Took me years to realize I was painting my trim wrong

I always brushed paint from the can straight onto my window trim until a neighbor walked over and said I was trapping brush marks. He showed me how to thin the paint just a tiny bit with water and now it levels out smooth. Anyone else pick up a basic trick that made you feel kinda dumb for not figuring it out sooner?

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fiona5024mo ago

I spent years wondering why my cabinets looked like a toddler painted them, just slapping on thick coats straight from the can. Then a buddy told me to thin it just a hair and use a foam roller, and suddenly my kitchen didn't look like a crime scene anymore. Felt pretty foolish for not asking sooner, but at least I can blame it on being stubborn.

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hugo_ellis4mo ago

@fiona502 you ever think that maybe the paint companies THICKEN it on purpose so we mess up and buy more? Seems like a racket to me once you actually talk to someone who knows what theyre doing.

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