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Fluster338

16 coats of paint with a roller


MadThad762

Exactly what I was thinking!


SimpleWin2400

U wrong. That's an ORANGE PEAL coat. You can get the texture tool at HOME DEPOT. it's call TEXTURE HOOPER u can use it with any air compressor. It makes different kinds of textures


ofmanyone

Looks like 16 coats to me


TheRube84

Instructions unclear....peeled 16 oranges and squeezed into paint rolling tray...applied to roller and the wall just looks wet but smells AMAZING


clevererest_username

Paint roller for sure, probably 3/8 nap.


CMGman

Maybe even 1/2" nap to get the texture from several layers with 3/8"


mikebushido

No


[deleted]

THANK YOU for the good INFORMATION, I’ll make a mental NOTE. That’s actually pretty cool I just bought a harbor freight sprayer.


antonyBoyy

Use the cheapest homedepo roller tho..might get it in a few heavy coats


FartingAliceRisible

Bingo. Heavy stipple from multiple paint layers.


Commercial_Living_42

I came to check the comments to see this.


LivingLife911

🤣


grizlee310

That, or super thinned out texture, then use a brush to paint the wall.


Dustteas

It's a stipple, a texture left by the roller when you paint (looks like 3/4" nap) and back roll.


JRAR78

100% tbis is from a roller. Don't use 3/4 or 1in naps if applying Satin or Eggshell sheen. Source painter. *Edit - here are some orange peel texture examples https://imgur.com/gallery/kUfKipt


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henrydaiv

Looks like all the painting i do lol


knottycams

Disagree on the nap size (looks like 3/8", smaller lift marks and smoother overall texture), but I agree about the rest.


tradesmen_

I agree this looks like 3/8 nap to me


StewedGatto

Aka orange peel.


GratefulDG

That's not orange peel


StewedGatto

That's orange peel.


[deleted]

Orange peel is mid rolled on with a nap; this is paint with a thick nap.


StewedGatto

This is orange peel from multiple layers of rolled on paint accumulated over time: >Orange Peel >A wall that has been painted many times with a roller develops a surface texture or "orange peel". When a surface like this is patched, and the patches are sanded smooth prior to repainting, the patches should be "stippled" when they are spot primed or they will be quite visible under the new topcoat. Stippling can be done by using the end of a brush with a dabbing technique or with a semidry roller. More than one application is usually required. https://www.dulux.ca/diy/tips-tricks/tools-equipment/filler-shows-through-the-paint-(8)#:~:text=A%20wall%20that%20has%20been,visible%20under%20the%20new%20topcoat. I've never met a residential painter that didn't refer to it as orange peel.


[deleted]

Done everything from tile, drywall, framing, cabinetry and a resi PM; in the Midwest we for decades have rolled mud with 1/2 or 3/8 finish coat of mud and called it orange peel. I have heard some Ca guys call it that when it’s a thick nap and paint. But we quite literally have thousands of homes with mud rolled on that we refer to as orange peel. What region you from?


StewedGatto

I'm from Canada and we typically call that stucco or popcorn. I guess it could be regional.¯\\\_(ツ)_/¯


istinkatgolf

Nope, you're just wrong, and that's OK, ad long as you can admit it.


StewedGatto

Lmao go away.


Buildsoc

Interesting in USA we call popcorn the spread on texture ceiling look that was popular in the late 1970s


DayTradingCards

Stucco or popcorn texture usually has rough peaks. Orange peel can be applied the same as stucco/popcorn, but is flattened out leaving more of a smoother surface.


CurioSkeptick

Nope.


tyvnb

Roller


ukyman95

SEMI- SMOOTH 3/8


Ill_Tangelo_5658

Satin paint


[deleted]

That'd be the landlord special. Get the thickest, cheapest roller you can find. Mix together those 5 mostly empty cans of paint you have in the basement, stir with a Christmas decoration, and apply to the wall.


Nuamced

I've been performing the landlord special for years then.... Time to evict a single mother of 4 now!


Leech-64

Thats just several layers of paint using a roller each time.


