Whats the trick when cutting in..

[smashngrab]

When cutting in the edges with a brush before emulsioning a room with a roller.

When it dry's out the cutting in shows up more because it went on thicker with the brush.So whats the trick? use one of those baby rollers instead of the large roller.

 

[TheDec]

When you cut in an internal angle you will leave a lip, this has to be feathered out until you achieve a uniform finish. The application of paint useing a brush is far more intense than a roller, that is often the reason why this happens. So after each cutting in stroke move your brush away from the angle and brush out your paint evenly "Feathering out"

Hope this helps


Dec.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

I'm sure someone told me a bigger brush is better than a tiddler! Or was that something else?

 

[TheDec]

I would in the norm use a 3" or 4" brush for cutting in, yet some people could find these to large and end up getting paint everywhere.

The importance here is not so much the size of the brush but the feathering out of the paint, so uniformity is equal between brush and roller.

Dec.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

That's what I said, size doesn't matter!

 

[TheDec]

 

[lasors]

I cut in as I go, and roll out the brush strokes leaving maybe half an inch round the edges. 2 coats always evens out any colour difference left by different thickness of paint applied by the brush. The only thing you have to watch for is extra paint rolling off the edge of the brush too close to the corner to brush out without fouling the adjacent surface. Just don't overload the brush.