Do not use a paint brush Cindi, it will give a smoother finish which you do not want. I don't know the name of the little tool I use, it's a small hand tool - but not a roller- I just use it to pounce around the edges or the entire area if it's small. If you look around you will see similar items. If it were me, once I had it ready to paint, I'd use a small roller to apply a coat of paint to the patched area, just extending to the edges. A small roller will give you more control and use less paint that the large ones used for the walls. Use a sponge type tool to feather the edges so they blend into the original paint. Let that dry completely, then apply a second coat to a larger area, again let your roller get almost dry when you get to the edges don't keep adding paint. Feather out in all directions, don't make even edges. If you walk through Lowes or a Sherwin Williams store you'll find all sorts of little tools to do what you want. Just tell someone what you're doing. If you used Behr's paint, call their customer service line for advice. www.behr.com -- contact us -- technical advice.
If the wall had a texture, sanding it may remove the texture - that will need to be repaired before repainting. This might have been a case where it was better to pay a higher price to someone you had confidence in, I remember you saying you were not too sure of this friend. I'm a big believer in estimates, with friends or anyone I deal with, that state what they're going to do, what materials they're using and what they are charging to do it -- and I prefer it broken down rather than a total figure. Just a few words can give the necessary information and I've never had anyone balk plus, it saved problems later. There have been a couple of time when I saw the estimate I realized what I thought I was saying, wasn't what he heard. We were able to get on the same page before the work was started and both parted happy.
The final cost for installing new plugs for my kilns was higher than his estimate, but he did list the amount of wiring & other items he had to use that he didn't know was needed till he got inside the wall. I didn't like the higher price but I could see why it was higher. Also, when one of the plugs sparked a few days later I didn't hesitate to call him out to check it. He came that afternoon, it was evidently a bad plug, he put a new one in and it's working fine. We'll definitely use him again.
I like faux finishes if they are well done but wouldn't use them to disguise a patch or poor paint job, you'll just have a poor faux finish job.
On Oct 18, 2011, at 7:04 PM, Cindi Waters wrote:
I intend to find out what type of caulk he used to repair the walls, Jan, even though it will only bolster up my case against him. He is insisting to finish the job to my satisfaction, but right now I want to try and fix it myself. I doubt I should use a brush over the rather large patches because the rest of the walls were done with a roller. If you would do this, would you use a brush to feather after you use the rollr? or perhaps just lightly feather (extend out) with the roller? and yes, I might want to faux finish it after I patch it up with paint if the patches still shine through.
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