Painting - Which type of paint to use?
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sx460
04-20-05, 10:13 AM
Hello,
We're going to be paint all of the inside of our house. We're going to first prime everything and then follow up with two top coats. We'd like our walls to have a sand finish to them, and we've seen primers that have sand finish already premixed in with them. We have both new drywall which needs it's first ever coats of paint, plus we also have walls which we're not sure whether the existing paint is oil or latex based (since it's an old house we don't know the history of the existing paint and the type of paint it is). Our question:
Is there a universal primer we can use which will work with both new drywall and over existing paint which could be either a latex or oil based paint?
Also, any suggestions for type/brand of top coat to use? We want something durable enough that we can scub if we need to clean.
Any brand suggestions would be very helpful as well. Thanks!
We're going to be paint all of the inside of our house. We're going to first prime everything and then follow up with two top coats. We'd like our walls to have a sand finish to them, and we've seen primers that have sand finish already premixed in with them. We have both new drywall which needs it's first ever coats of paint, plus we also have walls which we're not sure whether the existing paint is oil or latex based (since it's an old house we don't know the history of the existing paint and the type of paint it is). Our question:
Is there a universal primer we can use which will work with both new drywall and over existing paint which could be either a latex or oil based paint?
Also, any suggestions for type/brand of top coat to use? We want something durable enough that we can scub if we need to clean.
Any brand suggestions would be very helpful as well. Thanks!
BobF
04-20-05, 04:57 PM
Yes, you can use the same primer for both new and existing drywall.
For scrubability, use a satin, not flat. Brands - Sherwin-Williams, Benjamin Moore, Pratt&Lambert. Buy the paint from a paint store, not a big box.
S-W has a couple lines that are really scrubable, but they are pricey.
For scrubability, use a satin, not flat. Brands - Sherwin-Williams, Benjamin Moore, Pratt&Lambert. Buy the paint from a paint store, not a big box.
S-W has a couple lines that are really scrubable, but they are pricey.
sx460
04-22-05, 04:52 AM
Thanks Bob for the reply. So I shouldn't be too concerned about paint being able to paint over various surfaces and paint types? Will any primer work or is there a specific type of primer to use? BTW, thanks for the brand recommendations.
joneq
04-22-05, 12:09 PM
I would use zinsser bullseye 123 for all your priming. Have it all tinted toward the finish coat. They have regular base for light colors and deep base for darker colors. Not all primers can go over new drywall and existing paint without a lot of potential work and maybe not then. PVA primer is one example, it is not for previously painted surfaces. Without knowing if the walls are semi gloss or gloss or flat --oil or latex[you said you don't know] you would be in for a lot of needless work if used just any old primer. Stick to the 123 it is all you will ever need for the most part.
http://www.zinsser.com/product_detail.asp?ProductID=11
http://www.zinsser.com/product_detail.asp?ProductID=11