JC

"Joe C"

27/09/2004 9:52 PM

painting

I can never remember this: When painting a ceiling, do you roll it out
parallel or perpendicular to the main natural light source? The 3 windows
in the room I'm painting all face east.

TIA,

Joe C.


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loutent

in reply to "Joe C" on 27/09/2004 9:52 PM

27/09/2004 7:43 PM


Jeez!

I've painted quite a few ceilings and I have never thought about this,
but it really does makes sense I suppose - for walls too in some
situations.

I would guess that you would "roll" perpindicular to the
main light source so as to minimize roll marks.

This assumes that your drywall/plaster is perfect to start with-
mine never is.

Next time I do a ceiling, I am definitely going to try to impress
SWMBO and anyone else standing by!

Thanks for the tip.

Lou

In article <ZY%[email protected]>, Joe C
<[email protected]> wrote:

> I can never remember this: When painting a ceiling, do you roll it out
> parallel or perpendicular to the main natural light source? The 3 windows
> in the room I'm painting all face east.
>
> TIA,
>
> Joe C.
>
>

jn

"jeffc"

in reply to "Joe C" on 27/09/2004 9:52 PM

28/09/2004 1:09 AM


"Joe C" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:ZY%[email protected]...
> I can never remember this: When painting a ceiling, do you roll it out
> parallel or perpendicular to the main natural light source? The 3 windows
> in the room I'm painting all face east.

a) you wouldn't roll solely in one direction anyway, you'd roll in a couple
directions and at angles to any straight lines in the room
b) with flat paint and careful application, it won't matter anyway.


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