painting a room

getmore4less

bertiewhite wrote: »

Weirdly enough, I have always preferred to roller first and then cut in but my wife prefers the other way round.

My reasoning is that I'll use less paint because after I've rollered I can use the rest from the tray to brush with, whereas my wife usually overpaints with the cutting in and then often has less to roller with.

I aim to load the tray with not enough paint, then top up with just the right amount as that color nears completion(cut then roll).

PasturesNew

Start using only white paint .... it's cheapest and will at least leave you with a good plain base coat .... at worst decide that "white's nice, I'll leave it like that". Don't go "practising" with pricey coloured paint that you might hate once it's dried.

All paint looks different on the cardboard swatch, the front of the tin, when you open the lid, when you first paint it on the wall and when it dries. It also looks different on different walls depending how the light falls.

So, for practising, only buy white paint ..... white is good

buglawton

Norman_Castle wrote: »

I use a jam jar to clean brushes with white spirits. After cleaning put the lid on and leave it for a few weeks. The paint will separate and sink to the bottom leaving clean white spirits above. Pour this into a clean jam jar ready for next time.
Environmentally friendly and money saving.

You'll be meaning, brushes used with oil based paints? All interior wall paints except special purpose ones would be water-washable, with a bit of washing up liquid.

Norman_Castle

buglawton wrote: »

You'll be meaning, brushes used with oil based paints?

Yes, as advised on the paint can.

bertiewhite

getmore4less wrote: »

I aim to load the tray with not enough paint, then top up with just the right amount as that color nears completion(cut then roll).

If that works for you then fair enough, but if I roller first I can get as close to the edge as possible and will have to cut in less. My wife uses too much paint cutting in first because she can't judge how close the roller will be so overlaps WAY too much.