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| We had some pretty bad late 80's wallpaper in our kitchen that we have removed (thankfully the walls were primed first!). So now we have a smooth wall that we would like to texture orange peel to match most of the remainder of the house. I'm not to keen on the idea of masking off 95% of the kitchen to cover about 200 square feet of wall with spray texture (our kitchen is mostly cabinets and windows). So..
I got a few hits on the web regarding texturing with a paint roller, but fewer good how tos than I would have liked. Can I expect to be able to achieve a consistent, fine texture using this method? I was leaning towards using a 1/2" nap roller and thinned out wall mud. I have heard that the looped wire rollers are a waste of money. Of course, I'll try it first on plywood or cardboard, but I was wondering if anyone on here had attempted this texture method, and if they had any pointers to share. Thanks!
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| I've never been a fan of texture-additives to paint. I actually discourage our customers from doing this....even though we sell some of this! Final results are often too heavy and/or uneven. WAY to hard to keep even for a person who's never done it! Masking-off an area doesn't take long. Make DA*N sure the wall is cleaned & primed anew. THEN do the texture!!! I've gotten very good at doing areas with the Spray-texture cans. I've got some tips on some threads here.... Faron |
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- Posted by Jumpilotmdm (My Page) on Fri, Mar 30, 12 at 14:53
| What sheen are you considering. You may be able to get an orange peel with just a 3/4" nap and a satin or semi-gloss. I also don't like the thought of actual texture paint. Once you do that, it's very difficult to change. |
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| I would like to do a light-to-medium orange peel. I am in no way considering textured paint, as I have heard the horror stories. The spray can option is interesting. I have considered that, and may give it a try. I've had very good results matching existing texture when doing patches. I could probably cover what I need to in my kitchen with 4 or 5 cans. Thanks for the replies! |
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| My husband did our whole spare bedroom with Homz orange peel spray can texture. He started with the water-based stuff and didn't like it (I think those are the areas that look a bit drippy) and finished with the oil-based. I don't like the look as well as our professionally done living room, to be honest, but for a bedroom, it's certainly good enough and not blatantly different. My friend's mother used the thinned dry wall mud on a paint roller technique, and they got what she describes as a "cantaloupe-like" texture. She doesn't mind it, but it doesn't seem that it resembles orange peel. I imagine the amount of thinning and the kind of roller cover you use could make a difference in your final result. |
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| Went ahead and used a 1/2 inch roller with satin paint (SW SuperPaint, not texture paint), and it turned out very nice. It's a bit finer than orange peel, but it's close to what I was going for. Looks very nice. Thanks again. |
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