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ROLLING WALLS FAST. How to paint a room in 1 hour. Fast painting hacks. DIY house painting.

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What happens here

Dip the 18-inch roller completely into the paint contained within the pan or 5-gallon bucket, ensuring the entire nap is saturated. Once submerged, roll the roller across the ribbed section of the paint pan or bucket several times. This action removes any excess paint and evenly distributes the paint throughout the roller's nap, preventing drips and ensuring a smooth, uniform application on the wall.

Goal: Load the 18-inch paint roller evenly with paint to ensure consistent coverage.

Tools and materials

  • 18-inch Paint Roller
  • Paint Pan / 5-gallon Bucket
  • Paint

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in roller right on here. And um or it's a 18-in roller with a 3/8 inch nap on it. And now we're just going to begin the rolling process. I'm going to show you how we go about rolling these walls fast. You just start up just by loading up your roller. And if you haven't got it all loaded up, you just want to get it all loaded up with paint and then begin the rolling process. And now I'll show you how I actually roll these walls. So to roll a wall with an 18-in roller, it's a little bit different than

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