Why Can You See Roller Marks After Painting
How To Fix 3 Types Of Paint Streaks On Walls (And Avoid Them)
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You can find out how to fix paint streaks on walls, all 3 of them. Yes, there is more than one type. Will you know how to fix yours when the time comes?
You'll find out by reading the post below-
Even Pro's Didn't Start Out Good
It happens to everyone (even myself, once upon a time).
Anyone who has, is, or will be painting a wall will more than likely leave paint streaks somewhere. It's almost like a rite of passage into the DIY home painting world.
You can avoid them altogether by hiring an interior painter instead. If the cost of interior painting is holding you back, it might not after you read this post we wrote: https://tribblepainting.com/how-much-does-interior-painting-cost/
Thankfully, paint streaks on walls are not too difficult to fix, if a little time-consuming. You can use the "How To Avoid These Problems" at the bottom of this post to better help you avoid streaks.
But before you get to that you'll probably want to go ahead and solve your current streak issue.
1. Fixing Raised Edge Roller Marks
This looks like where the edges of the roller are leaving little raised lines of paint behind as you roll, almost like boundary lines.
This happens when the roller is full of paint and is pressed too firmly against the wall.
To fix these paint streaks on walls you'll need to sand down the raised edges. You may have to touch up the wall here and there but that's only if you sand too closely. You'll want to use 120 – 150 grit sandpaper and sand lightly. Sanding too hard can take off the flat paint, which would mean another coat application.
Make sure to wipe the areas clean of dust before you start painting again
2. Fixing Uneven Paint Streaks On Your Walls
This happens to new painters all the time.
Sometimes the paint on the roller starts disappearing faster than we realize. Less paint means a lighter coat, resulting in uneven paint streaks on your walls. Thankfully the fix to this doesn't involve sanding. All you need to do is wait for it to completely dry and then apply another coat of paint.
If it isn't all the way dry it can still look uneven after another coat of paint
3. Fixing Leftover Brush Marks
If you've done any brush painting on your wall and you see marks left over, you can get rid of them.
If the edges are raised you'll want to follow the same steps as with the raised edge roller marks. Sand off the raised parts and touch them up as necessary.
For uneven brush marks, you'll want to apply another coat of paint until you can no longer see them. Try to avoid painting in the same places so the edges don't become more noticeable.
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10 Comments
Hi, I am using Interior Behr Eggshell paint (Dark Navy) to paint the ascent wall and i have lot of blotches that is causing the knockdown textured wall to look bad. I used a 3/4 nap Knit Shedless roller.
How can i fix this? Do i need to thin the paint before applying another coat (already 2 coats done).
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This is fantastic advice that some contractors would prefer for you not to know, haha. Thanks for sharing it in one well written, succinct article. Hopefully it helps many people.
Can anyone please help, I did something crazy and used magic eraser on my perfectly smooth flat walls and now I have streaks, how can I fix this ? Thank you
After 3 coats of paint I still have very obvious streaks in the paint and it looks uneven – I don't want to keep putting more coats on what can I do ?
Hmm at this point it'd be best to send us some pictures so we can see exactly what's going on. That's the best way for us to help you.
I just painted my wall a dark blue and I have one spot that looks like the roller might of been too dry and left a lighter streak. I'm just wondering if I can go over just that spot with the roller or if I would have to repaint the entire wall?
Hi, Alison. Thanks for reaching out to us. Dark colors, generally speaking, do not touch up very well. I would give the touch-up a try and if that doesn't look right after it dries, then give the whole wall another coat.
Hope this helps.
Walls have been painted a few years ago. Saw some marks on the wall and painted it in same colour over thr marks. Unfortunately can see now we're I painted over. Any ideas?
Hi there I've just painted my basement room walls with a eggshell dark brown color and am finding there is still lots of roller streaks and blotches seen is there a way I can even it all out?