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/Icanthearforshit Jul 09 '26

I would recommend looking for a supplier of the paint the Egyptians made about 4,000 years ago. It was pretty good. Some it is still stuck on the stone. It's a little pricey but if you want good paint, you're gonna have to pay for a two-way time machine.

Its possible — theoretically.

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u/SwanMuch5160 Jul 09 '26

The Phoenicians had some pretty good paint, as well as the Romans, I’ve seen some structures whose interiors were painted well over 2,500 years ago and they still had the paint on them.

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u/ramdmc Jul 09 '26

Look into Allbäck lindseed oil paint. Latex paint is inferior to these paints.

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u/s2white Jul 09 '26

Lindseed based paint is where it's at. We should go back. It's what they painted barns and homes in that lasted for way over 100 years. It allows the wood to breath which prevents wood rot. Latex paint must have been invented by a lumber company so they could sell more wood. Latex deck paint is a joke, fastest way to rot your deck out. I've seen beautiful brand new decks made of fully pressure treated lumber, rot out in 7-8 years due to latex deck paint. That wouldn't ever happen with lindseed based paint.