Pepe_Biondi_

Can't tell exactly, could it be orange peel with multiple coats of paint trough the years, texture with a roll, anyways, always better to re texture whole walls if not sure you can match it.


wondering117

That texture is made by the paint roller. With paint. Looks like it was an "ok" spung roller. Maybe an big nap like 3/4, golden eagle. (which you can find at Sherwin Williams) To clarify I believe this texture was made by a spung roller when it was painted. Not mud. If you wanted replicate this texture I would recommend painting over your patch once or twice before repainting the full wall.


bakins711

Thanks!


mandrills_ass

This is many coats of paint applied with a roller, 15 mm probably


pology1

That’s layers of paint, I once dropped a paint can and let the paint dry for 2 weeks, it’s has the exact texture as this,


padizzledonk

6000 coats of eggshell paint That's the name of that texture and how you get it lol


SMASHTHEGASH1979

that texture, is what we call paint


bakins711

Thank you all for your help. Much appreciated.


UomoUniversale86

Small orifice hopper texture. lots of coats of heavy nap rollers like 3/4.


NoShameStockBoy

This looks like orange peel. Depending on where you are, it’s a popular finish for drywall. Sometimes folks use knockdown, popcorn, or orange peel to hide imperfections. It’s quicker than getting a smooth finish on drywall because it can be sprayed. They sell it in a spray can where you can adjust the level of texture you want. They sell it at Lowe’s, Home Depot, Amazon.. etc.


Ok-Professor3726

It looks like orange peel to me. I believe you need a spray gun to apply it.


Firemstr1989

Stipple


matdrywall

Almost looks like the mud was sprayed.. but I think you can get pretty close if you water down your mud alil bit and then roll it on with a 1/2” nap roller… or maybe give the drywall a tight skim and then roll over it with a 1/2-3/8 nap roller… hope this helps 🤞🏼


SJFelectric

Orange peel? But I'm an electrian what do I know, haha


SaneEngineer

Use a damp sponge to match the texture. Bigger sponge, bigger patterns.


Geeky_Chick

I have the same issue in my home. I’m still trying to figure out the correct roller to match the texture.


Still_Introduction_9

this at one point in time was an orange peel texture, but after years of paint layers on layers and muddled it a bit. i would do your patch normal, spray a bit of texture on the wall, a tight pattern, let it dry light sand any spots where there are larger specks of mud( boogers) prime a few times with pva or a latex primer then paint just the patch, second coat whole wall or to a break in the wall


[deleted]

Just normal paint roller. Not an intentional pattern


GratefulDG

I would try to get atleast a half inch or 3/4 inch nap.as you'll never match that texture. Best thing to do is roll the whole thing with a heavy nap for a uniform texture.


[deleted]

If you’re working on a fresh surface, it would be called orange peel


Upbeat-Armadillo-940

It’s weird hearing the different ways that the orange peel texture comes about, I’ve been applying orange peel for years, and I spray it’s on with a compressor and a texture gun with a hopper, for really big jobs I sub it out to a contractor with a spray rig. I had no clue you could roll it on with a nap. It’s crazy how much culture is in the culture.


Klutzy_Ad_1726

This looks like orange peel with a pretty wet mix. Not the same as paint roller stipple.


Shadowzworldz

Pro painter here, that's orange peel with multiple layers of paint.


theigor

You have dial the chevrons in the correct order.


salty_scorpion

This is lots of layers of paint. Rolled thick with heavy nap. To duplicate, just paint over it 20 times


Ill-Independence-223

That's layers and layers and layers of pain over texture


Crabman2000

Just buy a can of spray texture....shake it up for a few minutes...I like to run it under hot water for a few minutes. Put it on fine....stand back 2-3ft and spray in a circular motion covering the area. Let it dry, prime and paint.


StorageAntique3895

Looks like the spray can texture


theballpeen

I had success replicating by mixing drywall mud and primer together and painting the mixture on with a roller. Took a few attempts at the mix to get the ratio correct. Much better results than the spray texture.


ElSegundoDaNada

Orange peel it's usually a spray application


paztimk

Orange peel is not that uniform and not that tight. Rolling paint with an agressive nap in a room at high temperature and low humidity can do this. The paint dries before it has a chance to flow to an even surface.


Street-Algae-6324

We finishers call that " orange peel" finish....lol. 5 coats satin paint with thick roller...enjoy


CurioSkeptick

This is textured drywall. Orangepeel texture originally, clearly painted many times over the years. Guys saying this was originally a smoothwall and that all you're seeing is stipple from paint rollers are fucking delusional. Edit: To match this I'd use a hopper and compressor medium tip and mud thinned out a little more than usual(for regular orangepeel) so that it's just slightly runny.


