Roller or Paint Pod?

FatBoyObese said:
I only use Dulux Trade paint as the colour pigmentation is good and requires less coats to achieve the same result.
Using cheap paints can work out more costly as you can end up having to use more coats to gain the end result.

I use medium pile rollers mostly for walls and deep pile for artexed ceilings.
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We washed the walls twice before we started. Once with sugar soap and once with cold water. Is there anything else we should consider before starting to paint.

Also, we still have the gloss work to do. Any advice for achieving a great finish?

TIA :)
 
I only use Dulux Trade paint as the colour pigmentation is good and requires less coats to achieve the same result.
Using cheap paints can work out more costly as you can end up having to use more coats to gain the end result.
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+1

By the time you have waited for cheap thin paint to dry and added multiple coats, you may as well buy proper Dulux paint and cover it quicker. Having said that, if I'm painting a very large area I will water the first coat down as it will use less paint overall.
 
After painting my daughter's room last week and using a paint pad for it I would never go back to using a roller and would not even consider a pod. So much easier and quicker than rollers.
 
schizo220168 said:
i personally would use a good harris roller and not a paint pod thingy.

harris are very good and dont splatter like the cheap nasty rollers from b&q.

i have this set and it is very very good.

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/27611/Decorating-Sundries/Rollers-Trays/Harris-Decorators-Kit-14Pcs

well worth the £14.99 and have had the set for a year now and still using the same rollers.
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+1 Just used a Harris roller for my bedroom... very good result with this roller, minimal splatter.
 
RDM said:
After painting my daughter's room last week and using a paint pad for it I would never go back to using a roller and would not even consider a pod. So much easier and quicker than rollers.
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sounds good.

i have been using rollers for years and now it's time for a change to pad's i think.
 
The Mad Rapper said:
Any advice for achieving a great finish?
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90% preperation 10% paint

Get a good torch and shine up the wall, you may be shocked

Caulk tops of skitings / covings and corners for a nice finish

Between coats wrap your roller in cling film don't bother washing out

I / we / my firm painted several thousand flats and houses last year, not one decorator turned up with a 'paint pod', the only inovative thing I saw was spraying, but then only if walls and ceilings same colour i.e. white
 
Don't buy your paint from Homebase / B&Q, find a Brewers or a local proper decorators shop the quality is so much better it'll be less work
 
The Mad Rapper said:
Also, we still have the gloss work to do. Any advice for achieving a great finish?

TIA :)
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As maccapacca states....90% prep 10% paint.

Rub down woodwork with fine sandpaper, undercoat using a quality paint, ie not B&Q basics, and then use a quality gloss.....apply these with a good quality brush, I use Purdy brushes, and work the paint in, ie don't load the brush up as the paint will run and sag.

Top Tip.....when glossing doors use a microfibre mini roller to apply the paint.....gets a super smooth finish with no brush marks, uses less paint, 10x quicker and reduces the chances of a thick edge :D
 
Russinating said:
Doesn't exactly help seeing as it's already been bought...
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You might end up buying more, 2.5 ltrs is not much, 5ltrs would do a double bedroom with 2 good coats, is 2.5 ltrs going to be enough? if not you should get another and mix the two.

My wife brought tester pots from Homebase and a chose a colour, I took it to my local decorators shop who can match it, but the name on the pot had 3 different colours depending on what part of the country it came from. I don't think homebase care much about colour matches between batches
 
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