Painting Walls and ceiling problem

Deebrief · Joined: 17 Feb 2008 Posts: 2

We want to roll the bathroom walls , but not in the same colour as the new
ceiling.

How do we get a neat straight line where the two colours divide ??

Cheers

Dee

Archived from group: free>uk>diy>home

Rob graham · Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 29

"Deebrief" wrote in message $d62.827@newsfe6-gui.ntli.net...
> We want to roll the bathroom walls , but not in the same colour as the new
> ceiling.
>
> How do we get a neat straight line where the two colours divide ??
>
>
> Cheers
>
>
> Dee
>

You'll need to roller the walls as near to the ceiling as you dare and then
finish off with a brush. Or you could roller right up to the ceiling and
then paint over the colour that's got on the ceiling with a brush and
ceiling colour.

Rob Graham

Bikini Whacks · Joined: 11 Feb 2008 Posts: 8

In article , rttgrahamwow@btinternet.com
says...
>
> "Deebrief" wrote in message
> $d62.827@newsfe6-gui.ntli.net...
> > We want to roll the bathroom walls , but not in the same colour as the new
> > ceiling.
> >
> > How do we get a neat straight line where the two colours divide ??
> >
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> >
> > Dee
> >
>
> You'll need to roller the walls as near to the ceiling as you dare and then
> finish off with a brush. Or you could roller right up to the ceiling and
> then paint over the colour that's got on the ceiling with a brush and
> ceiling colour.
>
> Rob Graham
>
>
>
Whichever way you do it, stop painting a millimetre back from the joint.
If you get any closer, and don't possess the hand of a heart surgeon,
you'll start putting dabs on the wrong side which will catch the eye. A
clean narrow gap won't.

Also if you find yourself taking ages to get it just so, stop staring at
the brush and start looking at the paint line it's leaving instead. Once
you get your eye in this can be much quicker and reduces the odds of an
error.

S · Joined: 27 Sep 2007 Posts: 29

"Bikini Whacks" wrote in message @news.individual.net...
> In article , rttgrahamwow@btinternet.com
> says...
>>
>> "Deebrief" wrote in message
>> $d62.827@newsfe6-gui.ntli.net...
>> > We want to roll the bathroom walls , but not in the same colour as the
>> > new
>> > ceiling.
>> >
>> > How do we get a neat straight line where the two colours divide ??
>> >
>> >
>> > Cheers
>> >
>> >
>> > Dee
>> >
>>
>> You'll need to roller the walls as near to the ceiling as you dare and
>> then
>> finish off with a brush. Or you could roller right up to the ceiling and
>> then paint over the colour that's got on the ceiling with a brush and
>> ceiling colour.
>>
>> Rob Graham
>>
>>
>>
> Whichever way you do it, stop painting a millimetre back from the joint.
> If you get any closer, and don't possess the hand of a heart surgeon,
> you'll start putting dabs on the wrong side which will catch the eye. A
> clean narrow gap won't.
>
> Also if you find yourself taking ages to get it just so, stop staring at
> the brush and start looking at the paint line it's leaving instead. Once
> you get your eye in this can be much quicker and reduces the odds of an
> error.

As the previous posters have already said but a good (not cheap) paint brush
also helps.

Peter Andrews · Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 8

"S" wrote in message $3m6.49553@fe2.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
>
> "Bikini Whacks" wrote in message
> @news.individual.net...
>> In article , rttgrahamwow@btinternet.com
>> says...
>>>
>>> "Deebrief" wrote in message
>>> $d62.827@newsfe6-gui.ntli.net...
>>> > We want to roll the bathroom walls , but not in the same colour as the
>>> > new
>>> > ceiling.
>>> >
>>> > How do we get a neat straight line where the two colours divide ??
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Cheers
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Dee
>>> >
>>>
>>> You'll need to roller the walls as near to the ceiling as you dare and
>>> then
>>> finish off with a brush. Or you could roller right up to the ceiling and
>>> then paint over the colour that's got on the ceiling with a brush and
>>> ceiling colour.
>>>
>>> Rob Graham
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Whichever way you do it, stop painting a millimetre back from the joint.
>> If you get any closer, and don't possess the hand of a heart surgeon,
>> you'll start putting dabs on the wrong side which will catch the eye. A
>> clean narrow gap won't.
>>
>> Also if you find yourself taking ages to get it just so, stop staring at
>> the brush and start looking at the paint line it's leaving instead. Once
>> you get your eye in this can be much quicker and reduces the odds of an
>> error.
>
> As the previous posters have already said but a good (not cheap) paint
> brush also helps.
>

Do you cut in first and then roller or roller and then cut in?

