Help! Ugly painted edges on new plaster

[N3mo]

All, wonder if you can help.

Just had house skimmed. Problem i am having is when i paint the edges of the walls and ceilings what the roller cannot cover. It is apparent.

How to combat this? Do i do the edges before roller or roller before edges?

How do you guys ensure a consistant finish?

 

[kbdiy]

If I understand correctly you cannot finish corners with a roller, you need to use a brush to cut in around all edges and fill in with the roller. You will never get a neat edge just using a roller.

 

[N3mo]

Thats right. But the edges i am cutting in with a brush. You can see. Rollered paint is a solid finish but with the brush you can still see the plaster through it

Have done 3 coats now with a brush but to no avail.

 

[kbdiy]

Then it's either a poor brush or poor technique.

 

[N3mo]

Not as poor as your response

 

[misterhelpful]

Trying to get the cutting in to blend in with the rollered field is a bit tricky sometimes. It gets easy for us who do it every day but that's with practice.

One way to get a better finish is to cut in with your brush then roll the field and use a small (4") roller sideways to get as close to the ceiling and skirting as possible. You need a steady hand for this but with a bit of patience the cutting in brush line will be unnoticeable. It can also take a few coats on new plaster to get everything even if the paint isn't very good.

 

[emilybronte]

What make of paint are you using, please?

 

[cajar]

did you mist coat the plaster first?

 

[misterhelpful]

did you mist coat the plaster first?

Very good point. I'm assuming that this has been done.

 

[N3mo]

Yes i did a misty coat and this is where the problem begins because subsequent coats thereafter are not covering the mist.

Am using Crown matt white

 

[ironsidebod]

Yes i did a misty coat and this is where the problem begins because subsequent coats thereafter are not covering the mist.

Am using Crown matt white

You didn't use PVA in the mist coat did you?