Painting - how do i cover this!?
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lgldrgdlr
07-14-08, 04:26 PM
Hello all. I'm a renter and just got a new apartment. The previous tenant painted 3 walls in the bedroom red and 1 wall black. . .i know. so now I'm planning on painting over it with a light grey. my question is, is there a quality primer that I can use to cover those colors or does anybody have a suggestion as to what would be the best way to cover these walls?
marksr
07-14-08, 05:55 PM
Who's paying for the paint?
Usually you are best off going to a paint store for both paint and primer. I'd use a problock primer from SWP although zinnser makes some good primers that might be available at a big box. Oil base kilz would be ok but there are a lot of reports of adhesion failures with the latex kilz primer:eek:
Usually you are best off going to a paint store for both paint and primer. I'd use a problock primer from SWP although zinnser makes some good primers that might be available at a big box. Oil base kilz would be ok but there are a lot of reports of adhesion failures with the latex kilz primer:eek:
sirwired
07-15-08, 03:58 PM
A high-hide primer is what you want. Personally, I wouldn't use ProBlock for this use, as its hide is quite poor. SWP makes a high-hiding primer although I admit I cannot remember its name off the top of my head.
ProBlock can be useful if you think there might be stains lurking on the paint surface that need some light-duty sealing, just don't trust it to hide at all.
Alternatively, you can just plan on up to three coats of finish paint. If you use a high-quality paint, you may get lucky and be able to get away with two coats. I wouldn't use anything less than SWP Duration or BM Aura if you want to try that route.
SirWired
ProBlock can be useful if you think there might be stains lurking on the paint surface that need some light-duty sealing, just don't trust it to hide at all.
Alternatively, you can just plan on up to three coats of finish paint. If you use a high-quality paint, you may get lucky and be able to get away with two coats. I wouldn't use anything less than SWP Duration or BM Aura if you want to try that route.
SirWired