Painting - Painting With Primer???
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IMANESTING
08-07-02, 08:05 AM
I am nesting, lol. I am due next month and would like to re-paint my boys rooms. I purchased a can of primer and was wondering if I can add acrylic paint to about a pint of it to make the color a midnight blue, so I can paint the ceiling. I heard it dries faster then regular paint. And to tell you the truth I am willing to get up and paint right now because I am so bored. ;)
kaybyrd
08-07-02, 08:33 AM
You can add paint to primer, but I'm not sure what kind you can add. You tint primer to help in achieving the color you intend to paint the walls or ceiling.
Primer is used to prep the walls so the actual paint will adhere, and the color will be correct on the walls (not pick up or blend with a previous wall coloring). Also to make sure no stains bleed through the paint.
You might be able to get away with it, but it won't be the midnight blue that you're after.
Watch for posts. I'm sure someone will explain why we can't use just primer on the walls and ceilings to color at the same time.
Kay
Primer is used to prep the walls so the actual paint will adhere, and the color will be correct on the walls (not pick up or blend with a previous wall coloring). Also to make sure no stains bleed through the paint.
You might be able to get away with it, but it won't be the midnight blue that you're after.
Watch for posts. I'm sure someone will explain why we can't use just primer on the walls and ceilings to color at the same time.
Kay
mikejmerritt
08-08-02, 06:43 AM
Hello IMANESTING, as long as you mix waterbased paint in waterbased primer or oil paint in oil primer it will tint the primer somewhat. Keep in mind that primer will only tint to a point then will stop taking color as far as getting deeper. That is because it is loaded with so much white pigment. Some primers dry out looking nice and even but you can't count on it.....Mike
kaybyrd
08-08-02, 10:33 AM
I had good luck on my ceiling, but I think it is an exception to any rule. If you get close to it, it's not pretty. I will, at some point, have to replace the sheetrock in the ceiling. Its been patched so many times, and has a crack that runs a short distance from the light to the wall (my fault while rummaging through the attic, knee resting on what I thot was a support). I didn't want to go ahead and paint since it needs to be replaced.
I also noticed that the primer, if touched, has almost a chalky feel and look to it. Nothing comes off on your hand tho. I would be afraid that if you used tinted primer to paint with that it would have an old paint look to it. Trying to think of the word: oxidized. I had an old red pickup truck that turned pink due to oxidation. It looked chalky, but wouldn't come off on your hands.
Kay
I also noticed that the primer, if touched, has almost a chalky feel and look to it. Nothing comes off on your hand tho. I would be afraid that if you used tinted primer to paint with that it would have an old paint look to it. Trying to think of the word: oxidized. I had an old red pickup truck that turned pink due to oxidation. It looked chalky, but wouldn't come off on your hands.
Kay