Applying Emulsion With a Roller
Applying emulsion with a roller is the quickest method of covering a large surface area, although you may require more coats than when painting using 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 a smooth wall surface, and then a shaggy sheepskinstyle sleeve for a more textured surface. The areas the roller cannot reach will need to get finished using a brush. Solid non-drip emulsion, which comes in a tray, can also be applied with a roller. As you apply the roller, the paint liquefies and allows the roller to gather up the correct quantity of paint.
1 Pour the emulsion paint into the paint tray reservoir - it should be about a third full. Dip the roller sleeve into the paint and roll it firmly up and down the tray’s ribbed slant to spread the paint evenly. Do not overload the sleeve or paint will splash 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 produce a fine mist of paint spray. Every time the roller is dipped in your paint, move it #to an# adjacent unpainted area and work your way back towards the painted area in overlapping strokes to blend with the wet edges.
Using Paint Pads:
Paint pads come in different sizes. These are flat and rectangular with closely packed short fibres bonded to a foam backing strip, which makes the pad bendable. Pads are good for painting big areas with liquid paint - the bigger the pad, the faster you cover the surface. They make less spray and mess than rollers, but they do need loading with paint more frequently. 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 unequally, and can 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 delicate scrubbing action.
Painting Edges - Cutting in
Rollers and bigger paint pads are very good for covering whole walls swiftly, but they can't reach the whole way to the edges, you will need to finish off 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 will probably 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 towards the edge to fill the gap between #the edge# #and the# fresh paint. 2 Painting parallel to the edge, #go over# the first brush strokes in a long sweeping motion. Repeat until the whole edge is painted.
Author Resource:
Believe me when I say that I know how hard it can be to carry out these tasks that I’ve written about #in this# article. I’ve applied these tips to many painting projects through the years but at the beginning #when I# first started off in the painting trade #there was# a whole lot to learn. For my training I went to a firm called - painter london - They taught me everything that I do know these days.
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