So i finished painting and when the sun shines on the wall i notice so many wall defects... (more)?

Question

i see crevices bumps and what not, i guess i have to scrape this off or fill it with compound, but how can i make sure the wall is ready to paint? cuz when i checked everything looked normal until i finally got the paint job done. does Home Depot have some laser i cud rent that could point this defects out?

Answer 1

That sounds like it is an old wall... not dry lined.  If it is really bad, your best bet is to get a plasterer to skim it.  It will look like new and will be worth the expense.

If that's too much.. how about wall paper?

Seriously, if a wall is bad like that,, it is almost impossible to patch it up.  The problem you mention usually happens early or late in the day when the sun makes a glancing angle and the contrast is high.  You could try and find a paint with a more matte finish because it produces a more diffuse finish.

Answer 2

What you have to do is just by running your hand across the wall, or just to see the defects. I think the best thing to do in finding defects in the wall, is to get a lamp and look around the walls with the light , more so at night then you'll find and see everything. I've been a house painter for over 25 years and that's a little trick I learned from an old boos of mine years ago. Also try to say with a flat paint because semi-gloss you really see everything if your walls are not smooth, on trim it's ok.

Answer 3

I am not sure about the laser thing, but why not wallpaper the walls, thus fixing the obvious faults of a less than perfect wall.,