Apply Paint with Roller (Wet Edge Technique)
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Painting Perfect Walls. Master Rolling Interior Walls.
What happens here
Begin rolling the main wall sections. It's recommended to start from one side of the wall (e.g., left) and work across. Load your napped roller by immersing it into the paint tray and rolling it back and forth to ensure it's fully saturated. Apply the paint to the wall using a pattern, like a 'W' or 'M' shape, and then fill in the area with consistent, overlapping vertical strokes from top to bottom. Overlap each stroke by approximately 3 to 4 inches. The key is to keep the roller soaking wet with paint and maintain a 'wet edge' across the wall. If the roller starts to dry out and makes a loud 'hissing' sound, it indicates it's pulling paint off the wall rather than applying it smoothly, which will result in poor coverage and an uneven finish.
Goal: Load the napped roller thoroughly and apply paint to the wall in overlapping sections, consistently from top to bottom, ensuring the roller remains saturated to maintain a 'wet edge'.
Tools and materials
- Extension Pole
- Paint Behr Dynasty
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