Bikini Whacks · Joined: 11 Feb 2008 Posts: 8

In article ,
p.andrews@blueblueyonder.co.uk says...
>
> "S" wrote in message
> $3m6.49553@fe2.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
> >
> > "Bikini Whacks" wrote in message
> > @news.individual.net...
> >> In article , rttgrahamwow@btinternet.com
> >> says...
> >>>
> >>> "Deebrief" wrote in message
> >>> $d62.827@newsfe6-gui.ntli.net...
> >>> > We want to roll the bathroom walls , but not in the same colour as the
> >>> > new
> >>> > ceiling.
> >>> >
> >>> > How do we get a neat straight line where the two colours divide ??
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> > Cheers
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> > Dee
> >>> >
> >>>
> >>> You'll need to roller the walls as near to the ceiling as you dare and
> >>> then
> >>> finish off with a brush. Or you could roller right up to the ceiling and
> >>> then paint over the colour that's got on the ceiling with a brush and
> >>> ceiling colour.
> >>>
> >>> Rob Graham
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >> Whichever way you do it, stop painting a millimetre back from the joint.
> >> If you get any closer, and don't possess the hand of a heart surgeon,
> >> you'll start putting dabs on the wrong side which will catch the eye. A
> >> clean narrow gap won't.
> >>
> >> Also if you find yourself taking ages to get it just so, stop staring at
> >> the brush and start looking at the paint line it's leaving instead. Once
> >> you get your eye in this can be much quicker and reduces the odds of an
> >> error.
> >
> > As the previous posters have already said but a good (not cheap) paint
> > brush also helps.
> >
>
> Do you cut in first and then roller or roller and then cut in?
>
>
>
There's absolutely nowt wrong with cutting in first. Just make sure to
feather the inside edge well to make sure you don't get a dry hard edge
showing through the rolled. The only real pitfall is that since your eye
isn't accustomed to seeing the paint density of a full wall there can be
a tendency to go a little thin with the coat. You don't want to be doing
it twice.

If both quality of finish AND speed are of importance you might want to
roller-then-cut as you go. You'll be up and down the ladder more but be
done much quicker.

fred · Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 12

In article , Peter
Andrews writes
>
>Do you cut in first and then roller or roller and then cut in?
>
I always cut in first and then try to get the roller on before the
cut-in paint has dried. Reason being the texture left by brush and
roller is different and I would prefer the roller pattern to dominate.
Also, after doing the cutting-in at ceiling level I would roller in the
horizontal direction for one width to get a broader 'landing zone' for
when rolling vertically.
--
fred
Plusnet - I hope you like vanilla

Deebrief · Joined: 17 Feb 2008 Posts: 2

Thanks everyone, all helps.

Dee

"Deebrief" wrote in message $d62.827@newsfe6-gui.ntli.net...
> We want to roll the bathroom walls , but not in the same colour as the new
> ceiling.
>
> How do we get a neat straight line where the two colours divide ??
>
>
> Cheers
>
>
> Dee
>

Andy Champ · Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 28

I always roll first, I'm never quite sure how much to brush until
afterwards.

Andy

fred · Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 12

In article , Andy Champ
writes
>I always roll first, I'm never quite sure how much to brush until
>afterwards.
>
Gotcha, I get ready to go with the roller, paint in tray etc, then use a
3" brush edge on to do the cut, then rough 3" swipe with the brush, then
swipe with the roller in line with the cut but an inch or so out. That
then leaves me a good 9" landing zone in the roller texture and still
wet to make a clean join with the vertical roller strokes.

Work quickly and keep the room cool to avoid the paint drying too
quickly so you are always working to a wet edge.
--
fred
Plusnet - I hope you like vanilla

Painting new render I have just had the outside of my new kitchen extension sand/cement waterproof rendered. I now want to paint it with exterior emulsion. What is the process for painting new render. Thanks

Painting Roughcast My Gran has asked me to paint the roughcast walls of her bungalow. The existing paint is quite sound but she wants it 'spruced up'. What is the best way to apply the texture paint? Any tips much appreciated

Painting fresh putty Put in a new glazed back door yesterday, now just need to paint it. In the past I've either painted the putty too soon and got brush marks, or left it and it's gone wrinkly before I could paint it. Might have been because that side of the house faces sou

painting a metal disco light case Got a couple of medium sized disco lights that work well but are showing signs of age wanna strip em down and clean em / repaint them now knowing that the bulbs in these get pretty damn hot what paint would you guys suggest I use ??? TIS BuGgY

Ceiling Woe Retarded Plumber Ltd has just seen to it that a large rad emptied it's guts onto the brand new and freshly emulsioned ceiling below. It's done a proper job with (large) hairline cracks where the plasterboard butts together. Permanent disfigurement to the