Correct Way To Paint A Wall With A Roller

In this video learn the right way to load a roller and use it without leaving streaks and bumps.

Correct way to paint a wall with a roller.

Rollers are available in mini to 12 inch and bigger sizes. Roller cages the skeletal frame that includes the handle and ribs that rotate and their covers come in several lengths. Remove lint from a new roller cover with painter s tape or a vacuum and roll it into the paint tray until it s half coated. Use longer nap roller covers for textured walls or walls that have a very uneven surface from.

Avoid fat edges and roller marks. 1 gather your tools. To choose right roller you need to consider the size of paint roller you want and the kind of surface you ll be painting. Your choice of roller cover depends on the type of paint latex or oil and the surface you re painting smooth rough or textured.

How to properly paint a wall. To use a paint roller pour your paint into a shallow pan dampen the roller sleeve with water and roll the sleeve in the pan to load it evenly with paint. You ll need a roller cover and roller cage paint stir sticks paint tray and liners spray bottle of water for latex paint paint thinner and tray for alkyd paint and a 5 in 1 tool. Don t submerge the roller in the paint to load it.

Next start at one of the bottom corners and roll the paint onto the wall using a slightly angled upwards stroke stopping 2 4 inches from the ceiling. Synthetic short napped roller covers 1 4 inch work best on most walls ceilings and trim. Ridges of paint left by the edge of the roller or fat edges are a common problem. Roll the cover up onto the grooves then back into the paint.

When you need to paint large ceiling or wall expanses using a paint roller is usually the best route to a quick and even finish. The tools are inexpensive and set up and cleaning are easier than with other methods especially with spray painting painting with a roller is a time tested method that has worked and will continue to work as the preferred method of painting large spaces. Here are a few ways to avoid the problem.