why does my paint look so bad. this is after two coats of primer. I used this exact same base in every other room of my house and after two coats had perfect streak free walls.I decided to color drench my den and it currently looks like this. guys I'm scared what do I do. ;'( just bought a second gallon from Lowe's. the ceilings are 9.5 ft. I can't do this bro
>>2945906Did you do multiple coats? Did you mix the paint well? Does the paint need any thinning per instructions? Temp/humidity for application was normal?
You should have used grey primer instead for such a dark color, but it's not a huge deal, just costs more paint. If you used the same paints in different rooms with different results I'm not sure why that would be though other than humidity or the texture of the wall.
>>2945906You have a few issues in play. It’s fixable. First, your primer should have been tinted to a more or less matching shade. Doesn’t need to be exact, but in the ballpark. Second, you’re rolling the color coat too thin. You’re pressing too hard, trying to get max coverage out of each roller load. A second coat should make it uniform. Load the roller evenly. Dip it and roll it out on the tray about 4 times before putting it on the wall. One roller load should cover about 2 square feet. Overlap strokes by 30 to 50 percent. Just enough pressure to keep it firm against the wall. If you press too hard, you start getting those rat tails off of either side of the roller. The rule of thumb I use is, 1 gallon covers 200 square feet. Get more paint now. Take your time doing this. A rush job looks like a rush job, and you’re going to be looking at it for the next few years. Get a bluetooth speaker and put on about 10 hours worth of music you like. Do not use earbuds, you want the echoey acoustics. Get in the zone, the only thing that should exist for you is the music and the wall in front of you. You know you’re doing it right when you finish and you’re disappointed that it’s over
>be me>not a nigger but very niggardly>need paint>go to Lowe’s>have them mix two gallons with the absolute most expensive base they have>”im gonna go grab a few thing”>”ok Anon, we’ll have it in the counter for you”>leave>come back two days later>it’s on the Aisle of Mistint Paints, 75% offYou’re welcome
>>2945906Why in the hell did you paint the baseboards too?
when you roll, use a long roller handle and a quality roller. go from middle, all the way to top, all the way to bottom. just long vertical strokes only. keep a wet edge. 1 reload should only do like 2 roller widths. this is how to get a good finish. this alone won't help, you need to keep doing coats. just keep going man. also just tear out those baseboards at this point and put fresh ones it will be easier then trying to save those after painting them like that. also dont retouch up a spot after your wet edge dried. it will show.
