How do I avoid the stipple finish when rollering?

[gbyng]

Help.

Every time I use a roller (emulsion onto walls) I end up with a slightly stippled effect all over. Always had the same problem - Am I doing something wrong? I'd love to achieve a relly flat finish.

I'm using a standard emuslion with a 'woolly' kind of roller, but I seem to get the same problem whatever kind of paint / roller I've tried.

 

[JohnD]

"they all do that sir"

You can get a Mohair roller which is velvety, leaves less texture than a shaggy sheepskin (or fake) sleeve.

 

[Belle427]

i got better results with a b and q special emulsion roller than a well know branded roller

 

[masona]

I find the foam roller give less stippled effect

 

[Zampa]

I find the foam roller give less stippled effect

No good with emulsion on walls though

 

[masona]

Not even the smooth foam? Unless mine is full of paint

 

[gbyng]

Hmmm? Going to have to experiment with a few different rollers methinks.

 

[LucyMoo]

good point you make sir ! i have had the same problem and wanted to get round it but to no avail..

 

[spice]

The woolly type of roller will give that orange peel effect, use a short haired roller, and dont have the paint to thick, you will get a flatter finish.

 

[r.reed]

I recently used a Wickes roller, I think it was called a "rapid roller" or something similar. Anyway, it has a short and dense pile on the sleeve and seemed to give good flat results.

 

[ModernMaterials]

oh what times we live in where smooth paint effects are so hard to achieve

i think this is why matt emulsion is recommended, so you cant see the stippling

im sure the victorians would have laid it off, lovingly, with a brush
(it would have been distemper back then)

all i can recommend is not to look at the walls after you have painted them, there must be more to life than that, surely?

 

[Zampa]

The vistorians didnt have rollers...nor did we til the 60's....all done with 8 inch flat brushes...thank god I was born to late

 

[gbyng]

There are some parts of my hallway where I tried a 7" emulsion brush some years ago - Looked even worse - Brushmarks all over the shop. Those Victorians must have had it down to a fine art.