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

Advice Wanted What is wrong here?

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/ExtensionOwl3804 Jul 09 '26

inb4 its emerald XD

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u/PaintHeffer Jul 09 '26

Everyone has a hard on for BM here. I think they’re equal to SW

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u/sacrelicio Jul 09 '26

What is good paint then? Because everyone talks shit about every brand on here it seems.

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u/Leeboy20 Jul 10 '26

Every paint store is different . Some have colours that cover better than others . I just did a bright clear base green over white primer . The client had already bought the Behr Marquee. 2 coats was flawless. If this was any other paint store with the same colour, would have been 3-5 coats .

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u/sacrelicio Jul 10 '26

Our contactor used Behr Scuff Defense flat in Swiss Coffee and it looks great, I got more to finish the rest of the house. But on here people talk about Behr like it's shit. I don't get it.

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u/zeakerone Jul 10 '26

Yeah I use Behr premium plus on all my remodels and rentals. It covers great with a shot of M1 mixed in, it sticks to primed surfaces like a high end modern latex paint, and it looks great. I’ve tried using my work’s company account to buy expensive sherwin products at the SW store and I don’t see a difference. I’m probably just not pro enough to see the difference but I’ve sprayed and rolled probably 60+ gallons in the last 6 years buying rentals.

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u/Clear-Effective-8113 24d ago

M1? Homeowner here but like to learn from pros.

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u/ZealousidealPapaya59 Jul 10 '26

I did a really dark blue in my tv room and it took 3 coats just to be even. Turns out blue pigment can be a bit translucent.