04-04-2020, 08:57 PM
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Re: Painters And Decorators Deserve A Medal!
Originally Posted by Glanny
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Oh yeah...the dreaded perparation before you can lift a brush or roller...The stripping, cleaning, filling, sanding, more filling and more sanding... and more cleaning...
We renovated houses for a few years and I was chief stripper
and decorator. I never liked using a roller, always got covered in paint freckles and also I found it used up a lot more paint than a brush. BTW, If you haven't finished using the roller but have had enough for the day, just cover it in clingfilm, it will be fine to use again even after several days 
Loving all the banter in this thread
Emusional!
l wish l had seen your post before I washed the roller. It took me ages and gallons of water to get the paint out of it!
04-04-2020, 09:02 PM
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Re: Painters And Decorators Deserve A Medal!
Originally Posted by OldGreyFox
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Painters And Decorators Deserve A Medal!Decorators are very modest people Arty, if they were awarded a medal they would wear it 'Under coat'....
Good tip from Primus....
When I'm rolling emulsion I just add a little water into the tray with the paint and mix it in. Only a little bit though (half a cup full) the paint goes on easier and goes further.....Some of the non drip paints are a bit too thick for rolling without the water.
‘Undercoat’ ...very apt! As l said to Primus, l wish l had added some water as the paint was very thick. Being a novice, l didn’t dare in case it made it too slobbery and it dripped.
04-04-2020, 09:06 PM
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Re: Painters And Decorators Deserve A Medal!
Originally Posted by Artangel
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Foxy, ‘Undercoat’ ...very apt! As l said to Primus, l wish l had added some water as the paint was very thick. Being a novice, l didn’t dare in case it made it too slobbery and it dripped.
04-04-2020, 09:56 PM
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Re: Painters And Decorators Deserve A Medal!
Originally Posted by OldGreyFox
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Trial and error Arty, it's how most of us learn....We'll make a painter out of you yet....
Foxy, l thought as l was painting, yesterday, there must be more to life than moving your arm up and down at speed!
I found it hard work!
It really could do with another coat and the opposite wall needs painting too.
I find with jobs like that, l tend to put them off and do other jobs instead! Like today, l did lots in the garden instead!
04-04-2020, 10:10 PM
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Re: Painters And Decorators Deserve A Medal!
Originally Posted by Artangel
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Primus, You must have been born with the gene, then!
06-04-2020, 08:26 AM
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Re: Painters And Decorators Deserve A Medal!
Originally Posted by spitfire
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i threw my roller out the window when i got emulsion on my newly gloss painted woodwork. I didn't need telling that i needed to learn to control distemper.
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