painting wallpaper - edges?

[dk3]

Hi, I have been painting a room and decided to paint over the wallpaper which has worked out fine. one problem is the edges, brush painted under the coving, above the skirting along the sides and filled in with a roller, but am left with the edges noticeable after 2 coats, is there anything i should have done differently or can do to rectify, if i keep adding coats will it look the same
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[Third_Eye]

"Edges" do you mean wallpaper edges or cutting in edges ?

 

[dk3]

just the edges of the wall, ie a painted square and then finish withe the roller

 

[Third_Eye]

When overcoating a textured wallpaper with emulsion then the cuuting in emulsion must be thinner than the rollering emulsioning.

 

[dk3]

thanks for your reply. basically is there more paper at the edges so I should have used a thinner paint in those areas?

 

[Third_Eye]

It is the nature of how a brush applies paint, whhich is different from the roller. When you brush paint onto an textured surface then brush movement action causes thick edges to appear (within the texture). In other words the paint must be thinner for cutting in to allow the paint to be easily applied.

 

[dk3]

thanks, im not sure i fully understand the term cutting in, also what can i now do to rectify, and if i am doing the same again(painting on to paper, what should i do differently

 

[Diyisfun]

'cutting in' doing the edges & fiddly bits

 

[Third_Eye]

It cannot be rectified.

 

[dk3]

thanks a million for all replys, will painting a final coat but using a brush and not including the edges match it up

 

[Third_Eye]

Mmmmmmmmmmm ! I would not recomend this, but with the situation you find yourself in, then buy brushing the texture paper (to blend in with cutting in) it would blend it in, but it will not look great.

 

[dk3]

just for reference for anybody else, i ended up giving a 3rd coat with the roller but didnt roll over the edges that were cut in and to my relief it has worked a treat.

 

[Third_Eye]

Thats great "dk3", but do remember if a Pro Dec done this in someones home then they would be asked to leave. But it is great it worked for you, nice one.