Ralph Lauren (River Rock) paint, anyone have application tips? (1 Viewer)

[Ron-P]

My wife and I bought 5 gallons for our Master Bedroom. The finished looked is outstanding, we love it. But, it is very difficult to apply.
Anyone have some helpful tips.
Peace Out~

 

[Joe McCabe]

What I've learned about this type of stuff is that you just have to suffer through it.
I did River Rock in my Family Room, "Suede" on one full wall in the Living Room, and a Colorwash in the Theater.
All were very time consuming.
By the way, did you panic after the first coat, like I did??
I thought I destroyed my wall!!

 

[Ron-P]

Haven't applied it yet. We're set to go a week from this Saturday.
How'd it turn out Joe?
Peace Out~

 

[Joe McCabe]

Everything turned out great,we really love the look, but that first coat looked liked a NIGHTMARE!!!!
So if yours does too, don't panic.
Also, with the Suede, after you do your first coats with a roller, you do the final with a criss-cross motion, using a 3 inch brush. Until the final coat fully dries, you can see ALL of your brush stokes, and it too looks awful. But once it dried everything looked really cool.
I had lots of scary moments with the Ralph Lauren paints!!

 

[Ron-P]

Good to know. I've heard about the nightmare and been warned. Yet the results seem to be excellent. We are not doing any suede, just the River Rock.
Peace Out~