How To Fix Paint Drips and Sags

This is a quick example of how I deal with old drips and sags when painting an interior wall. Hope it helps.

[gzeeee]

Hey this is exactly what i needed to get rid of all the bumps and drips caused by paint and primer on the walls. Never thought of using a rasp plane. Thanks worked perfectly.

[thomasflynn]

The back of the doors I just sprayed came in contact the plastic this is exactly what I need thank you thank you tube for making this precious content available

[chrisloesch]

My wife and I bought a house two months ago and the previous homeowners were quite honestly the worst painters i've ever seen in my life. Runs, sags, drips EVERYWHERE on the drywall. They also used cheap rollers and left lint and debris all over the walls. To make matters worse they realized they had lots of drips and runs and attempted to go back and smooth out some of them with the roller while the paint was still tacky creating a smeared / smudged texture in many area and it's absolutely hideous.

I am having to go through the painful process of sanding out all the debris, getting rid of the runs, etc. in a 2, 400 square foot house. Some rooms are better than others but the worst is the living room, runs everywhere. I am going to try and get one of the rasps. Joe, do you have a link to the type of rasp you were using?


Tips to diy'ers when painting.

1. CLEAN YOUR WALLS of debris, dust, spider webs, hair, etc. before even thinking about picking up a paint brush or roller. Trust me it will look 10x better just doing this prep. It even helps to clean the floors in the rooms you are painting because hair, dust, etc, gets stirred up while moving about the room and this will stick to the paint if there's a lot of it, particularly if you are using eggshell and more glossy paints and not just flats.

2. If your walls are really greasy or dirty you may have to use TSP cleaner or a degreaser to get rid of the grime otherwise your paint might blister. You might even have to prime the wall to seal it in.

3. Close any air vents or registers adjacent to the rooms / walls you are painting as they could blow dust and debris on the paint before it has a chance to dry.

3. When cutting in make sure you use a high-quality brush that does not lose bristles everywhere because you will definitely see them. and once they are dry in it's nearly impossible to get them off.

4. When rolling paint on a wall use a high-quality roller. Yes, they are pricey +/- $10 for a 3 pack, but it's worth it not leaving lint all over the wall that looks horrible after your done.

5. As far as technique goes. Always cut in first before rolling. I know some will argue that you can cut in after rolling but generally I think that's harder that way. If you do roll first, have someone cutting in behind you as you continue to roll and don't let it sit before cutting in as this will smudge and smear the paint along those areas, which is hideous.

6. BIG TIP. You will need two coats. Some paint brands such as Behr claim you can get away with 1 coat. Trust me that's not true. You will need 2 coats. Do not overload your roller with paint either as that will lead to drips, runs, and sags. Apply pressure to the roller but not an excessive amount. Let the roller do the work. If you have very large surfaces to paint consider an 18 inch roller, but note they take a good deal of skill to use and your walls need to be relatively flat to get good coverage.

7. Keep an eye on the humidity is in your house when painting. You can get little monitors that will tell you what the air humidity is in your home. I know that some people scoff at this claim, but if it's pouring buckets outside or is wet outside and the humidity is really high in your house it's generally not be a good idea to paint that particular day. It might be worth getting a dehumidifier in the room and letting it run for an hour or so before painting. Note that small rooms when painted on all the walls can cause a sudden spike in humidity. If you get done painting a room and you can feel a noticeable jump in humidity and the walls don't appear to be drying, the humidity is much too high. You need a dehumidifier or you are gonna get sags, and runs galore.

8. Paint types. Again I'm gonna get hit with comments on this. To be honest I am not a fan of behr paints (primers, latex, and acrylic trim paints). I've used them enough over the past 20 years and just think quite well honestly, they are crap. Sherwin Williams paints (not the HD or Lowes knockoff versions they sell at their stores) and Benjamin Moore are typically much better-quality paints although they are quite pricey.

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Thank you for sharing; appreciated. Kudos to all the real skilled handymans, value your worth!

[treble]

Thank you! I just bought a house with excessive paint I’m looking forward to doing as many projects as I can myself. New subbie!

[straphangersnyc]

I have these ALL OVER my house!!! this is so helpful - thank you!

[RoseLane]

phew that first go of the cheese grater scared me I wont lie! haha. looks excellent in the end though

[Shasgirl]

Safety First☝🏾 Always wear a mask. This was valuable information. Thanks so much. ❤

[amselby]

We might need to do this to our house, before putting it on the market. We’ve lived in our house for 13 years and haven’t fixed what the previous owners did, but we have a paint run all the way down one of our walls. Being new homeowners, we didn’t even notice it when we bought our house. 🤦🏻‍♀️ And I’m just now looking into how to fix it.

[shaungaynor]

Brilliant! You have helped me save a tonne of time! We painted the walls but the bucket had little bits of dried paint that got all over the walls and they wouldn't come off with sanding. I tried scraping them with a blade but that took the paper off too. I would never have thought to try the rasp but it worked great! Thanks so much :)

[TheDamoly]

Hi, Joe! Can you share a link to the rasp tool you are using, please? Thanks for the great video!

[vicky]

Thank you so much for the tips! Great video

[Rachael]

This is brilliant 👏 thanks for sharing 👍

[jaxnaturals]

Great tip! Was looking for the fastest way to fix a bunch of them and it looks like I just found it. Thanks

[robertmichalscheck]

Thx, going to try this, my paint was drying and setting up way to fast so I have imperfections I have to fix.

[Mrs.Jones]

Wow thanks this look easier…. This is what I was looking for

[rogelioybarra]

What if u painted the day before what should I do since paint is fresher

[leacox]

You’re a sweetheart, thank you for the video. Can’t wait to try it

[cetove]

Hi! This is awesome! Can you do that on semi gloss paint??

[karlavalladares]

Will I take the same approach on crown moldings, top between and bottom . Just bought a house and they did a terrible job with painting ; lots of drip all over the crown molding too. ?