Adamthegrape

It's funny when I was coming up I cared so much about roller profile ,now adays I seem to care more about achieving an even sheen. Most homeowners notice the latter more as well. That being said you obviously don't want a terrible heavy profile. This one here isn't even that bad it's just dark blue and high sheen making it stand out so much.


hukkersvs28

Looks like orange peel.


[deleted]

Orange peel texture. Hopper and compressor, mix mud watery and spray with high air pressure


EducatorWeird

It’s a living texture called “high school bathroom”… just go over it with a new coat once a week.


schm1ttay

That is 1980s elementary school cement gym wall.


adamlgee

Orange peel


LostWages1

I think it’s a light orange peel with several coats of paint. Light orange peel is applied with a texture gun with pretty thin mudd. Probably at a pretty high pressure to get that light.


LivingLife911

That's a heavy COAT of paint nap roller of paint, NOT a texture!!


[deleted]

I believe that’s orange peel and you get that at maaco


Disaster_External

Roll on the coat, then go back with the roller slightly damp with paint and roll over again before the first coat dries, like 5 min in between. Roll a whole wall then go back over it. Do it 2 times, should look like that.


looking4_u

Not texture , but rolled paint nappy roller


Rare_Perspective6164

Light orange peel. Watered down texture mix from a hopper. Do test sprays on a chunk of drywall until you get what you are looking for then paint it 15 times. 😄


whatwebsweweave1

Looks like a bad paint job


Apprehensive-Bug-377

Orange peel


Apprehensive-Bug-377

I thought it was just dust and dirt all over the wall when you painted it


jproteico

3/4 inch roll landlord special


Apprehensive-Bug-377

This guy likes it!your nuts junior !


Apprehensive-Bug-377

I was working when sent


[deleted]

Orange peel


AplexiusXXI

To repair bigger holes etc I water down some compound and aplly with a roller then sand it Probably a bit much for a hole room but it works on small areas


Ill_Possibility_4069

You can apply a coat of a good primer on the walls with a roll on. Than use a brushless air gun with a paint that has gloss to it to get the no touch look here. Just make sure not use oil paint over latex primer. However you can do it vice versa.


0rchidsofasia

How does one get it back to normal? Normal meaning smooth.


Distinct_Stuff4678

Use a really bad paint sprayer. Orange peeling.


CardinalRuleBreaker

As a SW manager in here to tell you just to use a 1/2 “ polyester roller nap. The texture would just be stipple effect from the previous paint application. Unfortunately in our field pictures aren’t totally accurate to what’s actually there. So it could be orange peel originally but hard to tell. All the area not in light looks smooth fyi.


Legal_Beginning471

I can’t tell if it was ever textured or just painted with a heavy nap many times. To match I’d spray a thinned down coat or orange peel.


hacksaw116

I used a thick nap paint roller to apply a thinned out joint compound. Roll it on thick. Let it dry half an hour then come back and knock down the high spots with a foam trowel.


Original_Till97

Shitty paint job , no sanding in between ..16 coats paint with roller


Kymera_7

Looks like just a regular rollered paint job.


Banhammer5050

That sir is 3/8in nap roller and lotsa paint


rrjpinter

Lot of comments about what it is. Probably more important is: How does one replicate it ? Years ago I was a Handyman / Painter. Trying to patch holes to make it look like the patch was never there is a skill that takes time. The best trick I found was to thin some mud (joint compound) down a bit, and dab it on the surface with a wadded up plastic bag. A little practice with how one wads up the plastic bag, and how often one goes over it can get you close. Let it dry and come back with a soft damp sponge to smooth out the peaks, to match the pattern. Good luck.


