Help getting red paint finished evenly in bedroom walls?

Question

Im painting my room in dark red and i cant get it even without streaks.
I used a tinted base to match the color as recommended by the manufacturer of this paint . (it is Behr brand)
Im using 3/8 nap of high quality Purdy roller(5 bucks a piece)
I knew painting red is difficult.
So i was as precise as i could doing the job.
I painted the first coat, one line next to the other trying to make it in one pass.. then with a very gentle pass of the roller i blended the line that forms in between.
One of the walls is curved... long curve, like 8 feet so i have to paint the lines horizontally or the roller will not make full contact with the wall.
The rest is flat walls, and going vertical was easier and it is looking better than the curve.
Then i applied the 2nd coat, with some improvement but still very streaked and im afraid that coat after coat, it is going to stay like that?
How can i finish it right. Should i use a shorter nap for an even finish?
any finishing techniques? clues?
Tnx

By titnted base i meant the primer...
everything im using is of a good quality.
I also forgot... how can i finish the lines where the wall meets the ceiling ?.. i cant use tape because the ceiling has a popcorn finish ...

Answer 1

there's no easy way to paint red, we just painted the living room red and its beautiful, we just bought a Grey tinted base and then the red BUT like 4 coats of it, try the W stroke, with the roller follow the lines of the W down, up, down, up and keep repeating it over and over, overlapping each time, that's what we did and we love it, GOOD LUCK!!! Don't really know what to do with the popcorn ceiling that sounds tricky, I would try (if its not a huge room) just to do it by freehand, they do sell things for "cutting in" at the hardware store

Answer 2

I JUST, and i mean JUST painted a huge wall in my parlour room (cathedral ceilings and all) with a deep red from Behr - bought at the Home Depot. The lady there advised using a primer (even though i was going over a light beige colour) and gave me a gallon of pink tinted primer. Mistake number one. Don't use this primer when using RED paint. Everywhere I have red so far indicates to use grey primer.

I am in a nightmare now. I have this huge 18 foot long wall thats abotu 14 feet high, in a deep deep red with these massive streaks everywhere. I have 4 coats on there so far with no light in sight. I am thinking that I have to go back, buy grey primer, prime the wall again and repaint. What a nightmare. Don't use the pink primer, thats my advice.

Answer 3

Has it completely dried? Sometimes you will see improvement when it is totally dry. Sounds like you put a lot of time and trouble into it, and primed right, etc. The only thing I would suggest is, on your next coat~if it hasn't improved after completely drying would be to switch to a new roller, and try not to go just vertical or horizontal...go every which way, with your roller really loaded with paint. And make sure you keep your paint stirred really good at all times. You didn't say if the wall has any texture to it? I'm guessing that it is smooth, or else you probably wouldn't be having such bad luck:( I would try a good quallity short napped roller, because a thicker one may put a slight textured appearance on it. I hope some of this helps, and the Best of Luck to you! If all else fails, put a faux finish on it, using your red as a base.

Answer 4

I had the same problem, and used the same stuff & color (libary red). It took 3 coats to get the color right. It did improve after a few days also.(between 2nd and 3rd coat). Wifes dressing room is a wine color- took the grey primer and 4 coats- but worth it (now).

All of the Behr paint I used (~30 gal) in my house did the same with roller streaks, but they were all gone after a 2nd or 3rd coat. Warm temp, or low humitity makes it dry faster and harder to work with. I also used a 1/2 nap roller in one room and it worked much better.

Answer 5

I have found that when you want to either paint a dark color over a light color or vice versa, you need a primer that has been tinted to almost the same color as the shade you want to acheive. I tried painting my kitchen red and after 8, yes 8 coats, you could still see through it. A good hardware store would have suggested this when you got the paint mixed.

Answer 6

I had the same problem with a very deep, dark red. They make a special primer, grey in color. Once I primed with that my red covered properly in one coat. Your paint store should be able to help you with this special primer.

Answer 7

The problem is that you went up and down. Do w's. That way you have no lines. Anyone that does up and down has lines. They don't see them, or admit they do.