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Apply Second Coat and Finish

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What happens here

When applying the second coat, it's critical to maintain 'wet edges.' This means that as you roll, the freshly applied paint should always overlap with paint that is still wet. If working with a partner, one person can do the cut-ins (applying paint along the edges with a brush) while the other immediately follows with the roller, covering the cut-in area before it dries. This prevents a visible line or 'haloing' effect where the brush strokes meet the rolled paint. If the cut-in areas dry before rolling over them, you may see a distinct line. Continue rolling wall-to-wall, ensuring full coverage. After the second coat, allow sufficient drying time, then remove the masking tape. The combination of proper preparation, thorough loading, consistent W-pattern rolling, and maintaining wet edges will result in a beautifully painted, even, and professional-looking interior wall.

Goal: Apply a second coat of paint, maintaining wet edges, especially if working with a partner for cutting in, to prevent 'haloing' and ensure a seamless finish.

Tools and materials

  • Frog Tape
  • Paint Brush
  • Paint Roller
  • Paint Tray with Liner
  • Interior Wall Paint

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needs a second coat but one thing that's really nice when it comes to having two people paint one person can do the cut ends and one person can roll the walls so what's ideal is you know I'll do the ceiling cut ends and then I'll come down here and do the baseboard cut ends I'll [ __ ] it with clear caulking and then I'll do the cut in and then you roll the wall while those two cut ends are wet and then we pull the tape and the wall is done so what you want to do is go over my cut is because my cut ends are gonna be going horizontal on the wall and you're going vertical and you want to cover most of that operator you'll see it's called what we call halo and if you don't so we'll do that technique and we just work wall to wall if I get too far ahead of you my cut ends will dry and then when you go over it it's gonna cause that halo in effect so we're gonna start working wall to wall we only got three walls here to go and then we're gonna do the accent wall which is gonna be really cool it's gonna be a bow arrow accent coating I think we're gonna they've got a couple options and I think what we're gonna do is one of their Venetian plaster and it's gonna be look like a concrete vault and look really amazing royal so it's gonna go good with your furniture keys your furniture is kind of a gray looking wood so a weathered gray so it'll look really cool so let's get on here and we'll tackle these two walls and then we'll just move on to the rest of the house oh I don't know what's going on okay I'm just doing my best in life don't be like one of those critics on Instagram it's my first time

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