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matching roller nap texture

3 years ago

So the painters that originally painted my basement drywall originally must have used a thick nap or something because it left behind a textured wall which I didn't mind, however shortly after finishing our basement we had a sewer backup and the bottom 2 feet of everything had to be cut out and redone.

2 things: 1) when my drywall guy primed he left roller ridges which he sanded mostly out but now I'm left with smooth spots in a textured wall. i tried painting with a 3/4 nap roller but i just can't get the same texture, am i doing something wrong? What's the trick to get a heavy texture on the wall but not too much paint on the wall?

2) how do I sand out these ridges now that they've been painted?

Thanks all

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Rockin' Fine Finish
3 years ago
could you post a picture
Jennifer Hogan
3 years ago
If you have ridges you have to sand them down to get rid of them.

Are you sure that the guy didn't use a spray texture on the walls prior to painting. It hides many imperfections. Is it an actual orange peel texture? If so you can buy a can and spray it on the flat areas to get that dimpled effect. Test spray on something else to see how far away and how heavy to spray. I used an artist brush to knock down overly large goobers that the orange peel spray sometimes left behind.

Poor technique can cause dimpling - letting the roller get too dry and being forced to use excessive pressure can cause dimpling. This can also leave ridges.

If you share a picture of the textured and non textured surfaces we will be better equipped to help.
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Jess Barrett
Original Author
3 years ago
Here are some pics, hopefully they show how some areas are smooth where they've been patched.

This also sucks because only the bottom half of the walls were resheetrocked so those are not as textured as the top half. I believe the original painters use a 3/4 nap on the wall so I'm using the same, also in hopes of trying to hide as much of the crappy mudding joints as I can.

what grit sandpaper would you recommend to get the roller edges out? Also the problem with sanding them out will just create another "smooth" area.

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