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5. THIN!! I can't say it enough! The thinner a coat you apply, the smaller the orange peel, and the less sanding you'll have to do



I hear you -- and many, many others -- who recommend really thing coats. I don't doubt that's important.

But can you go too thin? A few times I've squeezed so much paint out of the roller, it goes on blotchy and ends up being matte. It seems like there's simply not enough paint on there for it to level. Could that be the case? Maybe one needs to put as little as possible paint, yet still enough that it can level?