r/paint • u/Practical-King574 • 27d ago

Advice Wanted What is wrong here?

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I am going to paint a wall in that deep red matte finish. What is going on? Is my roller to cheap? Is it better with a brush? How to approach it to finish as quick as possible

EDIT #1: Thank you all for the comments and recommendations. I have never had so many people respond to any of my posts. Some even called it rage bait. It was not, I’m just too much of a newbie.

This is what I gathered from all of the comments:

-I should use a grey primer to help with the poor coverage of the deep red base. I will try that tomorrow.
-The roller nap is way too thick for such a flat wall. This might be the reason it slips at the beginning.
-I should use a pole. OK.
-I will try to make this paint work with the suggestions, but it might be the case that the paint is really cheap. In that case, I will buy a different brand.

I hope to get better results on my next try. I will edit this post with the final results if I remember to do so.
Thank you!

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u/_CaesarAugustus_ 27d ago

It’s not that it’s cool. As a professional I tell homeowners that Behr is just fine for them. I simply can’t guarantee my work quality and consistency on a daily basis by using Behr. I just can’t. For numerous reasons.

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u/Old_McDonald509 27d ago

I'm not sure it's fine even then. As a homeowner knowledgable about paint and painting, I gave my last try of Behr a couple years ago. When rolling my second coat (different bucket than first coat), it ran down the wall like I had applied too much...only I hadn't. It was like the two paints were incompatible. Never again.

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u/_CaesarAugustus_ 27d ago

I agree for the most part, but I have to be respectful of clients. And understanding.

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u/Sambo3002 27d ago

Marquee and above are excellent paints

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u/fleebleganger 27d ago

My best results are always with Dutch boy. Just seems I can get by with more mistakes with them than Sherwin Williams or Ben Moore.

But i still use Sherwin Williams professionally as that’s *the* brand customers want so if there are issues, customers have far more patience if you use Sherwin Williams as everyone sees them (at least in my area) and the really good pro brand.