Applying Emulsion Using a Roller
Applying emulsion with a roller is the quickest method of covering a big surface area, although you may require more coats than when painting with a brush because the paint goes on quite thinly with a roller. Roller sleeves can be found in various sizes and textures. Choose #a short#-pile sleeve for a smooth wall surface, and then a shaggy sheepskinstyle sleeve for a more textured surface. The parts the roller cannot reach will need to be finished using a brush. Solid non-drip emulsion, which is supplied in a tray, is also applied using a roller. As you apply the roller, the paint liquefies and allows the roller to pick up the right 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 firmly up and down the tray’s ribbed slope to spread the paint evenly. Don’t 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 light-weight, even pressure. Try not to work too fast or you’ll make a fine mist of paint spray. On every occasion the roller is dipped in the paint, move it #to an# adjacent unpainted area and work your way back to your painted area in overlapping strokes to blend with the wet edges.
Using Paint Pads:
Paint pads come in numerous sizes. These are flat and rectangular with closely packed short fibres glued to a foam backing strip, which makes the pad bendy. 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 reloading 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’s loaded unevenly, and will drip if there is too much paint on it.
2 Start painting near a corner and work in strips about 4 times the width of your pad. Keeping the pad flat to the wall, move it up and down the surface with a delicate scrubbing action.
Painting Edges - Cutting in
Rollers and bigger paint pads are very good for covering whole walls quickly, but they cannot reach all the way into the edges, you will have to complete these areas with a brush or small paint pad - a process often referred to as ‘cutting in’. #This can be# done before or after #the main# painting, but you’ll obtain the most uniform finish when you #do it# before #the main# area is painted.
1 Paint four or five overlapping strokes at right angles to your edge to fill the gap between #the edge# #and the# new paint. 2 Painting parallel to the edge, #go over# the initial brush strokes in an extended sweeping motion. Repeat until the whole edge is painted.
Author Resource:
Believe me #when I# say that I understand how hard it may be to carry out these tasks that I’ve written about #in this# article. I’ve carried out these tips to many painting projects over the years but at the beginning #when I# first began in the painting trade #there was# a great deal to learn. For my training I went to an organization called - painter london - They taught me everything that I know these days.
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