ROLLER SPATTERING

Tendency of a roller to throw off small droplets of paint during application.

POSSIBLE CAUSES:

• Use of exterior paint on an interior surface.
• Use of lower grades of latex paints.

SOLUTION:

• Higher quality paints are formulated to minimize spattering.
• Using high quality rollers which have proper resiliency further reduces pattering.
• In some cases, a quality wall paint may be preferred for ceiling work, for maximum spatter resistance.
• Overloading the roller with paint will result in excess spatter, as will overworking the paint once it is applied to a substrate.
• Working in three-foot square sections, applying the paint in a zigzag “M” or “W” pattern and then filling in the pattern will also lessen the likelihood of spattering.

Note: Images & information provided by The Rohm & Hass Paint Quality Institute.