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javeryh:

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--- Quote from: javeryh on July 19, 2009, 10:20:09 pm ---Thanks.  I'm wondering if it is a problem with the roller I'm using.  It has a rounded over edge ad that is the part that is leaving the line.  I've used a different roller in the past but it is a bit smaller and it never left a line.  I'm going to try that because the coat I just put on didn't dry right either (it actually looks worse).  I'm going to wait until the morning before trying the new roller though.  I'm too tired and angry to keep working on this thing.

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Let me know what worked for you. Paint was the worst part of my project and the one thing that did not come out as I had planned.

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OK, I finally figured it out.  The foam roller was killing me.  I bought a 1/4" nap roller and the paint went on beautifully - no overlap!!  I mean, it's not 100% perfect by any stretch but it looks very very nice and it went on even which is the main thing.  The foam roller was applying too thin if a coat so it was drying wicked fast and leaving roller marks when I went over it.  The nap roller lays down a thicker coat (but not too thick) and allowed me to smooth everything out nice and neat.  Whew!
bkenobi:
I've never used a foam roller, but when I painted my cab with a medium quality medium nap roller, I got no lines and got the exact finish I was looking for (not smooth, but not globby...I think it's called an "orange peal" surface for cars).
Dr Zero:
Has anyone tried something like a wagner paint gun?
javeryh:

--- Quote from: Dr Zero on July 20, 2009, 09:27:32 pm ---Has anyone tried something like a wagner paint gun?

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I wanted to.  I was staring at one in Home Depot today for 20 minutes...
Bender:

--- Quote from: SavannahLion on July 20, 2009, 01:07:32 am ---
In any case, I have a very vague recollection of an additive you can dump into latex paints to slow curing or something like that. I remember the mixers offered it to us when I was painting our twenty+ foot high ceilings but since our ceiling is ten feet away from our head and textured anyways, we didn't take them up on it. I think it's called leveler or something. Someone here should know what I'm talking about. They should also tell you if it would work in your situation, I really don't know.

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I think It's called retardant as it retards the rate of drying, I've used it with artist's acrylic paint and it worked great, there must be a similar product for house paint

also I think "eggshell" is the finish we're all after

This is why I laminate. It may be more expensive but with water soluble adhesive it's a breeze, and no cursing or screaming or jumping up and down
plus your done in one afternoon
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