STOP Lap Marks. Tips PRO's Use To Paint Perfect Walls.

How to stop getting lap marks on your interior walls when you are painting. Professional painting tips to eliminate lap marks when rolling walls. What is a lap mark when I roll interior walls? Get a perfect rolled on finish with any paint and paint roller. Tips from The Idaho Painter.

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[estesiio]

Anyone here after they painted their walls already😂

[davetheshave]

I was having a dreadful time with rolling a very dark blue feature wall last night. Watched this video and today I re-painted wall following it exactly. I’ve never had a wall look so even when wet let alone dry. You gave proper in-depth guidance on when and how to load your roller, so many others never do.
Thank you so much from bonnie Scotland.

[jatindersehmbi]

Hey Chris

Thank you so much for this video. I followed your painting tips to the letter and I am amazed how good the finish on my walls was after the 2nd coat! As you say - work fast and ensure that wet edge.

One thing I would say to others is buy quality rollers and brushes and look after them by cleaning and storing them them properly. It makes a huge difference.

Keep up the good work! 👍

[tanfel]

I'm going to redo my wall after seeing this video tonight. Thank you for the instruction.

[anyomo]

Thanks for this video. I watched alot of videos and this one was the best. I applied your tips and my wall turned out great. Thanks !

[bobde]

Absolutely awesome basic to the point. I have a painted wall after watching your video, This is the first time in my life by the way I’m 66 years old that I have painted a wall without screwing it up. Thank you absolutely awesome.

[taylorkay]

I've oainted for 6 years snd struggle to not have high sheen paint not flash. About to give this a try

[Painting_Inspiration]

Adding a paint extender also keeps the open time of the paint longer and reduces lap lines and brush marks. The faster the paint dries the more lap marks. Which is why oil based alkyd paints usually ends up having the best video btw and great explanation!

[oktamer]

Thank you I did a great job bc I watched your video

[Mrfingersalute]

Love the content! I’ve learned a lot from you and it’s much appreciated.
Is “laying out” or “laying off” as important with flat paint? Instead of just backrolling?

[deanofdisplacement]

This is the best explanation I have seen! 👍Many thanks! 🙏

[jamiedorsey]

I recently did a 2 story stairwell wall in an almost black egshel with a big window at the bottom, so even the slightest imperfection would show. Man, did I have to move fast even with an 18" roller to keep a wet edge! Glad to say it turned out great.

[adamortner]

Thank you for the video. I rewrote the points as notes. I was about to switch to a brush, but now I know the technique. Excellent video!
Today, I applied your technique and I had to re "layout", but I made sure the roller was wet. I thought I had a too wet column, but it faded into the surrounding color! I was smiling! That was my 5th coat!!! Now, thanks to you, I have the confidence to continue to bigger

[lupus]

Thx for the tips :D Nice Guns brother!

[derikmichael]

Great video, I also find using an latex paint extender is extremely helpful especially with those dark colors.

[KJ_nyc]

It's been about ten years since I painted a wall with latex, and I'm finding it very difficult to keep a wet edge with today's newest paints. They all dry too damn fast. If you have a textured wall, imperfections may not matter. However, many of us DIY'ers enjoy perfection, and we enjoy glass-smooth walls, even with flat/matte paint. Perfection for a DIY'er usually means we don't like to rush. Professionals tend to be faster by default, because they paint more often, and it's a money-making issue. With the new quick-dry paint formulas, DIY'ers are forced to paint faster, otherwise, they're going to need an extender to get the best results. And many of the new paint formulas are forbidding the use of additives, so this all becomes one expensive experiment. After a lifetime of painting projects that I've always enjoyed doing, I can't believe the struggles I'm now encountering. And of course I'm older, so I'm slower by default. LOL. Thank you for your helpful videos.

[hippo-potamus]

Great advice but difficult in application as a one man project especially with high walls. My cut in edges would be dry by the time I got done and moved on to the roller.

[alwaysrockn]

You’re the man for a reason Chris! Thanks for the good tip again. Rock on.

[cpoul]

what nap are you using for smooth walls?

[Goxoa]

Thanks for the video you're the one who made me realize I really need to keep my roller saturated, much better results since! But I see you overlap by 50% the freshly loaded roller (1:31), don't you end up with too much paint? When reloading I usually go to a new column and then backroll with 50% overlaps. Anyway maybe I'll just try your technique and see how it goes