In light of Dave's painting questions, I have one of my own that maybe some can assist me with. Painted my living room red and while it looks nice it is "streaky", how do I correct this? I painted over new construction freshly painted walls using no primer. I used Behr satin red paint with a 1/2 roller. I assume the way to fix this is to paint over it with a kilz or some sort of base. Then how do I reapply my topcoat to avoid the streakiness?

Help is appreciated.

Kinley

Red paint and most dark paints usually require multicoats to cover properly.


J

Best way is to use a quality primer/sealer, tinted to the color of the finish coat.

Then paint over that with your finish coat.

Painting takes 2 steps, no matter what you do.

You probably know this but I'll say it anyway. It's important when using a roller to get a good quality roller and don't apply too much pressure when rolling out the paint. You don't want to squeeze out every last bit of paint off the roller - a light even pressure while spreading the paint and re-apply paint to the roller as needed. Also, as you're applying go at a slight diagonal over the just painted areas to help spread the paint evenly. I've painted for many years professionally and these are a couple of things that are common when streaks are evident. The others are correct - you'll have to prime it to seal out the dried streaky areas - otherwise it'll just show through no matter how you apply subsequent coats. Satins are tougher than others because they're less reflective - reflective light hides some imperfections. Good luck!

had the same problem...even with a darker base I ended up putting 6 coats of paint on. Edge as little as possible, roll even and try not to overlap the edging too much. Roll evenly, and I repeat, try not to overlap too much.

Probably too obvious for you but here goes: Make sure the paint is well mixed - use a paddle on the end of a hand drill - especially if it wasn't been shaken earlier in the same day...
M

You probably know this but I'll say it anyway. Red walls are GAY

Kinley

Red is the hardest colour to get even. The place you bought your paint should have told you to prime the walls with a gray tinted primer, this is the only base coat which will give you an even cover with red.

Slowphil

Holy Ressurection Batman!

Looks like Slowphil is an accurate screen name.