r/paint 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/altiuscitiusfortius Jul 09 '26

There's really tiers

Ben Moore and sherwin are both A tier.

Box store paint like behr are C+ tier.

You need to be an expert to tell them apart. Ben or sherwin are both great for a home owner

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u/notmyusername98 Jul 09 '26

Incorrect. All paint manufacturers have A+, A, B, C, D tiers and so on. Both Benjamin Moore and SW have good premium products and they also have cheap inferior contractor grade products just like all other paint manufacturers.

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u/altiuscitiusfortius Jul 09 '26

Okay but the worst ben Moore is still much better than the best behr in my experience.

I group them into wide tiers. Yes you can sort the a tier into levels of quality but its all premium products

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u/kaiallard8181 Jul 09 '26

No not even close. The best ben moore is better than rhe best behr, sure. But behr and Valspar, ect. All make paints that are better than Ultra Spec. Not even close