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   graycons | Mar 25, 2002 03:45am | #1

   You can use a higher nap roller with your paint. Try a 3/4 or 1" nap. That will give you a pattern of paint. You should also use a higher grade of paint like a Sherwin Williams or Benjamin Moore. It will be thicker and not as runny as a lower grade paint. To tell the difference, if you smell a lot of amonia, it's cheap paint. Then the paint will be a lot thinner and won't hold the pattern you are looking for.

   Are you matching existing? Often when we remodel we try to use the same nap roller to get the same pattern that already exists.

   But anyway my two suggestions are thicker, better paint and use a higher nap roller.

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   Mongo | Mar 25, 2002 07:58am | #2

   You like the "orange peel" look?

   If so, simply overwork the paint. Roll it on, and move on to another part of the wall. Come back to it a bit later and re-roll without reloading the roller. This will "pull" it back after it has levelled and give it a bit of texture.

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   Mooney | Mar 26, 2002 05:15am | #3

   I have  used joint compound mixed well, or block filler for 25 years or better . The first coat needs it to "bridge over the slick joints and the rough paper."

   method #1 roll as much as you can get on the wall. period. Roll the next wall and then go back and "back roll " the first. What you are doing is waiting for the water to leave the mud. Back rolling at this time will give you a texture.

   method #2 same as above , but buy a texture roller sleeve just to back roll with.

   method #3 Put the mud in a hopper and blow it to your likeing. Test it on cardbord out side

   till you are happy.

   happy paint trails,

   Tim Mooney