Painting - repainting new home
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12-11-00, 01:06 PM
We are moving and need to paint 3 bedrooms, bathroom, hall, living room and dinning room. I have 3 questions:
1) What kind of paint should I use for all these rooms? I would like to buy a 5 gallon pail. Washability is important. Wash up with water is a must. I read about paint quality on your prep pages. How do I know what is quality paint?
2) I just want a neutral color, you know like Off-White. There is a confusing array of colors of white and off-white. I just want a warm neutral color that will not interfere with any decorating I might do.
3) I will be washing the walls with TSP and rinsing with water. Do I need to any other prep? I don't know what kind of paint is on the walls now.
1) What kind of paint should I use for all these rooms? I would like to buy a 5 gallon pail. Washability is important. Wash up with water is a must. I read about paint quality on your prep pages. How do I know what is quality paint?
2) I just want a neutral color, you know like Off-White. There is a confusing array of colors of white and off-white. I just want a warm neutral color that will not interfere with any decorating I might do.
3) I will be washing the walls with TSP and rinsing with water. Do I need to any other prep? I don't know what kind of paint is on the walls now.
12-11-00, 10:35 PM
For walls I would use an interior latex wall paint, for washability without useing a semi-gloss I would use an eggshell or satin, my favorite paints come from either Sherwin Williams or Ben. Moore, my personal favorite for interior walls is Sherwin Williams Promar 200. (These are just MY favorites, this does not mean there are no other quality paints out there)
The color is really a matter of preference, but for a nuetral off-white, see how you like antique white, I paint with a lot of that.
You can test the walls to see if it is oil or latex, most walls are latex but not all, first try wipeing a place on the wall with a wet rag, if it discolors temporarily then it is latex. If it does not, then to make sure, you can purchase a small container of Goof-Off at your paint or hardware store, test in a hidden area by rubbing it on the wall with a rag, if it starts removing the paint then it is latex, if it does not then it is oil based.
If it is latex then washing the walls will be good if there are no stains to hide. If there are stains or if you are wanting to paint latex over oil, then you will need to prime with an oil based primer like kilz before painting.
Hope this helps,
The color is really a matter of preference, but for a nuetral off-white, see how you like antique white, I paint with a lot of that.
You can test the walls to see if it is oil or latex, most walls are latex but not all, first try wipeing a place on the wall with a wet rag, if it discolors temporarily then it is latex. If it does not, then to make sure, you can purchase a small container of Goof-Off at your paint or hardware store, test in a hidden area by rubbing it on the wall with a rag, if it starts removing the paint then it is latex, if it does not then it is oil based.
If it is latex then washing the walls will be good if there are no stains to hide. If there are stains or if you are wanting to paint latex over oil, then you will need to prime with an oil based primer like kilz before painting.
Hope this helps,