Painting walls and trim with a brush

[Howard]

I always hear "keep a wet edge", but does that mean you start your stroke on a wet spot, or do you start on a dry area and end on a wet?

 

[bctbct]

Means dont brush into paint that is partially dry, it will leave brush marks.

 

[Howard]

So what's the recommended method?

 

[bctbct]

It just means when you are painting a 20 ft wall, dont start on one end, then jump to the other end. By the time you get back to the first area it will already be drying.

 

[OdiN]

Start wet, end wet. You don't want the brush to go over any dry areas. If you need more coverage, wait for it to dry completely and then do another coat.

 

[Greenman]

Any reason not to use a roller on the walls? It's a little quicker.
For trim a lot depends on the paint you're using, if it's solvent based, add some penatroll (sp?), really makes the paint lay down and keeps a wet edge for longer. If you're using a latex for the trim get a jug of flowtroll, makes latex usable for woodwork. If you're using Durapoxy, don't add anything except time, lots and lots of time, it never covers in one coat, and almost never with two.

 

[skyking]

OK I need more coffee...
I saw "painting the walls and trim the bush"

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

I hope you aren't going to try to brush the walls....

 

[Kaspian]

The term wet edge means overlapping your strokes by 30 to 50%. It does not matter if you are using a brush or roller cover you allways want to overlapp your passes.

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
I hope you aren't going to try to brush the walls....

Of course not.

 

[rbV5]

Originally posted by: Howard
So what's the recommended method?

First, cut the wall edges (windows cabinets ect) with a brush, I like a 2" angled brush. Switch to a roller and working top to bottom, then left to right work in small areas ~ 3' square.. first paint a "W" pattern, and then fill it in...repeat below and then across the wall working fast enough that your paint on the right and bottom side of each "square" remains wet untill you work the section next to it.

You can mix in additives if your paint is drying too quickly before finishing each section.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
I hope you aren't going to try to brush the walls....

Of course not.

this IS Anandtech...you know I had to ask...

 

[pontifex]

i keep wanting to read the title as "painting balls and trimming bush"