I have eggshell behr paint color ';clair de lune';. I have already done 3 coats of this paint in my hallway. There is a lot of sunlight that comes through the hall way during the day and the many rollermarks are very obvious! They are very, very ugly looking and I cannot seem to figure out if its me, or the paint? What am I doing wrong? Please help!Why am I getting roller marks on wall with Behr Paint?
You're rolling with a roller that's too dry or rolling the paint too much.
Add some flotrol (mix in real well) to it to lengthen the wet time %26amp; don't work the paint so much.
If you're painting at night, wait until daylight so that you can see the marks before they dry into the finish.
If you've got your house/apartment temperature above 70 degrees, lower the temp so that it doesn't dry too quickly...you might even turn it off while painting.
For a flat surface you should not need anything thicker than a 3/8'; nap roller.
Since you've already put 3 coats on the hall, let it dry for 5-7 days before adding any more coats. Adding additional coats of paint over layers that are not dry yet will cause additional problems %26amp; a splotchy finish.
Paints can take up to 45 days to cure out. Dry to the touch does not mean dry paint.
Good luck...Why am I getting roller marks on wall with Behr Paint?
I always paint a strip ceiling to floor about 3 feet wide. then I go over it again right away while still wet with the roller starting at the top %26amp; roll all the way down to the floor non stop. then I move over %26amp; paint another 3 foot wide strip %26amp; repeat til the room is done. no roller marks. works every time.
When painting with a roller you need to paint a large W on the wall and then start rolling from there to blend the paint. You can't load too much paint on the roller either. I always use the small sponge rollers and paint pads when painting.
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Depending on the texture of your walls, you would need a larger or smaller nap. For example, my walls have knock down (deep texture) and I needed to get a 3/4 size roller to fill in the texture and make a smooth appearance. Hope that helps! Painting is not fun!
You used a bad paint repaint using Glidden paint its the best!
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