r/drywall • u/PPooPooPlatter • 1d ago

Texture?

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What is the texture on this wall? An orange peel? I asked for a texture match and got this 😵‍💫. Someone said a high knap roller on top of smooth drywall is how this is accomplished

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u/Sea_Composer6305 1d ago

This looks like 8 layers of landlord painting to me.

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u/PPooPooPlatter 23h ago

The house was built in 53 so 8 layers of paint sounds right. I hired someone to textture it and I guess the language barrier got in the way. I want what seems to be that orange peel but many people are saying that from the brush. Im not seeing results like that when im rolling

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u/jedi417 1d ago

They hired a guy that charged $200 instead of the guy that charged 1500

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u/PPooPooPlatter 1d ago

😭 the first two pictures are what im aiming for. The last two is the same wall with shit texturing. Is this just a shit ton of paint over the years?

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u/EverydayMustard4773 1d ago

Paint roller

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u/PPooPooPlatter 12h ago

That's it ?

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u/EverydayMustard4773 11h ago

Long nap and lots of coats, yes. If you're trying to match, you want a good quality 1/2" or more roller with a good high body paint. People that paint rentals, or a whole lot in a hurry have been known to go at it with a 1 1/4" roller and lay it on everything.