
How to avoid the drywall roller not to harden?
I worked for a painting company but they told me not to do it like that because it would waste a lot of paint, although it would be easier if I did. They told me I had to make it work with one dip for two rows wide but I would always get lines between rows
And the company was okay with what (I'm assuming) resulted in customers rightfully complaining about the lines after nearly every job, and having to send you or someone else back to correct it?
Totally not your fault; I'm just confused by their logic!
Right is more powerful than he left? 🤣
@@MMAFightMagazine tbh my coworker was a seasoned painter and knew how to make that work with no lines but yeah it would of being easier
I find if you're rolling a hallway adjacent to a light source such as a door, it's useless back rolling because in doing so you leave lines.
I was looking for art tutorial on how to avoid flat looking painting and yt gives me this as first suggested... but im also in process of painting my apt so I guess this helps too 😅
Thanks. X
My only question is why are you using a 6 inch roller instead of an 18. Other than that great video and right to the point.
Thanks for this helpful video! I wish that I had discovered this BEFORE I painted an accent wall..that looks terrible now. Two coats and its all blotchy. Very aggravated!
So the mistake was not using enough paint I'm about to paint my walls and it be helpful if you tell me what to avoid
How did you end up fixing it?
Thanks alot that was very useful
Good video bro satin???
How long would I take him to paint a room at that rate
A few weeks...
I think he's just doing it a little slower for the purpose of the video and training,
Alot of these "pros" can do a wall that size in 15- 20 mins max
Alot of prep and masking tape/edges first tho thats the longest and hardest bit
I don't get the part where you left unpaited space between your first roll. Why not go up or down in one stroke? I'm not a "painter" but would not paint my wall the way you're doing it. To each is own, I guess.
The paint will puddle at the top and bottom of a wall
Can I ask why you only do 2 rolls on the same column, and then later say you need to go over the same spot 4 times?
The first rolls are to actually get a layer of paint, later passes are to "work in the paint" which is needed to get a nice even coat.
great video, but what about the corners?
use a brush to hit the edges and the corners. Where ceiling meets wall. Also called "cutting"
I would use masking tape and place on where ceiling marketing the wall and same with bottom of the wall/light sockets etc and paint all lines/cut in first
Thank you so much. This was very helpful.
Mate, they're calling it a "roller" because you need to roll..And spread the paint.Not loading it on the wall.In this case they would call it a " loader"..
It worked great for me! I guess that's just how I roll!
@@BenjaminSahlstrom I can see how you roll on the video, and its not the way .. And im doing this for 20 years..Anyway, good luck.If someone wants a proper decoration he will pay a professional guy.If not , who cares?!After all , if im sick, im going to the doctor, not healing myself via internet.
Roller marks are called tramlines,also you keep the paint wet as you work.
Hey, What kind of paint finish is this, Matt or eggshell? And what paint brand. Thanks
Very helpful. Appreciate the upload. I am planning to do a one coat job. I am also in Minnesota, hahah.
Whats the name of that grey?
I believe it is called Antique Silver and is a Pittsburgh paint color from Menards. :) The other color on the other walls is called Cool Slate.
@@BenjaminSahlstrom Sherman Williams called silver bullet
Left is dark wall right is light wall, and there are streaks/ marks on the left wall
Regards
Lisa Pours @ Aldi , it's ok they can give the money to charity.
From Philippine 🇵🇭 Islands Why aren't you covering the floor? Is your floor covered? Nice video
Hi! The floor in this video is just the subfloor or the "base" flooring so it didn't need to be covered. I had not yet installed the vinyl plank flooring that I show in this video: ruclips.net/video/XT_mvVGSFgU/видео.html
Thanks for your question!
And when this chap goes home to his wife and she ask's him, "How much have you earned today on price my love?" his reply will be "oh about 4 bucks"
That was my thoughts exactly! 😄
What is the color...??
Colour code please i want to paint the exact same color
Menards Antique Silver.
Ok, I’m confused. ‘Back rolling’ just sounds like ‘dry rolling’ which seems to be making more marks then it did before for me?! I’m having a nightmare with my dark wall
Jim Elliott Back rolling over SW duration or any fast drying paint will I’ve learned it just makes it worse I add flood to slow the dry time down and never back roll just removes paint.
The more I roll the more marks and patchiness I get, ugh my walls are patchy now
@@mcoleman2009 this is quite a poor video.to be honest. Fill your roller start on the left hand side out abiut 4.inches. start roliing half way up the wall then straight back down again to the bottom. Blend in the 4 inches you initially left.at the start. On second roller fill leave leabe a slight gap between the first roller pass and second . Blend these two together.repeat.process until 4 passes then go back the start and repeat process with.no paint. Go over your work lightly. This is.called "laying off" this will.leave it.smooth and streak free. Hope that helps. 👍🏻
1 week per room. I painted a whole 2/2 only walls one coat in 10 hours cut and roll. Tomorrow 2nd coat. Decent technique but painful to watch. Roller marks as long as they are not heavy (3D looking coming out if the wall) are fine on first coat. On 2nd coat they will be gone when backrollling.
