painting [diy] question

[shirt]

been painting a bedroom and its gone pete tong.

started yesterday by doing all the cutting-in, 2 coats, and one coat all overthe walls.

put on a second all-over coat today and its dried darker than the cutting in. am left with a slightly lighter band running along the skirting and cornice.

do i have to do another coat over everything to get it to dry in one flat tone, or is there some trick i don;t know about - say a light wash [paint/thinners mix] over the afected area to blend it in?

have got enough paint to do the latter i reckon, else its a third bloody trip to b&q today!

[bobt]

The stuff you did yesterday is properly dry and the colour "settled". The stuff you did today is still drying even though it feels dry it sin't. Should all look the same tommorow.

[shirt]

ok, but 'today' means 1am so its had over 12hrs drying time.

[robinhood21]

Always cut in and roll one wall at a time, otherwise things can go pete-tong, as you have discovered. Try cutting in a small section, and see how it dries out. If it looks $hite, then another trip to B&Q will be in order.
Oh, and always make sure that you thoroughly stir the paint before application.

[shirt]

bugger! b&q it is then, do it properly this time.......

[Flintstone]

Was it all from one tin? Any chance of a difference from one batch to another?

It can't be as bad as the time 'she' bought the paint and I failed to notice that one was satin and the other matt.

Bugger.

[T5R+]

Flintstone said:

Was it all from one tin? Any chance of a difference from one batch to another?

It can't be as bad as the time 'she' bought the paint and I failed to notice that one was satin and the other matt.

Bugger.

.........................sorry

[Flintstone]

Yeah, go on. Laff it up. That's all I've come to expect from you lot.

[shirt]

nah two tins.

have settled into a routine whereby i do all my noisy diy upto 10pm then crack on with painting the rooms i've finished.

the seperate cutting & rolling was experimental, and one i won't do again!

[Puff Puff]

I painted a kitchen wall a while back. It took four coats before the cutting in and the rest of the wall matched - wish I'd never started.

[jeff m]

I would hazard a guess at "overbrushing" the cutting in. Putting the paint on and pulling it off again. Wheas your rolling is ok because the paint covers well. Due to no skill required.

[raf_gti]

Cutting & Rolling?!

What the hell do those terms mean? (asks someone who is away to paint a kitchen for the first time on Tuesday)

[dilbert]

Depends which way you're going (darker or lighter). I'd wager that you're going lighter.
It's not rocket science. If it all came from the same tin, then the "cutting in" brushed areas are probably thicker. Perhaps put another coat on with the roller.

If you have a "custom colour" you should get all and mix all the paint together before you start, becuase the variation can be quite wide. This is absolutely essential if you mix your own colour.
"Standard colours" are fairly well matched between cans, but they can still vary.

Edited by dilbert on Sunday 21st September 17:39

[Munter]

raf_gti said:

Cutting & Rolling?!

What the hell do those terms mean? (asks someone who is away to paint a kitchen for the first time on Tuesday)

Cutting in = Going arouns all the edges of the light switches/skirting boards, corners etc with a brush
Rolling = Painting the rest with a roller. Which despite what DIY shows say always gives a better finish than a brush. Well in my view anyway.

edit:
I forgot to say I used to cut in the next 6 - 8ft using the paint in the roller tray then roller the area and carry on. Only thing I used to do all of 1st was the masking up because that can take ages.

Edited by Munter on Sunday 21st September 18:29

[Flintstone]

Munter said:

masking up

You mask up your house?

[rumpelstiltskin]

DIY woes reminds me of the time i spent hours and hours and hours trying to put up four cabinets up on the wall in the kitchen.The sweat was pouring off me trying to bore the holes for these pigging cabinets,took me about three hours to notice my drill was on reverse!!!

[Disco_Dale]

Munter said:

Rolling = Painting the rest with a roller. Which despite what DIY shows say always gives a better finish than a brush. Well in my view anyway.

Which is why you're not a painter and decorator.
Brush finish is preferable in a lot of cases.*

• if you know what you're doing.

[Flintstone]

rumpelstiltskin said:

DIY woes reminds me of the time i spent hours and hours and hours trying to put up four cabinets up on the wall in the kitchen.The sweat was pouring off me trying to bore the holes for these pigging cabinets,took me about three hours to notice my drill was on reverse!!!

PH confessions crack me up.

[Munter]

Disco_Dale said:

Munter said:

Rolling = Painting the rest with a roller. Which despite what DIY shows say always gives a better finish than a brush. Well in my view anyway.

Which is why you're not a painter and decorator.
Brush finish is preferable in a lot of cases.*

• if you know what you're doing.

I've never seen a brushed surface that didn't have brush marks in it. Never. And I hate them.

Where as it's rare to see a rollered surface with any marks in it.

Could just be me but seeing the brush strokes drives my eyes crazy.

[Autonotiv]

rumpelstiltskin said:

DIY woes reminds me of the time i spent hours and hours and hours trying to put up four cabinets up on the wall in the kitchen.The sweat was pouring off me trying to bore the holes for these pigging cabinets,took me about three hours to notice my drill was on reverse!!!

Oh my god.

I have pissed myself.