Roller marks after painting
Ishmeet Gupta
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emilyam819
4 years agoBruce in Northern Virginia
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Painting cabinets-brush or roller?
Comments (4)I'm painting my kitchen cabinets now and I use a roller to apply the paint and then immediately I very lightly brush over it with a quality brush so that it doesn't get that stipple effect from the roller. I was told at the paint store to use a foam roller. I got the Whizz one but still brush over it because it wasn't smooth enough for me. The quality brush leaves very few brushmarks which I like better than the all over stipple marks from a roller. I think the roller was only $5 or $6 dollars. I saw the same one at Lowe's too. Also I find that after sanding and vacuuming and tackclothing it, it is worth the effort to wipe it down lightly with Odorless Mineral Spirits to grab all the dust for a smooth finish. Good Luck!...See MorePainting over pen marks? Or how to remove before painting?
Comments (7)Pen is an ink so consider it to be a stain that will bleed through latex paints and primers. You can either try to remove the pen marks or use a stain killing primer like Kilz or Bin and then touch up. Either way, you will likely need to touch up. I would probably use lacquer thinner to get the pen marks off and then touch up (easier than actually using the stain killing primer). I'm sure you don't have lacquer thinner on hand, so try some rubbing alcohol, Goo Gone, Soft Scrub with Bleach, hairspray, toothpaste, magic eraser, etc...so many things here that people have claimed to have worked. And then touch up....See MoreWhat brushes/rollers for painting trim/doorways?
Comments (5)Hi SS!! Good for you!! You'll probably be the best painter! If ya can't find Corona's (the brushes!!), get a nice Purdy XL Cub, Angled, 2" or 2.5". These are great for trim/smaller areas. It has a "stub" handle, so it's easier for lotsa cutting-in work...like trims, bathrooms, etc.... * At our store, the 2" is $12.99. I've had mine for 3 yrs. now, and it's still like new. I've cleaned it a dozen times too! * Get a good brush, and you'll have it forever...assuming good cleaning/storage practices. A brush-comb helps get more gunk out of the bristles too. * When using, don't let paint get more than 1/2-way up the bristles. For long days of use, you may have to clean it once or twice...todays high-end acrylics have higher solids-content, and start setting-up faster, therefore drying into the upper bristles sooner. This makes it harder to cut fine lines if paint is building-up in the middle area. * Use some fabric-softener & Dawn to clean. Rinse well! * Dry the bristles on a clean dish-towel, straighten the tips out to a "knife" edge, and place in the original sleeve. Add a little Latex-Xtender from XIM to the paint for longer working/leveling time. This stuff is neat!! >>> It's better than Floetrol, and you don't need as much. Faron...See MorePainting kitchen cabinets-would you brush paint or use a roller?
Comments (15)I am currently in the midst of painting my new MDF doors to match the sanded and painted raised panel oak base of my refinished cabinets. We didn't want to go to all the work of refinishing the old style oak doors so we purchased new MDF with raised panels in a more modern style. Anyway, I am painting them by hand with a foam brushes of different sizes, also using bristle brushes on the large sections and smoothing out with the foam brush. I didn't want the perfect factory look of sprayed doors because it wouldn't match the slight texture of the oak base. It's turning out great, no issue, no bubbles. 3 coats of BM Cabinet Coat in Timid White....See Morecat_ky
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