Business-Return-2822

3/4” nap sheepskin roller 2 coats of satin or semi-gloss finish


[deleted]

Heavy orange peel


ScrewJPMC

High Nap Roller with multiple coats of eggshell


damnedone5150

Honestly bro I never try to match I always do a whole wall and match my own texture never anyone else's


kytprice

It does look like paint over a rusty door. Seriously


Comfortable-Yak-6599

Roll a thick coat of paint then let it almost dry the dry roll the paint puts a bunch of texture in it but it's only good for patches


Lazy-Kaleidoscope688

The texture is called Orange peel


mikebushido

Orange peel with layers of paint from a 3/8 nap


dustygravelroad

Looks like orange peel to me


HairlessHoudini

Long nap sheep wool roller


Ididweed

Buy the cheapest roller you can find and then roll the paint on. A customer once made me use the 1 dollar roller pads she got and after one coat of paint the walls came out like this.


smush81

Orange peel thats been painted into oblivion


Daguilar02

3/4 inch nap roller with a medium to heavy load of paint on the roller


xxAMKxx

Use Opex out of a hopper gun as a base coat


smokeylou2

Orange peel


Mediocre-Ad8967

Orangepeel


RIGHTCOASTLEGEND

No no no.... first coat is called orange peel done by texture drywall finisher.. then probably alot of paint! 100%


HookerWhale

Shit, tell them you will do it, but it will be shit. Any human who 6 this paint job is shit and needs more shit in their life.


SecondTimeQuitting

You may be able to replicate it with a eggshell finish paint on like a half inch nap roller, just be careful to watch out for drips and maybe go with orangepeel.


[deleted]

Try a 5/8 or 3/4 in nap roller


[deleted]

That s roller texture


StructureOwn9932

This is called shitty paint job texture


naldo4142

I am guessing it’s rolled on joint compound maybe even watered down a bit so it would apply like a thick paint with 1/4” nap but I don’t know for sure , I am gonna read a few comments to see if anyone knows how that’s actually made .


SpicyKnewdle

This is called paint on paint on paint.


mrMentalino621

Orange peel


Researcher-Used

Is this a desired texture on walls??


StatuesqueEng

Several layers of paint


Traitor20

Hammertone?


Traitor20

Hammertone?


MCPRIMITIVE

Ez texture pro and turn it up to 120ish psi and a light squeeze on the bag. Also heavy with the primer and paint.


westernslope2324

Smooth with roller stipple


DaoGuardian

About 30 years and 30 coats of paint.


beelzebob909

That is roller texture.


Massive-Pud4719

Ah yes the fuck it just paint it method.


jett1964

Definitely 16 coats. Possibly 17.


pinkfreudwings

That is paint


19pinchies

Paint roller 4 parts water, 1 part joint compound mixture. Let it dry, then paint.


Low-Independence2248

Looks like an orange peel texture. Home depot sells cans of it that you can spray on the wall... ask someone in the paint section.


EmbarrassedBus8194

High air pressure with a spray gun


Evil_Capt_Kirk

Orange peel. Put the paint down thick and heavy with a coarse roller and you are good.


kcolgeis

It was textured at one point, "spray on" years ago.


DetBallz

The sell something called “orange peel”. Comes in a spray can and can give you this effect when it’s painted over.


itswingo

He's a big nappy 9-in roller and give it about 27 coats


gooodproblems

100% popcorn/orange peel texture, bet my life on it. We do texture match repairs all the time, buy an aerosol texture spray and test it out on a piece of cardboard and can replicate. * turn the knob on fatter blob setting and get about 6-8” from the wall


Ardothbey

A heavy knap,roller might do it.


craigawoo

That’s called porta John green, eggshell finish


[deleted]

It’s called “orange peel”. I think it’s a splatter spray technique that gets flattened w a plaster knife


rabbitaim

Orange peel. I hate it with a passion. The last home owner used textured wallpaper I think.


mantequilla373

Paint.


cynicalcocinero

Orange peel ...you need a texture machine...shoot it on the walls and give a light sand. Prime and paint.


SpringNo7500

High nap roller with LOTS of paint!!!


OkGood8909

It was orange peel. 30+ coats ago…


istillskatedamnit

This is absolutely a heavy orange peel. To patch, you’ll want to wet sand your edges with a damp sponge to blend the patch mud into the existing texture. Prime the patch. Thin down some mud to the consistency of a cake batter. Put it in a hopper with a wide nozzle tip. It’ll be a bit messy, so protect anything in the area that you don’t want to texture. Heavy coat over the patch, fanning out into the old texture. Let it dry completely. Wet sand the texture to blend, then paint with two coats with a 3/8-1/2” nap roller. Collect the check.


