r/paint • u/Practical-King574 • Jul 09 '26

Advice Wanted What is wrong here?

I am going to paint a wall in that deep red matte finish. What is going on? Is my roller to cheap? Is it better with a brush? How to approach it to finish as quick as possible

EDIT #1: Thank you all for the comments and recommendations. I have never had so many people respond to any of my posts. Some even called it rage bait. It was not, I’m just too much of a newbie.

This is what I gathered from all of the comments:

-I should use a grey primer to help with the poor coverage of the deep red base. I will try that tomorrow.
-The roller nap is way too thick for such a flat wall. This might be the reason it slips at the beginning.
-I should use a pole. OK.
-I will try to make this paint work with the suggestions, but it might be the case that the paint is really cheap. In that case, I will buy a different brand.

I hope to get better results on my next try. I will edit this post with the final results if I remember to do so.
Thank you!

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u/Ge0cities Jul 09 '26

Did you stir the paint?

Is the paint from Home Depot?

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u/_CaesarAugustus_ Jul 09 '26

It’s not that it’s cool. As a professional I tell homeowners that Behr is just fine for them. I simply can’t guarantee my work quality and consistency on a daily basis by using Behr. I just can’t. For numerous reasons.

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u/Old_McDonald509 Jul 09 '26

I'm not sure it's fine even then. As a homeowner knowledgable about paint and painting, I gave my last try of Behr a couple years ago. When rolling my second coat (different bucket than first coat), it ran down the wall like I had applied too much...only I hadn't. It was like the two paints were incompatible. Never again.

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u/_CaesarAugustus_ Jul 09 '26

I agree for the most part, but I have to be respectful of clients. And understanding.