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Apply Base Primer with Proper Rolling

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DIY Rolling Walls LIKE A PRO!

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What happens here

The presenter demonstrates loading the roller by dipping it into the paint tray and rolling it back and forth on the textured ramp until it's evenly saturated but not dripping. He advises placing the loaded roller in the middle of the wall section and then 'unloading' the paint by rolling it from top to bottom. He typically does one full pass, then reloads the roller. He reiterates the importance of maintaining a 'wet edge' to avoid visible seams. He also explains the correct rolling direction: the roller should be pushed in the direction the frame is facing. This technique prevents the roller from potentially detaching from the frame, especially with lower-quality frames. Keeping the roller well-loaded with paint is crucial to avoid 'dry napping,' where a dry roller can actually remove paint from the wall, leading to an uneven finish.

Goal: This step details the correct method for loading and applying the primer or undercoat to the wall, focusing on consistent coverage and maintaining a wet edge from top to bottom.

Tools and materials

  • Extension Pole
  • Grey Undercoat/Primer Unspecified

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tuned for this video Lucas is working on the cut it's these who's along really fast and I want to get my wall roll before my cut is dry so and because I want to work myself into a wet edge right here a good practice to always keep a wet head it's the same as when you're rolling you're gonna be bullied into a wet egg I'm gonna start off from the end we're gonna be working on this wall from left to right and I'm open up my roller I'll show you guys I just load up my roller I'm gonna place it right in the middle of the wall and then I begin unloading it from top to bottom as I go just like that I'm gonna back up again I usually do one pass and then load it up so it's young little unloading it from top to bottom and one here's an another thing I'll show ya I just flipped over to my roller now I've got it direction when you're actually rolling if I'm low in this direction I want to go the direction the roller is actually facing as I'm creating pressure it's pushing the roller onto the roller frame always if I flip it over and roll this way your roller can actually work itself off the frame if you don't have a good tight connection between the two if you use royalty or play these high-quality

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