Applying Emulsion Using a Roller
Applying emulsion with a roller is the quickest method of covering a sizable surface area, although you may require more coats than when painting with a brush since the paint goes on quite thinly with a roller. Roller sleeves can be found in many different sizes and textures. Choose #a short#-pile sleeve for any smooth wall surface, and a shaggy sheepskinstyle sleeve for a more textured surface. The areas the roller cannot reach will need to be finished with a brush. Solid non-drip emulsion, which is supplied in a tray, can also be applied using a roller. While you apply the roller, the paint liquefies and allows the roller to gather up the correct amount of paint.
1 Pour the emulsion paint into the paint tray reservoir - it needs to be about a third full. Dip the roller sleeve into the paint and roll it confidently up and down the tray’s ribbed slant to spread the paint evenly. Do not overload the sleeve or paint will splatter all over the place.
2 Move the roller over the wall surface, using random strokes applied with a lightweight, even pressure. Try not to paint too fast or you’ll create a fine mist of paint spray. Every time the roller is dipped in the paint, move it #to an# adjacent unpainted area and work your way back to the painted area in overlapping strokes to blend in the wet edges.
Using Paint Pads:
Paint pads come in different sizes. They are flat and rectangular with closely packed short fibres glued with a foam backing strip, which makes the pad flexible. Pads are good for painting big areas with liquid paint - the larger the pad, the faster you cover the surface. They create less spray and mess than rollers, but they do need loading with paint more often. Use a paint pad tray which has a built-in ribbed roller on which excess paint can be removed.
1 Pour the paint into the paint pad tray, then draw the pad over the built-in roller to distribute the paint evenly and take away any excess - a paint pad will #give a# patchy finish if it is loaded unevenly, and will drip if there's excessive paint on it.
2 Start painting next to a corner and work in strips about four times the width of the pad. Keeping the pad flat on the wall, move it up and down the surface with a mild scrubbing action.
Painting Edges - Cutting in
Rollers and larger paint pads are excellent for covering whole walls quickly, but they can not reach the whole way into the edges, you will need to finish off these areas with a brush or small paint pad - a process also known as ‘cutting in’. #This can be# done before or after #the main# painting, but you will obtain the most uniform finish if you #do it# before #the main# section is painted.
1 Paint four or five overlapping strokes at right angles towards the edge to fill the gap between #the edge# #and the# new paint. 2 Painting parallel to the edge, #go over# the very first brush strokes in an extended sweeping motion. Repeat until the entire edge is painted.
Author Resource:
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