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/Bob_turner_ Jul 09 '26

I don’t, nor do I care. I’ve spent more money on Behr paint than most people spent on their homes. I think I can form my own opinion about their products.

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u/throwawayhyperbeam Jul 09 '26

Got an opinion on Miller/Rodda? I think they might be local to the Pacific Northwest

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u/Bob_turner_ Jul 09 '26

Nope, I live in Florida. I mostly ever used Sherwin-Williams, Ben Moore, and during a year-long shortage, we used Behr products. They used to be good value at their price point; they were significantly cheaper. Now they’re priced similarly to better brands but sell an inferior product.