What's muddying
This method did not work for me with an eggshell sheen, it stated drying really quickly
I met my new nightmare....black in eggshell. Unforgiving as any imperfection (roller marks, etc) really show up when the sunlight hits the wall. Drove myself insane trying to get 100% perfection, but I think that's unrealistic, unless you spray it.?
You can't do much about Glancing light, it's the paint. You better off using an Ultra Flatt Matt or a non reflective paint
Painting Black on walls is challenging but use a satin-pearl like finish on walls...eggshell will show lines and streaks don't get me wrong with eggshell...its a good finish...don't back roll too much with dark colours...you'll just take paint off walls....
never trust a clean painter who's dressed to go out on a date.
i coulda had that room done by now"_" working in the union is a whole nother world! butter the wall and spread it out easy as abcs unless its epoxy u gotta work it. try making an epoxy video :*
So it was a grey wall then and now we've painted it cream.
Regards
Aldi supermarket
Sham daddy no sheets, no overalls, no idea how to use a roller, if I did this at work my boss would hand me a p45 ! Only cowboys do one coat, YEEHAW 🤠
So what do concrete jungle city slickers recommend? ;) Why don't you share the correct method? It's easy to say that someone else is an idiot but no one learns from that.
All kidding aside though I really would be interested to hear what your methods are.
Hes right tho. Its been two years. By now you should have learned how to paint and be completely aware of all the flaws youre not only committing to, but you also convinced a ton of other people who dont know how to paint that they can be lazy AND do shit work and its ok.
So, in that case... Tell us what youve learned....
Just because you follow someone’s technique doesn’t guarantee the same outcome especially if you’re not using the same paint and tools, even just a different roller cover can make the biggest difference
DONT DO IT THIS THICK YOU WILL END UP WITH FLAKING AND CRACKS LOL
This was really painful to watch, I couldn’t even finish it, it’s like a train wreck. 😅
Take u years to paint a house at that speed. Lay it on lay it off.
Fast job versus a good job? I'll go for the latter.
So many "pros" out there seem to think that speed is what defines them. Sure, this way takes a bit longer, but at least you get good quality results. That's the ultimate goal... isn't it?
IAM sure it will look great . Mine would look same as it's just like faster
@@righthook27 Imagine spraying a car this slow, it would be a 50mph paint job. Same philosophy applies to painting a vehicle: "keep it wet" from start to finish, if the start of the wall is dry when you're at the end of the wall it will likely flash.
There are products to extend the dry time for large walls.
The trick is to keep the whole wall wet and backroll as he instructs, just nowhere near this slow or it will dry to quickly no matter how wet you put it on.
The paint will tack up or "kick" (start drying and lift OFF the wall onto your roller sleeve as you backroll) and you'll end up with little bits of crap in the wall everywhere. Your roller sleeve will also gum up too quickly and your tray full of paint will "skin" over on the top leading to more bits of crud in the paint.
20 years experience in homes and commercial buildings worth more than I'll make in my lifetime.
Where’s the drop clothes?
So a gallon of paint does what….. 2 walls?? This guy will take a month to paint a living room. Damn
if you are painting your own house , will be fine , but if i paint like this when working ,i get fired
Lol i should have watched this first , done my daughters room pink and it super patchy and roller marks . 2nd coat getting done like this . Ty
I like to use primer on muddied walls. Paint just doesn't cut it...for me anyways.
Trying to pay my living room and this is fucking it’s just leaving streaks everywhere
YOU AND YOUR "PARTNER" WILL HAVE A NICE PLACE WHEN YOU FINISH. KEEP IT UP, THERES A "RAINBOW" AT THE END OF EVERY PROJECT.
@bigbodyrover 😁
and when it drys and you stand in the corner of the room and the sunlight hits the wall you'll see all those lines. it's seems to be what Vinyl matt does theses days.
MephProduction yes, you’re completely right. Vinyl Matt now is horrendous for flashing and lines.
you need an 18" roller though...
This is not professionally, how many can of paint you need then, plus time, hehehehehe what a joke.
Its not just the amount of paint he will use.If you're loading like this, you'll never get a good, smooth finish.Thats why they're calling it a "roller"..To roll.The guy has no Idea what he is doing.
Exactly and not to mention we would be painting the wall like 5 times...This guy is clueless..all you have to do is keep the roller wet with paint and overlap your previous roll by about 5-6 inches.