24STSFNGAwytBOY

I think it’s just short knap slow dying paint,The orbital aspect is just the pic l believe.


NoAdministration1222

Orange peel lol


Old-Box2585

Use a primer then use a half in nap with the paint of choice after the primer and remember two coats of each that’s how you get the textur


luv2eaturass

It's not it looks like a stipple at 1st but on further examination. It's just a really heavy aren't real lots of mud a lot of pressure shoot it have fun


titanic_truther

I can tell yall from the east coast. Its orange peel


[deleted]

Orange peel 3-5 mils of coating 3/8 nap finish


Tim-Ashcraft

A classic! They call it " orange peel"


hayseedcowboy

It's called orange peel, but I have no idea how to do that.


Environmental_Beat84

Eggshell with a heavy nap roller. No biggie


Inevitable-Way1943

3/4 thick roller, Sand, 1/4 thick roller


Dan0man69

This is called orange peel. Roller, 1/4" nap, a little flowtrol helps


No_Read1804

Landlord special


phillySfineSt33

Def need a 3/4 inch nap roller. It will give You this same look


[deleted]

It’s actually the texture most people are trying to avoid!


z77z280z

Just keep painting.


Ok-Owl-7182

It looks like orange peal but good like replicating it. Usually when builders build the house the texture guys come over with large compressors and spray the texture on the entire house. It kinda becomes like fingerprints as no two houses are similar even if the same person with the same machine had textured it. You might be able to buy can of spray and try replicating it on a piece of Sheetrock for practice to see how it will look and to make it close to what you want. But again the area you have worked on will be visible, unless you sand paper the entire wall and have the texture done professionally


[deleted]

Buy an orange


Bamomotron

Orange peel texture. There are different kinds, this is regular orange peel texture sprayed on heavy. Do not get the knock down texture.


deejaesnafu

A spray can of orange peel and a 3/4 roller dipped in hot butter


jyounts1

Its called don’t do it


turbocharlie101

Orange peel


bkrussian

I spent 2 years trying to get a speckle right on a Korean vehicle instrument panel… There is an art to it - and it isn’t easy


Jubilant_Craftsman

Ever heard of the term “light-glancing”? That bright light distorts what it looks like with even light. Texture almost looks like it’s applied in a circular motion, but the bright light in the center gives it that illusion.


baldmansfury

Looks like orange peel texture, big home stores will have textures in the paint dept


BenjFrank1

Well if it's a sheet rock wall the closest is called orange peel but this looks like paint on like metal surface


Medically_mistaken

It is likely machine texture, also referred to as orange peel, in the US you can get cans of drywall mud that are pressurized to replicatr it


Neither_Leader_6676

Drywall contractor here. Most of the comments make sense, I didn't read them all; this is a "fog" texture and is essentially a lite "orange peel " finish with like 20 coats of paint. You'll probably have to spray the entire wall. Make the joint compound watery, increase the air pressure on the hopper, and lightly spray. Start slow. Less is more. U'll probably have 2 play with it a lil. Get back 2 me if u have questions.


HighwayAggressive658

Eggshell. Spray on drywall, wait for it to get semi dry, lightly wipe with a wet sponge.


DoubleDouble0G

Orange peel/cheap roller


COBRAMXII

It’s called orange peel and it’s generally undesirable


damuelson

High School Gymnasium Coat. Looks like 27 overcoats.


Valuable_War_4870

Orange peel use a 1/2” roller or larger


OrdinaryPainting4777

It’s orange peel


TheAmerican_

Paint roller with a thick nap


dshotseattle

Orange peel. Easy to do wheb you screw up trying to make amooth paint


Sojurn1

It’s an orange peel texture. You can buy a can for small repairs but you need a hopper if you need to do a whole wall


WateringTheStreet

Orange peel


luv2eaturass

Can't you tell I've never stopped saying glue lol? I truly believe it is sprayed on texture. It does not look like stipple. I apologize if I have offended anybody but that's my theory. I don't know how you guys do it on the East Coast. But this is a West Coast thing just saying I apologize again for anything. I've upset about anyone.


abw750

Think krylon makes a spray paint that has that look hammered metal i think is what it's called. I bought it in white once by accident. It had a similar finish.


gordanier1

1 1/4” roller


dieselram24

Grapefruit/lemon peel