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Applying primer & paint ... sprayer? roll? brush? Prod and Cons please

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vScourge:
I second the high-density foam roller suggestion.  Also, if you're rolling, apply a small amount of paint in several passes.  If you roll on too much paint in one go the texture becomes much more apparent.  Go slow and steady, and work with wet edges.

ARTIFACT:
Great. thank you guys. Did I say that already? :) You all RULE.

Tonight I'll spend time sanding 220 grit carefully until it's smooth again, then apply a 2nd coat of primer with the small roller.

BTW... QUICK QUESTION: how do you suggest I sand? I mean lightly or pushing hard on the wood, holding the sheet by hand or wrapped around a 2x4 block, making circles or straight, fast or slow, etc? Kind of a weird question :)


--- Quote from: vScourge on August 13, 2007, 01:39:08 pm ---I second the high-density foam roller suggestion.  Also, if you're rolling, apply a small amount of paint in several passes.  If you roll on too much paint in one go the texture becomes much more apparent.  Go slow and steady, and work with wet edges.

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Very interesting to know, thanks. What did you mean by "work with wet edges"?

javeryh:
I used a block to sand between paint coats.  Go back and forth and not in circles and try and get it as even as possible - there's definitely an art to it.  You just get a feel for it as you go.  Also, use a tack-cloth to clean up the residue.

ARTIFACT:
excellent. thanks. will follow guidelines tonight :)

stay tuned...

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