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repainting wood doors - roll or brush? Jean 07-02-2007
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Posted by Jean on July 2, 2007, 8:09 pm
I'm in the process of repainting the interior of my house and I'm now at
the point where I need to start doing the wooden doors. The door are
3-panel types with "simulated grain", and I'm using Behr satin latex paint.
I've gotten different recommendations from various people - some say to use
a brush and some say to roll it out. Which method is preferable? If the
best way is to roll the paint on, what brand of rollers is best?

Thanks,

Jean


Posted by Walter R. on July 2, 2007, 8:27 pm
I use a short nap roller in order to get an even paint application. While it
is still wet, I let a 3 or 4 inch brush glide over the stipple marks left by
the roller, using only the weight of the brush, holding the brush by the tip
of the handle. The result is a very smooth finish, without stipples.

You may want to first try this on a piece of scrap.

--
Walter
www.rationality.net
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> I'm in the process of repainting the interior of my house and I'm now at
> the point where I need to start doing the wooden doors. The door are
> 3-panel types with "simulated grain", and I'm using Behr satin latex
> paint.
> I've gotten different recommendations from various people - some say to
> use
> a brush and some say to roll it out. Which method is preferable? If the
> best way is to roll the paint on, what brand of rollers is best?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jean
>



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Posted by Jean on July 3, 2007, 10:38 am

| > I'm in the process of repainting the interior of my house and I'm now
at
| > the point where I need to start doing the wooden doors. The door are
| > 3-panel types with "simulated grain", and I'm using Behr satin latex
| > paint.
| > I've gotten different recommendations from various people - some say to
| > use
| > a brush and some say to roll it out. Which method is preferable? If the
| > best way is to roll the paint on, what brand of rollers is best?
| >
| > Thanks,
| >
| > Jean
| >
|
|
| I use a short nap roller in order to get an even paint application. While
it
| is still wet, I let a 3 or 4 inch brush glide over the stipple marks left
by
| the roller, using only the weight of the brush, holding the brush by the
tip
| of the handle. The result is a very smooth finish, without stipples.
|
| You may want to first try this on a piece of scrap.
|
| --
| Walter
| www.rationality.net
| -


Interesting option. Is the purpose of the roller to get the paint down
fast? Do you just use a regular 8" roller with 3/8" nap?

Jean





Posted by Walter R. on July 3, 2007, 11:35 am
The roller applies the paint faster and more evenly than a brush can. Any
size roller will do, depending on what you do, door trim or door panels. 9"
is fine for a door without any panels. I like 4" for the jambs. The shorter
the nap, the better, think 1/8" or 1/4". Do a section at a time to make sure
the paint does not dry before you can smooth it out with the tender touch of
a brush.


--
Walter
www.rationality.net
-
>
> | > I'm in the process of repainting the interior of my house and I'm now
> at
> | > the point where I need to start doing the wooden doors. The door are
> | > 3-panel types with "simulated grain", and I'm using Behr satin latex
> | > paint.
> | > I've gotten different recommendations from various people - some say
> to
> | > use
> | > a brush and some say to roll it out. Which method is preferable? If
> the
> | > best way is to roll the paint on, what brand of rollers is best?
> | >
> | > Thanks,
> | >
> | > Jean
> | >
> |
> |
> | I use a short nap roller in order to get an even paint application.
> While
> it
> | is still wet, I let a 3 or 4 inch brush glide over the stipple marks
> left
> by
> | the roller, using only the weight of the brush, holding the brush by the
> tip
> | of the handle. The result is a very smooth finish, without stipples.
> |
> | You may want to first try this on a piece of scrap.
> |
> | --
> | Walter
> | www.rationality.net
> | -
>
>
> Interesting option. Is the purpose of the roller to get the paint down
> fast? Do you just use a regular 8" roller with 3/8" nap?
>
> Jean
>
>
>
>



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Posted by Jean on July 3, 2007, 2:54 pm
Thanks for the advice - I think I'm going to try it your way. I once tried
rolling the panels out, but I was disappointed with the lack of smoothness.
Your trick using the brush should cure that problem.

Jean


| The roller applies the paint faster and more evenly than a brush can. Any
| size roller will do, depending on what you do, door trim or door panels.
9"
| is fine for a door without any panels. I like 4" for the jambs. The
shorter
| the nap, the better, think 1/8" or 1/4". Do a section at a time to make
sure
| the paint does not dry before you can smooth it out with the tender touch
of
| a brush.
|
|
| --
| Walter
| www.rationality.net
| -
| >
| > | > I'm in the process of repainting the interior of my house and I'm
now
| > at
| > | > the point where I need to start doing the wooden doors. The door
are
| > | > 3-panel types with "simulated grain", and I'm using Behr satin
latex
| > | > paint.
| > | > I've gotten different recommendations from various people - some
say
| > to
| > | > use
| > | > a brush and some say to roll it out. Which method is preferable? If
| > the
| > | > best way is to roll the paint on, what brand of rollers is best?
| > | >
| > | > Thanks,
| > | >
| > | > Jean
| > | >
| > |
| > |
| > | I use a short nap roller in order to get an even paint application.
| > While
| > it
| > | is still wet, I let a 3 or 4 inch brush glide over the stipple marks
| > left
| > by
| > | the roller, using only the weight of the brush, holding the brush by
the
| > tip
| > | of the handle. The result is a very smooth finish, without stipples.
| > |
| > | You may want to first try this on a piece of scrap.
| > |
| > | --
| > | Walter
| > | www.rationality.net
| > | -
| >
| >
| > Interesting option. Is the purpose of the roller to get the paint down
| > fast? Do you just use a regular 8" roller with 3/8" nap?
| >
| > Jean
| >
| >
| >
| >
|
|
|
| --
| Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
|


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