Painting - Still see repair under primer, help!

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grantiman
03-06-06, 08:05 PM
My walls had yellow smoke stains from a fireplace. I had small screw and nail holes in the wall from hanging pictures. I filled in the holes with plaster and sanded them down. I primered the wall with Kilz Primer. After the primer dried, it cover the yellow smoke stains, but I can still see where I plastered and sanded through the primer. Will these sanding spots bleed through my paint, or will the primer keep them from showing through?


noleguy33
03-06-06, 09:45 PM
kilz oil based or kilz latex?

marksr
03-07-06, 06:37 AM
The primer did what it is supposed to do. Since it was effective with the smoke damage, I wouldn't be concerned. The repairs are pourous and sucked up the primer where the rest of the wall was sealed with paint. They should be fine. If you use enamel on the walls it might be a good idea to spot prime the repairs with paint, if using flat it should be fine as is.


grantiman
03-07-06, 09:20 AM
It was Kilz oil base primer. The spots feel smooth like the rest of the wall. Just in the sunlight you can see dull spots showing through where I sanded the plaster. I'm going to use a beige latex semi-gloss paint for the walls.

mitch17
03-07-06, 09:24 AM
Don't worry, the primer isn't supposed to hide the stain, your paint does that. The primer seals the stain so that it doesn't bleed through the paint. It's common to still see the stain after the primer has been applied.

grantiman
03-07-06, 10:34 AM
Thak you, you just saved me alot of time re-primimg.