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Cutting In and Initial Rolling Technique

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What happens here

Begin by 'cutting in' the edges of the wall, where the wall meets the ceiling and adjacent walls, using a brush. This is done by hand. Then, load the roller cover with paint by rolling it in a paint tray. Apply the paint to the wall starting in the middle and 'unloading' it from top to bottom. The key is to work towards a 'wet edge', meaning you consistently paint into still-wet paint to avoid visible lines or marks. This ensures smooth, even coverage.

Goal: Apply first coat of paint smoothly and evenly, maintaining a wet edge

Tools and materials

  • Extension Pole — Extending the reach of the paint roller for ceilings and high walls
  • Paint Brush — Cutting in edges and corners
  • Paint Roller Cover — The absorbent part of the roller that holds and applies paint
  • Paint Roller — Applying paint to large wall sections
  • Paint Tray — Holding paint and loading the roller cover
  • Stepladder Werner — Reaching high areas for cutting in
  • Paint — Coloring the walls

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Lucas's work is he screws along really fast and I want to get my wall roll before my cut it's 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 going into a wet I'm going to start off from the end we're gonna be working on this wall from left to right and I load up my roller 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 use II do one pass and then load it up so it's young little unloading it from top to bottom and one here's 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're using a relative or play these high-quality Moeller's frames would use these blue tigers it's never gonna work itself off so I don't have to worry about the direction that I'm facing it's not as critical but some professional painters think it's pretty important that you always roll the same direction but to come over here now I've got a lot of paint on the wall I'm gonna begin my layout so I'm just laying it out I cut it this way so I can get close to the wall other ways my frame would be hitting the walls like you can get close to the wall laid out I like the laid out from top to bottom come suppose I can as the ceiling laid out from top to bottom laid out on top the bottom it's pretty important this color right here probably would never see an issue with black marks or streaks with this color and this paint but if I

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