Painting ceiling...
For example: John Smith
painting it with white Behr ceiling paint and a 1/2" roller and I did not
prime, also I mixed the paint really well. It has dried for several hours
now and it looks terrible. I have done plenty of painting in my time but
this was my first ceiling, is it really that different? It is blotchy and
and all I see is lap marks. What did I do wrong? I am obviously going to
re-paint so I am guessing I should prime first and use a bigger roller but
what about the paint, should I use just a flat wall paint? Also, the texture
has a grain to it, do I paint with or against? Please help, thanks.
Roger Shoaf
one coat.
Next you probably spread the paint too thin. (easy to do with cheap paint)
The 1/2 inch nap should be OK, but the time to prime was before the first
coat of finish paint not in-between coats.
In the future avoid Home Depot or the big box stores for your paint
purchases and head directly to the paint store.
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Roger Shoaf
About the time I had mastered getting the toothpaste back in the tube, then
they come up with this striped stuff.
"For example: John Smith" <mjf...@verizon.net> wrote in message
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Roemax
try ben moore or sherwin williams paint
buy the best paint they sell for ceilings, s w makes a paint called pro mar
200 which will work well for you
use flat paint , nothing with a sheen
the roller is not the problem 1/2 " is fine,its what a real paint contractor
would use
when you paint again roll in the opposite direction of the first coat
probably don't need to prime with a good quality paint for 2nd coat
though now you may need to use two coats
good luck
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coverage . I don't believe in one coat coverage . There are always bad
spots . I agree you should have primed . Here's a tip - never use a
cheep roller sleave . You get what you pay
for .
My 2 cents
For example: John Smith
been any smokers in the room to my knowledge and after thinking about it, it
doesn't seem like it was ever painted. After I get the better quality paint,
should I prime over the what I just painted or go right over it with the new
paint? Thanks again.
"For example: John Smith" <mjf...@verizon.net> wrote in message
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needing primer and multiple coats of paint . Like I said before , they
can be like sponges . Especially if it was textured and never painted
before that paint job you gave it . I'm sure others would agree ! Good
Luck
Norminn
>I appreciate everybody's response, they have been a big help. There have not
>been any smokers in the room to my knowledge and after thinking about it, it
>doesn't seem like it was ever painted. After I get the better quality paint,
>should I prime over the what I just painted or go right over it with the new
>paint? Thanks again.
>
>
You already have paint on it, so priming over that would seem useless.
dadiOH
> gone done painting it with white Behr ceiling paint and a 1/2"
> roller and I did not prime, also I mixed the paint really well. It
> has dried for several hours now and it looks terrible. I have done
> plenty of painting in my time but this was my first ceiling, is it
> really that different? It is blotchy and and all I see is lap
> marks.
You are seeing that because several hours is not *nearly* enough dry
time to tell how it will look when really dry. A week - at a
minimum - would be more like it. The blotchiness and lap marks are
because some areas have more paint than others and the thinly covered
areas have dried more.
That isn't to say you'll not need another coat but I suggest you wait
a week or two before deciding.
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dadiOH
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"Roemax" <roe...@vernal.net> wrote in message
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> roger is right , the paint you used is junk
I have to disagree with you on that. I've not only used Behr paint for all
my indoor painting, but Consumer reports rated is at the top in an issue
towards the end of last year. Though now, I'll honestly state the latest
issue moved Behr to third but it's still a great paint. I've had nothing but
success with it.
Dottie
We have popcorn ceilings. The bedrooms had obviously been painted
before (ceilings) because they just looked white and painted. The
great room with it's cathedral ceilings clearly had not and neither
had the laundry room. I started out with a roller made for textured
ceilings - cost a good bit - and rolled the laundry room ceiling. I
let it dry and did it again. You could not tell I had painted it. I
used moderate priced paint but not real cheap stuff - it was for
ceilings. My husband painted the great room. He used the same paint
but used a different roller....just an ordinary roller with short
nap. It worked as well as my "textured" special. Those type of
ceilings - even after two coats - just don't look great. I am pretty
sure it was spray painted the first time. It is like stucco. It
soaks up paint.
GWB
wrote:
Same here.
I use Behr Ultra for everything.
hal...@aol.com
behr is owned by home depot, they dont want to screw their customers.
unnecessarily.
paint is excellent, and wears very well
soccerdad
Home Depot also sells Glidden Paint. For the price I paid I was very pleased
with the results. For sure going to use Glidden on my next weekend project
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