Primus, 
l am really pleased you are enjoying your new job.
The very thought of stripping walls and preparing the walls, fills me with dread.
All l did was brush the spiderās webs off the walls and painted.
Thatās enough!
Oh yeahā¦the dreaded perparation before you can lift a brush or rollerā¦
The stripping, cleaning, filling, sanding, more filling and more sandingā¦ and more cleaningā¦
We renovated houses for a few years and I was chief stripper 
and decorator. I never liked using a roller, always got covered in paint freckles and also I found it used up a lot more paint than a brush. BTW, If you havenāt finished using the roller but have had enough for the day, just cover it in clingfilm, it will be fine to use again even after several days 
Loving all the banter in this thread 
Emusional!
Top tip,
Slightly dampen your roller before painting, helps to even out the paint,
Painters And Decorators Deserve A Medal!
Decorators are very modest people Arty, if they were awarded a medal they would wear it āUnder coatāā¦
Good tip from Primusā¦
When Iām rolling emulsion I just add a little water into the tray with the paint and mix it in. Only a little bit though (half a cup full) the paint goes on easier and goes furtherā¦Some of the non drip paints are a bit too thick for rolling without the water.
Oh Glanny, l wish l had seen your post before I washed the roller. It took me ages and gallons of water to get the paint out of it!
Primus, With hindsight, l wish l had added some water.
Foxy, āUndercoatā ā¦very apt!
As l said to Primus, l wish l had added some water as the paint was very thick. Being a novice, l didnāt dare in case it made it too slobbery and it dripped.
Trial and error Arty, itās how most of us learnā¦Weāll make a painter out of you yetā¦
I have a slight advantage, my dad was a painter and decorator,
Foxy, l thought as l was painting, yesterday, there must be more to life than moving your arm up and down at speed!
I found it hard work!
It really could do with another coat and the opposite wall needs painting too.
I find with jobs like that, l tend to put them off and do other jobs instead! Like today, l did lots in the garden instead!
Primus, You must have been born with the gene, then! 
Actually art my dad was very talented, he once drew out a beautiful mural on our lounge wall, but something must have gone wrong as he just painted over it, my son is also a very good artist, ( he also has a degree in graphic design) , I can draw a little bit, but it must have skipped over me,
I threw my roller out the window when I got emulsion on my newly gloss painted woodwork. I didnāt need telling that I needed to learn to control Distemper.
Oh I enjoy painting but only small walls no big jobs . I even enjoy cutting in ! I did 2 walls in the kitchen in soft grey recently but I had to kneel on the work top at times and that was a killer then climb down onto a stool which was stretchy .
Kitchen looks nice though .
But painting is more fun with a friend to chat to
I used to paint my wife in the nude
ā¦I kept my socks on thoughā¦I had to keep my brushes somewhereā¦
Susan, You enjoy painting? I suppose, whatever floats your boat! I donāt mind papering.
I found the worst bit was getting off the stool as thereās nowhere to hang on to! Putting your hand on the painted wall to balance yourself, isnāt really a good idea!
Yes, me too Primus, would you like a copyā¦
Already have one foxyā¦
