I'm repainting a dark colored room in my house to something lighter. I've done one coat of primer and I can still see the old color showing through.
Do I really need to do another coat of primer or can I just go ahead with the new color? I'll do two coats of the new color but I hate painting and don't really want to do another coat of primer. Can I skip it or will it affect the finished product?

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Posted by Turnblad85

Member since Sep 2022

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Posted on 3/11/26 at 8:49 am to Towelie

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go ahead with the new color

I'd do this. Be prepared to possibly have to do an additional coat though. Covering dark with light is tough no matter the priming situation.

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Posted by Bayou

Boudin, LA

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Posted on 3/11/26 at 9:05 am to Turnblad85

The only other thing I'll add is to use high quality paint

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Posted by Towelie

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Posted on 3/11/26 at 9:21 am to Turnblad85

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Be prepared to possibly have to do an additional coat though.

I usually do that anyway, just want to make sure it's not gonna mess up the finished product.

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Posted by ItzMe1972

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Posted on 3/11/26 at 9:23 am to Towelie

One trick is to tint the primer the same as your finish coat. That way the primer does not show through.

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Posted by SM6

Georgia

Member since Jul 2008

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Posted on 3/11/26 at 8:53 pm to ItzMe1972

When painting over a darker or even similar color I have always done two coats of primer. Primer is much cheaper than the paint we would use and I’d rather do an extra coat of primer than a third of the actual color.

It’s a pain in the arse, but such is the challenge when painting over a dark color.

Green frog tape too, much better than the blue tape.

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