Paint roller marks

[SanSimeon]

I am currently restoring a Hake Seward 25. I prepped and sanded the upper hull prior to painting following all of the methods I watched on various videos. I applied two coats of primer sanding after each. I am using foam rollers. I would like to spray but the boat is in the yard next to the house and I don’t think I can contain the overspray. The rollers do a very good job it’s very smooth but I still see what they referred to as holiday marks or roller marks. They are faint and are not noticeable if you’re looking straight on to the hull. Any idea on how to reduce these or make them not as noticeable?

[atlroofman]

Originally Posted by SanSimeon

I am currently restoring a Hake Seward 25. I prepped and sanded the upper hull prior to painting following all of the methods I watched on various videos. I applied two coats of primer sanding after each. I am using foam rollers. I would like to spray but the boat is in the yard next to the house and I don’t think I can contain the overspray. The rollers do a very good job it’s very smooth but I still see what they referred to as holiday marks or roller marks. They are faint and are not noticeable if you’re looking straight on to the hull. Any idea on how to reduce these or make them not as noticeable?

I would try a finer roller pad and try not to roll the paint out to thin. If you are getting noticible marks from 8 ft away from the surface you have to course of a roller pad.In my humble opinion

[tkeithlu]

The finest roller pad is a spray gun. The least overspray is from a HVLP spray gun. The characteristics of the paint, that is how well it spreads when applied rather than retaining brush/roller marks, is important to the whole thing.

Consider investment in a very large very cheap blue tarp, rigged on the downwind side on a day on which it is difficult to determine the downwind side.

[rbk]

Do smaller sections and run over your rolled paint with a wide foam brush keeping the strokes the same orientation. Don’t wait too long to do this or you’ll end up with brush marks. If you can, get someone following right behind you. You’ll see the brush marks initially but the paint will flatten out before it dries.

[AA3JY]

Roll and Tip method..Roll on than follow-up lightly tip with a paint brush across the roll direction

[thomm225]

Originally Posted by AA3JY

Roll and Tip method..Roll on than follow-up lightly tip with a paint brush across the roll direction

This is the answer. Roll and tip method.

Pictures from 2015 first attempt. I couldn't find the close ups

Buy a high priced paint brush for tipping.

[SVTatia]

Originally Posted by SanSimeon

I am currently restoring a Hake Seward 25. I prepped and sanded the upper hull prior to painting following all of the methods I watched on various videos. I applied two coats of primer sanding after each. I am using foam rollers. I would like to spray but the boat is in the yard next to the house and I don’t think I can contain the overspray. The rollers do a very good job it’s very smooth but I still see what they referred to as holiday marks or roller marks. They are faint and are not noticeable if you’re looking straight on to the hull. Any idea on how to reduce these or make them not as noticeable?

Primed and sanded with 320 grit? Cleaned up thoroughly?
What kind of paint are you using? Brand, mix ratio, reducer, etc.

Paint a small area to tip and keep a wet edge, but usually roller or bush marks indicate the paint is drying before having time to level. If the temp is too hot (both ambient and substrate) for the max reducer rating, pick another time. Otherwise keep on adding reducer until you can "feel" the paint is behaving.. or leveling.
The use of a good disposable foam brush for tipping is perfectly viable - I use them exclusively, have many of them to discard and replace as they become saturated.