picture framing?

[brooklyn07]

Hello all.

I'm having some issues painting a room.. I am doing the cutting in first but only for half of the wall at a time, so I can work in sections but I'm finding that as soon as I've finished that last bit of cutting in (im new so going slow as I've not quite mastered it yet!) the first bit has dried and then when I get to do the rollering the cutting in has dried and it's leaving a picture frame all across the wall :-S

I'm wondering if its because of the warm weather we are having that the paint is drying too quickly?

any idea how I can avoid this or something I can use (other than painters tape) that will make the cutting in quicker?

Thanks

 

[ic1927]

When you are cutting in, do a metre stretch and then go carefully over the cutting with a four inch mini roller lightly loaded with emulsion. This will replicate the texture of the rolled areas and lessen the picture framing effect. Thinning the emulsion slightly will also help.

 

[misterhelpful]

When you are cutting in, do a metre stretch and then go carefully over the cutting with a four inch mini roller lightly loaded with emulsion. This will replicate the texture of the rolled areas and lessen the picture framing effect. Thinning the emulsion slightly will also help.

In the words of Punch, 'That's the way to do it!'

 

[brooklyn07]

thanks all, tried this last night, cut in again and then went over with the roller but the previous framing marks are still showing through

tried sanding it back a little to eliminate the lines but it just ended up taking the whole paint colour off even though I sanded lightly and now im back to primer colour!

will I eventually be able to cover up all these mistakes if I just keep adding new coats??

 

[misterhelpful]

If you are back to the primer then it might be worth cutting in again with the brush and then rolling it with the mini roller before it dries to see if it helps. Only do this lightly, and it may take a couple of coats, but allow it to dry before applying each coat. Don't do the rest of the wall again until you get the cutting in blended as close as possible, otherwise it will take forever to even out. If necessary, you can then do the whole wall again, including the cutting in, to completely even everything out.