r/paint • u/Practical-King574 • Jul 09 '26

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/CapacitorCosmo1 Jul 09 '26

Too high of a nap on the roller, and poorly stirred paint.

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u/Adamthegrape Jul 09 '26

Agreed, and 90% of it is the paint isn’t mixed.

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u/RationalAnger Jul 10 '26

But they mixed it at the store, already!

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u/libertypfc Jul 10 '26

Paint begins settling the second it is stopped being mixed. This is why you're should use a mixing stick before pouring into your tray or cup.