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sofakng:
The cabinet is standing upright (vertical) while I'm painting it.  I do think that perhaps I'm pressing too hard on the roller.  It kind of feels like I'm trying to squeeze the paint out of the roller...

Should I try looking for some of that Floetrol as well to help?


Mr. Dude:
I've used Behr paint before and have had good results actually.  I've painted 3 rooms in my house using Behr paint and they turned out great.

Hey Sephroth57,
I take it your cabinet is plastic?  I've used Krylon fusion on lawn furnature and it came out ok.... I've never tried it on a cabinet or anything like that though so I'm not sure there.

daeven:
Actually Behr is one of the better brands of paints if you believe Consumer Reports.  Others include Benjamin Moore and whatever Lowes' house brand is.  They all differ based on the finish type, though.

I found that the cheapest foam roller was the best - it was thin and barely holds any paint.  The only place I can find them is at ACE.  As others have said, many very thin coats are best.

When painting over Kilz, you need to cover the whole surface with Kilz before painting over it.  I don't know if that is what you did, ChadTower, but I believe that is what it says on the Kilz.  My house is filled with 30-year-old unpainted, unfinished trim and windows, so I'm way too familar with it.

As for ACE paints, I can only speak for their primer.  It looked like water in the pail, and it looked like water on drywall.  Maybe I got a bad gallon, but it was cheap.

bdsjake:
if you squeeze the roller while painting, you will find paint accumlates on the ends, and so you get the streaks.  Just a matter of practice and patience, and use thinner coats, takes time to do it right.

sofakng:

--- Quote from: bdsjake on July 06, 2004, 01:15:01 pm ---if you squeeze the roller while painting, you will find paint accumlates on the ends, and so you get the streaks.  Just a matter of practice and patience, and use thinner coats, takes time to do it right.

--- End quote ---

Right, but when I see the globs of paint near the ends, I lightly roll it up and down...

How many light / thin coats do you guys paint in total?  5 coats?  ...more?

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