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Performing the Back Rolling Technique

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Cut In Tips, Back Rolling After You Cut. Perfect Ceilings Lines Every Time.

What happens here

After applying the initial cut-in with the brush, the painter immediately follows by using a small paint roller. He rolls directly over the freshly brushed paint line, extending a short distance onto the main wall area. The goal is to bring the roller as close as possible to the ceiling without touching it, blending the brushed paint's texture with the stippled texture that the main wall roller will later create. He demonstrates this technique twice to show the immediate blending effect.

Goal: Blend the brushed cut-in with a roller to create a consistent texture.

Tools and materials

  • Paint Bucket/PotHolding paint for roller application
  • Small Paint RollerBlending the brushed cut-in line with the texture of the main wall

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now i've got my cut in done and i'm going to just go back and back roll my cutting i'm going to try to get this as close to the ceiling as i can and then work my way down a little bit roll it out just like that and that's what back rolling your cut-ins is and that's what the term is referring to so i'm doing my cut in drawing it like a pencil like is like what i kind of like to say the analogy i like to use now i'm going to back roll this work it down work it out just like that so that's what back rolling your cut-ins is and so

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