Browse Forums Finishing Touch Re: Cutting-in. Once or twice? 7Nov 16, 2011 12:45 pm I painted a house in the U.S. where they have flat eggshell/ satin/ semi gloss/ Gloss as your paint option for everything. I was talked into the semi-gloss for my living room due to its great washable qualities but it turned out to be nightmare to paint. I cut in and painted the room several times- every time I could see the roller strokes or the lines. I used a dark grey/blue colour and with that 'sheen' it showed every stroke- I hated it- but particularly where I went over it with the last (and 4th coat) and didn't cut in.... was a disaster- so use a low sheen paint if you are at all prone to doing lazy things like not cutting in!!! |