Do You Let Cutting in Dry Before Rolling?

You can cut-in around the trim either before or after rolling. Because the drying time of flat and eggshell latex paint is so short, you can cut-in an entire room before filling in the walls.

Should cutting in dry before rolling?

Should You Let Your Cut In Dry Before Rolling? There is no need to let the cut in dry before rolling. In fact if the paint is still wet and there are brush marks, chances are when rolling you will roll over and fix thicker paint that might have brush lines.

Do you cut in before or after rolling?

Once you have your paintbrush in hand, it's tempting to cut in along all the trim, the ceiling and the corners in the room. But you'll get better results if you cut in just one wall, then immediately roll out the wall before cutting in the next one.