Greetings . I have been struggling with brush strokes on the flat trim throughout my house . I am using alkyd paint from sherwin williams (pro class) with a Purdy white China bristle brush . I have not used penetrol yet as I have had the same problem in the past even with conditioned paint . The problem is more evident on vertical trim than on horizontal, which makes sense due to gravity and the weight of the paint as it flattens out . How can I reduce the strokes on the vertical portions , of which there a lot more of . I also noticed that the paint wants to drag some so I think moving forward I will probably add some penetrol to increase setting time. Paint was purchased this morning , temp of room is probably around 77 degrees
welcome....way back when they made oil paints with heavy solids such as lead, you could apply the paint with a mop and it would still flow out...nowadays oils aren't like they usta be, most are hybrid emulsions...i would say that your wet mil thickness per coat is too much...otherwords, your applying it too thick...i am not familiar with the product and some products do require special techniques of application, if that is the case, experience will have a big affect on the finished look....hopefully chrisn has used this product and maybe can chime in on any special technique if needed...good luck