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I suck at painting! Any tips to do better?
sofakng:
Well, I've put on 3 coats now.
The third coat looks the WORST!!
I've followed nearly every tip in this thread except for buying Floetrol. That's the only left to try.
I've purchased the best foam roller I could find and I've been putting the paint on fairly thick and rolling it in all directions. Then I'll roll in parallel lines (lightly) up and down the entire sides of the cabinet.
What can I possibly be doing wrong?
I'm using Behr Premium Plus High Gloss, but I doubt that matters.
So far my paint job looks TERRIBLE so any help what-so-ever would be greatly appriciated.
How many coats should I need to apply?
Sephroth57:
hey guys i was thinking of painting my cab using krylon fusion spray paint, do you think this will work good? i sanded it down with very fine 150 sandpaper so i think it will stick good. what do you think?
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: sofakng on July 06, 2004, 08:32:12 am ---I'm using Behr Premium Plus High Gloss, but I doubt that matters.
So far my paint job looks TERRIBLE so any help what-so-ever would be greatly appriciated.
How many coats should I need to apply?
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That's your mistake, right there. Behr's is GAAAAARBAGE. I used it to do the trim in my kids' rooms. I was painting white wooden trim. I put 2 coats of Kilz on it and was painting dark blue. It took me 7 COATS to get it so you couldn't see the primer and by then it was so thick I may as well have put blue putty on it. Never buy paint at Home Depot. There's a reason Behr's is cheaper than other paints.
Seriously, I thought I was terrible at painting too. Then someone gave me an Ace Hardware gift certificate so I went and got some Ace paint to do another room. The results were stunningly different after even the first coat. With that lesson learned I moved up to a high quality Sherwin Williams paint for the rest of the house and the results are great. The trim in the kids' rooms looks like it was done with finger paints by comparison.
Paint is just like everything else, probably far more so... you get what you pay for.
sofakng:
Well, the problem I'm having isn't because of the paint thickness. You can see the paint perfectly fine (the primer disappeared after the first coat of paint). The problem is that I see a TON of streak marks (you can see where the roller went).
As for the brand of paint, perhaps Behr's is junk but it certainly wasn't cheap. The primer they sold me was $22 and the paint (Behr's Premium Plus High Gloss) was $25. So to paint the cabinet: $50. I am under the impression that "cheap" paint would be sub $20... but of course I could be very mistaken.
Anyways, does anybody have any other suggestions for me? I'd like to try another coat tonight but I'm worried that the more coats I start painting the worse and worse it will look.
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: sofakng on July 06, 2004, 11:24:45 am ---Well, the problem I'm having isn't because of the paint thickness. You can see the paint perfectly fine (the primer disappeared after the first coat of paint). The problem is that I see a TON of streak marks (you can see where the roller went).
As for the brand of paint, perhaps Behr's is junk but it certainly wasn't cheap. The primer they sold me was $22 and the paint (Behr's Premium Plus High Gloss) was $25. So to paint the cabinet: $50. I am under the impression that "cheap" paint would be sub $20... but of course I could be very mistaken.
Anyways, does anybody have any other suggestions for me? I'd like to try another coat tonight but I'm worried that the more coats I start painting the worse and worse it will look.
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Home Depot sells Behr's much cheaper than that in my area. We're talking <$20. I've found the quality paints, at least here in MA and with my experience, start at $25 and usually approach $30. On the bright side, to paint a cab you will only need one can and you'll have plenty left over for touchups later on or for more cabs.
If you're battling the streak marks, definitely lean less on the roller and sand more between coats. You should be able to sand those out with a palm sander. It really does sound like you're oversaturating the roller and/or leaning on it too hard. When combined with the quick drying latex, the streaks are almost inevitable.
Quick question? Is your cab vertical or horizontal while you're painting?
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