Painting Tip: Picture Framing
I’m sure many Do-It-Yourselfers have experienced this the first time they attempted a painting project involving the painting of walls or ceilings. You end up with areas on the wall where the paint seems to be darker than other areas, somewhat resembling the “frame” of a picture. It’s particularly noticeable when you’ve been painting the walls of a room and you’ve gone around the room and cut in the corner edges and ceiling line with a brush prior to rolling. The brushed areas can sometimes end up looking slightly darker then the rolled areas and there’s your “picture frame”.
WHAT CAUSES “PICTURE FRAMING”?
It’s most commonly a coverage problem. If you’re brushing and rolling, the brushed areas tend to have a thicker paint film than the rolled areas.
HOW DO YOU PREVENT IT?
First, make sure you’re putting on an even coat when you’re brushing and rolling as that will help keep the look uniform. Next, I would highly recommend painting one wall completely before moving on. Pick your starting wall and cut in the corner edges and ceiling line (if walls are a different color than the ceiling) with a brush and then roll the whole wall out. As an added safety I roll as close to the edge as possible with the roller leaving the minimum of brushed area showing. When that wall is done proceed to the next wall and continue around the room in this fashion. This keeps you moving from “wet to wet” as we say in the biz. That basically means the brushed areas haven’t had a chance to dry and set up before you roll the wall out.
Once again, I hope this information has been helpful and I look forward to sending you more painting tips.
All the best,
Perry
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