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SPRAYING VERSUS
ROLLING
Rolling Paint
- Once Everything is covered and all repairs are finished you are
ready to begin the interior painting.
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Be sure to mix/stir the
paint first, you can use a paint mixer adapter that fits on a drill
for best results.
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Pour
the primer/paint into a 2 or 5 gallon bucket, pour no higher than
1/3 full.
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Use quality rollers, poor quality rollers w/shed
fibers into your paint, hold very little paint, make your
painting project much more difficult.
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most paint jobs, use a 3/8” nap roller cover for rolling paint.
- Rollers w/longer
naps are made for textured walls (1” nap is for masonry and brick,
for instance).
- Shorter nap rollers puts a very thin coat of paint on the wall,
increasing the time and frustration of painting.
- Always cover the fibers of a new roller in painter’s tape, allow
to set for a moment, then remove this
will eliminate any loose fibers from the roller cover that
may come out into your newly painted wall.
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Attach
an extension pole onto the roller frame.
- Ceilings are the first area to get painted, then move to the
walls.
- Start w/the largest areas first.
- Work from the top down.
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Dip
roller cover completely into paint covering the entire nap area,
dip the roller cover in
paint for
several seconds allowing the fibers to “soak up” the paint.
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Place
a roller screen in a 5 gallon bucket to remove any excessive
paint/primer from the roller.
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Starting at the top corner of the wall, place the dipped roller
approximately 3-4" away from the cut-in area.
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Working in a 3' x 3' area, roll a small "W" onto the wall.
This is approximately how much space a single
roller full of paint can cover.
- Pressing just hard enough for complete coverage, make a large “W”
within that space with your roller.
This distributes the paint over the area you want to paint.
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Continue rolling from the top edge of the wall to the bottom. Roll
into the cut in area.
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Back-Roll through the completed area prior to reloading the roller,
creating a smooth uniform finish.
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Reload
as necessary.
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You always want to work with a “wet edge” so that each
section blends seamlessly together.
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Continue applying, starting with the "W" technique 3-4" away from
the last section applied.
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Work from the top down, being careful to back roll the width of the
roller being used into the last
section applied.
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When rolling paint on walls, always “finish off” each
section of wall while it is still wet. Finish off each
section with a ceiling to floor stroke.
- Use very little pressure, You are not attempting to apply paint,
you’re merely trying to level out any ridges
left by the edges of the roller.
Spraying Paint
- Once Everything is covered and all repairs are finished you are
ready to begin the interior painting.
- Be sure to mix/stir the
paint first, you can use a paint mixer adapter that fits on a drill
for best results.
- Thin your paint
with an approved solution, some latex paints blend w/water, but
alkyd and oil-based
paints need specially-formulated thinners.
- Fill
the paint sprayer as recommended.
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Put on your respirator, tiny droplets of paint become airborne
during spraying, without a respirator, you
may inhale paint particles.
- Adjust the
stream to a fine mist, gently sweeping the sprayer back and forth to
apply a thin coating.
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Keep your hand moving back and forth so the paint doesn't drip.
- Keep the spray nozzle at an even space from the surface.
- Cover the interior wall evenly. You may need 3 to 4 light coats to
cover the wall sufficiently.
- Reapply as soon as the previous coat is dry.
- Don't apply too much paint at one time. The paint is still a
liquid and it will run if too much is applied.
- Thin coats are required to achieve a professional looking finish.
- You will still have to "cut in" (w/a brush) around windows, floor,
ceiling...etc..
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Time Spraying, an
average room will only take about 5-10 minutes
Tips: Pros/Cons
(Rolling versus Spraying)
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Rolling is most common interior painting technique.
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Rolling is more labor intensive.
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Rolling requires the least investment in tools and uses least paint.
- Overspray that
comes from a sprayer is not even worth attempting to deal with
inside of your home,
unless it is completely empty.
- Sprayed paint gets into the duct work, filters etc... and into the
air you are breathing.
- Spray the paint on then roll
it, it gives a better more uniform finish than just spraying.
- Most of the time spent rolling is dipping the roller to get the
paint on it.
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Spraying can
save you loads of time, if there is nothing in the room, it's worth
it!
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Paint spray gets every where everything must be covered.
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New
construction, you don't have to be too concerned about protecting
floors and fixtures.
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Spraying uses the most paint and causes over spray.
- Spraying requires more paint, you waste lots of paint by spraying.
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Spraying paint within a home requires special attention to the
masking and covering.
- Airless paint
sprayers are inherently dangerous, producing pressures as high as
3000 psi.
- Never point the spray gun at another person or yourself.
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