Painting an older home

interior or exterior?

Prime with either oil or latex primer(oil prob better) then go back and caulk and putty all the cracks and holes and then follow with 2 coats of good latex wall paint.

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Definitely clean the wall before priming

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Clean as in wipe down or use a cleaning product?

We actually got some Zinsser oil based primer last night, decided to ask before starting. Didn't realize they made an odorless one.

At minimum wipe to get any dirt and things off the surface, but ideally use any degreaser you can pick up at home depot or Walmart.

Better the prep, the better product you'll have in the long run.

Any oil-based product (primer or topcoat) will yellow because of their ingredients and drying mechanism. Yellowing is basically oxidation.Waterborne alkyds will yellow less.

An oil based primer will not cause a latex top coat to yellow, providing there is enough millage to effectively cover the primer.

Seeing how you're first timers with young kids around, an all waterborne system would work best for your job, IMHO.

You're welcome. Just remember, all surfaces should be clean, dull, and dry before starting.

I second the BIN Shellac primer. Wife used to do paint projects as a side hustle, and taking wood kitchen/bath cabinets from stain to paint, this is what she used. Power sanded them, sprayed on the primer, and then followed with paint a day or two later.

If you're doing a lot of painting, like multiple rooms in your house, go get the HVLP Wagner sprayer from Lowe's. It works well with the primer and paint. I would help on her projects most of the time, and would do most of the spraying. She handled prep work, taping, and the final spray, but I loved laying down a coat of primer and the first coat of paint.

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Seeing how you're first timers with young kids around, an all waterborne system would work best for your job, IMHO.

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I wouldn't even want to try and live in a house with only myself and use oil and certainly not shellac based primers. With kids being there its a no-brainer. Even with water, paint on nice days when you can open the doors and windows.



I've used lots of both oil and water based primers. I like oil for bare wood mainly because it dries to a more friable condition which makes sanding easier. Water primers tends to be more rubbery and clogs sandpaper unless it has several days to dry. I never have been able to tell either one has better adhesion than the other.

I have almost no experience with shellac other than it dries fast AF and will make you high