[quasibuddha]

hi Everyone,

I am repainting some walls and ceilings in my flat. I rolled the walls using F&B Modern Emulsion paints. Worked perfectly and no marks. I then did the living room ceiling and stairwell ceiling. The living room had been replastered several weeks back and the stairwell was just painted over old paint. I primed using F&B primer and then applied estate emulsion. The first coat went on nicely - no marks. I then did the second coat and streaks showed up like the ones in the attached pic. I did a third and fourth coat and yet there's no improvement. I used the B&Q Dial 9" roller with pole for both ceilings. I'm not sure what I am doing wrong. I tried to keep the pressure consistent. Used up almost 5L trying to do the 4 coats on the living room ceiling which is approx 30 m2.

Do I need to repaint the full ceiling? Can I just fix the affected spots and if so what should I do? Any pointers would be appreciated.

 

[jmon]

did you use the same roller or change it out??. Reason I ask, is the streaks look like it's a roller issue. Try using a new roller.

Depending on the quality/thickness of the roller, some are only good for one coat. Throw aways. Just my opinion.

 

[quasibuddha]

Ive been using the same roller for all the walls and ceilings. Wasn't aware they were a one-time thing. Thanks I will certainly try that!

 

[mark sr]

Try rolling the next coat in the other direction. It looks like you've been rolling the long direction when the short direction is usually best.

 

[quasibuddha]

You are right. I had read somewhere that the rolling direction should be along the direction of light and not perpendicular to it so I kept doing the longer walls. Will try the shorter direction now