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Fill In and Smooth with Mini Roller

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How To Paint A Straight Ceiling Line. Painting A Straight Line.

What happens here

After successfully creating your cut-in line with the brush, load the 4-inch mini roller. Use this roller to fill in the painted area immediately next to the cut-in line. This technique extends the paint further from the precise edge, allowing the larger main wall roller to be used without having to get too close to the carefully painted cut-in line, which minimizes the risk of accidentally going over the line. Additionally, rolling over the brushed area with the mini roller helps to 'lay out' the paint evenly, effectively removing any visible brush strokes and ensuring a consistent texture with the rest of the wall.

Goal: Extend the painted area from the cut-in line and smooth out brush strokes for a uniform finish.

Tools and materials

  • Mini Paint Roller White Dove — Filling in areas next to the cut-in and smoothing paint
  • Paint Bucket Columbia Paint & Coat — Holding paint during the rolling process
  • Paint Grid — Removing excess paint from the mini roller
  • Paint — Applying to the walls

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nap. and fill it in so we can get farther away so our roller doesn't have to get close to the cut ends. Load up your brush one direction. Hit it the opposite direction. Make sure you get everything filled in. Always lay it out with a 4-in nap to get rid of your brush strokes when you're done.

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