Painting: Cut Once Roll Twice

Posted by on September 18, 2005, 3:46 pm

I always use Benjamin Moor paint and my expeirence is that one coat
can almost cover. You might have to do some touch ups here and there.
But nonetheless, I always do two full coats.

This time around, I am thinking maybe I can just cut once and roll
twice as you know rolling practically takes no time comparing to
cutting.

So what do you think if I do that, will the result be acceptable?

Thanks

Posted by RicodJour on September 18, 2005, 11:58 am

nospam@nospam.com wrote:

> I always use Benjamin Moor paint and my expeirence is that one coat
> can almost cover. You might have to do some touch ups here and there.
> But nonetheless, I always do two full coats.
> This time around, I am thinking maybe I can just cut once and roll
> twice as you know rolling practically takes no time comparing to
> cutting.
> So what do you think if I do that, will the result be acceptable?

Acceptable to me? No. But you're the one that has to look at it and
you're the one doing the work. Only you can decide if it's worth your
time or not.

R

Posted by Tim Fischer on September 19, 2005, 8:32 pm

I think it really depends on the colors used. If you're using the same
color, or nearly the same, it is probably acceptable. If you're changing
colors, like a dark over a light or vice versa, I think you'll need to cut
twice as well.

We painted a formerly off-white wall deep burgandy a few years back. It
took three full coats, and even after that I had to touch up a few spots.
This was with a good quality Behr paint...

-Tim

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