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is this due to paint roller or paint?

newtoremodeling

15 years ago

DH is painting our hallway and after doing the ceiling, we noticed some tiny dried-up blobs of paint in some areas. He scraped those off with a paint scraper and will be doing a second coat soon. Is this due to a problem with the type of roller he used (basic kind bought at Home Depot) or paint? How can we avoid this in the future (we still need to do walls). Thanks.

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paintguy22
15 years ago
When you leave paint opened in the air for too long, paint snots will develop and then when you go to apply the paint they get on the walls. This can also happen when using old pans, roller grids, buckets, etc when dried up paint gets dislodged and ends up in the fresh paint. You want to use new equipment or clean equipment if possible. The way to fix this problem is straining the paint. You can buy paint strainers at the paint store that will fit over 5 gallon buckets and gallon cans or you can just have somebody hold the strainer while you pour the paint through. You can also use old nylons to strain paint. Cheap rollers will not give you paint snots but they may shed and leave little strands of lint all over your fresh paint job. I would recommend a top line roller cover since using a cheap one will only save you a few bucks. Purdy white doves or Wooster pro-dooz are examples.
newtoremodeling
Original Author
15 years ago
Thanks, paintguy, we'll do as you recommend.
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