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Josie Le Vay

The ingenious DIY painting hack that's going viral on TikTok

Are your walls covered in roller marks and stipple?

Well they won't be for much longer - thanks to one woman's ingenious hack that's going viral on TikTok.

The internet is going wild for her incredibly smooth walls.

The fix is SO easy.

In fact, you probably already own the secret tool she uses - you just wouldn't have ever thought it had this extra use.

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In just four days Sharnene Jewell's video hack, in which she uses a window squeegee to smooth out her walls, amassed over 500,000 views.

In the post, she said: "Smoooth! No sanding or plastering! Roller stipple gone."

People have been showing their love for the hack in the comments.

One user said: "Wow, I always wondered how to fix this and it seemed to overwhelming to tackle. Looks amazing."

Another said: "Omg! I was just about to start this on a wall I'm wallpapering and this is sooo much easier than sanding."

Sharnene Jewell recommends that people use a soft rubber squeegee and that they start off with small amounts of paint.

She then says to use a paintbrush to brush off any excess.

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