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| javeryh:
Alright... the wife and kids are away this week so I just rolled the cabinet into the living room where I will lay it down and paint one side at a time. I need to figure out a way to paint it in here without getting a divorce. If I still get the overlap I'm going to go mental. Hmmm... now where are those drop cloths??? In the meantime, any tips anyone has would be most appreciated. :cheers: |
| Turnarcades:
Getting a streak-free finish with a roller is easier to accomplish if you use a decent foam roller rather than a brush type roller, and you lightly go over it several times whilst it goes tacky. This will still depend on the paint type and the finish you are after though as you will not get a silky-smooth finish with brush-applicated paints like you can with a spray. |
| javeryh:
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. :banghead: |
| SavannahLion:
--- Quote from: javeryh on July 19, 2009, 07:55:00 pm --- --- Quote from: mvsfan on July 19, 2009, 07:35:54 pm ---you must live in CA, New jersey, or New york. --- End quote --- Yup. Jersey. Any advice (besides moving)? --- End quote --- CA sucks ass too. Last I checked, you needed a permit or license to buy any decent amount of the good paints. 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. |
| ivwshane:
--- 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. :banghead: --- End quote --- 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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