I'm painting a wall that has lots of holes patched with filler. To even up the finish before painting I have decided to try some Bullseye 123 as an undercoat, which seems to be the miracle product mentioned on here quite a lot. What is the best type of roller sleve to use for this type of paint? Short pile, medium pile, microfibre, mohair, sponge? Anybody got experience of this? Thanks
Used long pile 4 inch fluffy that's been used for emulsion then washed and dried. Mr fluffy I call them. Hamilton 4 inch green if you can track down is good. Trouble with Mr fluffy rollers is the fluff comes out if it's a naff one. I can't get enough paint on with flock and foam rollers
Thanks for the reply. I'm a bit confused though, aren't long pile rollers for rough surfaces? I spoke to the Zinsser helpline and they said use a short pile mohair, which I thought was for gloss....
Wayners said 4" Mr Fluffy, Zinsser said 4" mohair I say it doesn't really matter what roller you use as the Zinsser is used as the primer sealer and will soak well into the filler.
Doesn't each type of roller give a different finish though? Doesn't a long pile roller give a textured finish? Also, why do you use a 4" roller and not a 9" roller? cheers
Are these the type of fluffy rollers you mean Wayners? https://thedecoratorsstore.co.uk/co...cts/hamilton-9-performance-medium-pile-sleeve https://thedecoratorsstore.co.uk/co...ducts/hamilton-9-performance-long-pile-sleeve
If you are happy to use a 9" roller use it, thought you were using the 123 to spot prime filled areas. Short or medium pile will do.
This on walls http://www.screwfix.com/p/hamilton-...gclsrc=aw.ds&dclid=CLGG94CE3NQCFSIj0wodJNkMUQ This on doors https://thedecoratorsstore.co.uk/pr...V7Neiujw7B1x9PSUOzb7hJlLWCaZNo4qhoaAiOR8P8HAQ You can brush out after rolling with a 2.5 inch paint brush but you should be fine just to roll wall
Thanks for the replies. I've painted the entire wall with 123 because of all the filler I've had to use on the wall. In the end I used the Hamilton 9" roller (linked above) but it left like a strange orange peel type finish. Maybe I'll try a fluffy roller next time.......
Think as it was a whole wall with loads of filler in it I would of thinned the 123 on the initial coat 20% so it gave it a chance to soak in well.
I thinned by the recommended amout on the tin, 78ml per litre, which seems a very precise amount. But it still turned out ****. Maybe I'll just get a re-skim in future.....
Is there really a paint roller called a Silver Wraith???? Not to be confused with a Rolls Royce Silver Wraith, which would leave tyre marks on my wall.
Sorry, but I hate rollers! The orange peel finish really looks awful especially on old buildings. Painted for years with brushes and prefer the controllability, cutting in, laying off etc. Frankly, I think rollers/trays/handles are all something else to clean!
I don't use 123 or anything like it on filler. I go in with a slightly thinned coat first then on to finish coats. Never had an issue doing it this way and once the top coat is dry i'd defy anyone to find the filled areas. All seems a bit unnecessary to me.
I thought it might hide the difference between the filled areas and the plaster. Perhaps I should have used something like Polycell basecoat instead, which I have used successfully in the past.
I would have painted the filled ares first with a watered down coat then when dry a quick sand and coat the full wall twice. I wouldn't have used 123 for this job and definitely not either a medium or long pile roller. Only roller I would use for 123 would be short pile or foam.
Thanks for all the replies. In the end I managed to rescue it by going over the 123 again but this time using an Albany short pile roller.
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