How do i fix a visible paint line caused by cutting in from the ceiling and floor?

Question

I have recently painted my living room a new color. Unfortunately the wall is darker than where I cut in at the top and bottom with a brush. Is there any way to fix this without repainting the whole wall? Any help would be appreciated. This whole painting project is turning into a disaster.

Answer 1

I have done a lot of painting and remodeling on my investment properties and my house. I ran into the same problem. The good news is that you probably don't have to repaint the entire wall. All you will have to do is repaint with a brush around the floor and ceiling, (the part that is a different color). This will work assuming that your wall was a darker color than the new paint and that is why where you used a brush is darker, because a brush usually does not cover as well as a roller. If that is not the case you should try to put a second coat on a spot near the floor or ceiling and completely let it dry, then that will let you know if you have to recoat the wall with a roller up to where you cut in.

Answer 2

Just one minute ago I answerd a similar Q,,, I offer this.

There are multiple PRODUCTS on the market. After applying thousands of gallons of paint, I have one valid suggestion.

Any painter worth their weight will KNOW that the wall color, especially if different from the ceiling color, will allow the wall color to NEVER attach immediately to where the walls meet the ceiling. 1/16th of an inch is common in keeping wall color aways from the JOINT,,,and here is why.

OUR eyes will find that our BRAIN records any obvious Wall color,,,IE,,,even Beige,,, where it happens to "slop" into a ceiling color. Opposite that, even using a paint pad device,,,if you haven't a good eye or steady arm as a DIY, the pad, roller wheels allow for that small difference.

Using any masking to accomplish anything other than windows or as I do all the time, base molding abutting wall color, is a useless waste of time.

Also with decent brushes and experience, and pain too, you can achieve brush strokes that can flow out, be less noticable, and be largely covered by roller strokes. NEVER go all the way into corners with a roller, expecting that without "Cutting" those corners, you won't have roller end issues.

As I said CUT the corners with brush, if you can, or fabric pad with a wheel, which can allow you as much as 4 inches of painted surface to ROLL UP TO.

As with so many similar things, trial and error might be a good teacher, but so too is the old saying measure twice cut once.

To repeat effort is wastefull. To do it in painting is as well.

Rev. Steven

Source(s):

40 plus years as a contractor

Answer 3

Paint won't elect this subject, nor will putting tape in a striaght line..you may have the line down on the wall some..you are able to't make a striaght line out of a crooked ceiling..