When it comes to painting a room, you want it to be done as quickly and accurately as possible. That is why you want to use a roller when painting large rooms. There are many useful tips when painting with a roller and we will explore those below, all of which will allow you to paint smooth and fast.
The top tricks and tips to make your new paint project success will be laid out below. Using a roller for your painting project will ensure even and uniform paint coats on your wall. Begin your journey to becoming a painting pro.
How to Successfully Paint a Wall with a Roller
There is a technique to painting a wall correctly and accurately. You first want to start with a sweeping stroke with your roller. The best technique is to start from the bottom of the wall, but be sure to leave a foot of space from the very bottom of the wall and where you begin to paint.
Always roll in an upward motion and use light pressure. When rolling the paint, be sure to stop a couple of inches from the corner. Then continue to roll up and down toward the corner of the wall, this will quickly spread the paint.
At this point in the process, you can leave any buildup or roller marks. Make sure to always be moving enough so that you are always slightly overlapping your last stroke of paint.
Roll as close to the corners that you can, but be sure that you don’t touch the adjacent wall. Repeat all these steps until you have covered your entire wall in paint.
How to Perfect Your Paint with Your Roller
Now, comes the point in the process where you will want to make sure your wall looks perfect.
- Smooth the Paint – To smooth the paint, especially near the ceiling, use horizontal strokes. It is important that you do not put any additional paint on your roller for this step.
- Be Sure to Keep Edges Wet – This helps you to work quickly and to make sure you are always applying paint onto paint that is still wet. Keeping the edges wet helps to avoid visible overlapping marks.
- Move Quickly – the biggest mistake most new painters make is taking too long to apply your paint on the wall. You want to be sure to quickly spread the paint on the wall Make sure you are using a good quality roller for this step/technique.
- Paint Close to the Wall – Rollers don’t have the capability to get those tight edges of your wall, which is okay. Just be sure to use a brush to get those tight corners, such as close to the ceiling and to any molding on the wall. Then use your roller to try to cover the brush marks for consistency on the strokes placed on the wall (do this by rolling vertically).
- Make Sure Remove any Lumps – lumps will happen to you while painting. To avoid this issue make sure to keep your roller away from areas it may pick up debris, such as the floor. If lumps do get into your wall and paint, use a damp rag to pick any lumps out of your paint.
- Take Care of Your Roller – when you are done painting with your roller, be sure to scrape out any excess paint from your roller before you wash it. This keeps your roller intact and helps to avoid any problems in the future, such as lumps or weird paint strokes.
Now that you know of all the ways to make the painting with your roller useful, you will be on your way to becoming a painting pro. Roller your way to having perfectly painted walls.