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Painting bedroom
Posted on 5/14/21 at 9:23 am
Posted on 5/14/21 at 9:23 am
Don't know diddly shite about painting. The wall is purple now, can I do I have to use a primer are just some 2in 1 gonna be grey
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Posted on 5/14/21 at 9:25 am to welder69
I've never used primer for interior walls. 3 good coats usually does the job.
Posted on 5/14/21 at 9:48 am to welder69
You will need a good primer if you are going with a lower quality paint. If you are going with better quality you should be able to cover it in 2 coats. With that said, what harm would doing one more coat do and just slap on some primer...may allow you to get 1 coat coverage with the paint this way.
It's a pain in the arse, but spend the time and use painters tape to protect your floors, trim & ceiling. Take covers off outlets/switches, and tape up outlets/switches too
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Don't know diddly shite about painting
It's a pain in the arse, but spend the time and use painters tape to protect your floors, trim & ceiling. Take covers off outlets/switches, and tape up outlets/switches too
Posted on 5/14/21 at 9:58 am to welder69
I'll add my 2 cents:
- Use quality paint because interior walls are so noticeable.
- Eggshell sheen is widely used.
- Go with Sherwin Williams or Miller paint. Benjamin Moore if you can afford.
- Anything you don't want painted remove or cover as said.
- Roll the walls and spray the ceiling if possible. (White ceilings make your wall color pop)
- Be patient and take your time.
- Use quality paint because interior walls are so noticeable.
- Eggshell sheen is widely used.
- Go with Sherwin Williams or Miller paint. Benjamin Moore if you can afford.
- Anything you don't want painted remove or cover as said.
- Roll the walls and spray the ceiling if possible. (White ceilings make your wall color pop)
- Be patient and take your time.
Posted on 5/14/21 at 10:10 am to welder69
Apparently I'm in the minority but I typically do one coat for interior walls. But since you're coming from purple, you will either need a coat of primer first or two coats probably. Whichever you prefer to use - the primer will be a little cheaper and make it really obvious if you've missed a spot. Agree with others on buying good quality paint. I'll add to buy good quality brushes/rollers also. Hard to beat a purdy brush. For your roller, make sure you get it damp and roll it on a piece of cardboard or something. You want to always start with damp roller, and the pre roll gets loose fibers off.
Posted on 5/14/21 at 10:56 am to welder69
Prime the walls. A gallon of decent primer is 1/2 the cost of a gallon of decent paint
Posted on 5/14/21 at 12:32 pm to weadjust
Going from dark to light, I always prime first. Our house was built in the late 60s and had some funky colors when we moved in. Downstairs bathroom, the main one, had tile on the walls halfway up that were a light shade and sort of speckled looking, and the paint was this blue/gray color above it on the drywall. Upstairs bath had the same tile but in yellow, and the walls were brown. We repainted downstairs first and just did two coats of a cream color. Upstairs we had to prime to cover the brown since we went light.
Our kitchen was a light shade of yellow. Several years back, my wife repainted it one afternoon to a light blue and didn't bother priming. Just two coats and it looks great.
About this time last year she went a little crazy wanting to paint everything. Even repainting stuff we had done just 5-6 years ago. We did the dining room, living room, daughter's bathroom (the one upstairs) again, and even some other rooms upstairs. She has a good HVLP sprayer, and all I really do is the tape job and trim while she knocks out the walls. A few gallons of paint is cheap and with the two of us working it can go pretty fast. Helps that we have music playing and are drinking beer while we work.
Our kitchen was a light shade of yellow. Several years back, my wife repainted it one afternoon to a light blue and didn't bother priming. Just two coats and it looks great.
About this time last year she went a little crazy wanting to paint everything. Even repainting stuff we had done just 5-6 years ago. We did the dining room, living room, daughter's bathroom (the one upstairs) again, and even some other rooms upstairs. She has a good HVLP sprayer, and all I really do is the tape job and trim while she knocks out the walls. A few gallons of paint is cheap and with the two of us working it can go pretty fast. Helps that we have music playing and are drinking beer while we work.
Posted on 5/14/21 at 12:34 pm to welder69
I find painting out of a 5 gallon bucket with a screen is ideal for interior paint if rolling the walls. Pour 3/4 of your paint in the 5 gallon bucket and use what's left in the can to cut in around windows, doors, corners, ceilings and any outlets in the room and cut in one wall at a time as you work your way around the room. That will leave less overlap marks and you will be working to wet paint on every wall. The bucket and screen will make it easier to get a roller full of paint and once you load up the roller, run it over the screen a bit to get excess off it before applying to the walls. I find buckets are far superior to those damn paint trays.
Going over purple WILL require no less than 2 coats. If you decide to use a primer, get it tinted to half tint of the finished color, that way you'll not only get primer on the wall, but tinted closer to your finished color and can probably get by with just 1 coat of finish paint, but it wouldn't hurt to go 2 coats just to be safe with the final color.
Like already mentioned, don't skimp of the quality of your brush/brushes and rollers.
Going over purple WILL require no less than 2 coats. If you decide to use a primer, get it tinted to half tint of the finished color, that way you'll not only get primer on the wall, but tinted closer to your finished color and can probably get by with just 1 coat of finish paint, but it wouldn't hurt to go 2 coats just to be safe with the final color.
Like already mentioned, don't skimp of the quality of your brush/brushes and rollers.
Posted on 5/14/21 at 12:54 pm to welder69
If it's a darker color you are covering with a lighter color, good idea to prime it first. Never a bad idea it generally makes for a better end result.
The primer/paint combo's they have now seem to work fairly well. Th should work if you're doing a darker color over the purple.
The primer/paint combo's they have now seem to work fairly well. Th should work if you're doing a darker color over the purple.
Posted on 5/14/21 at 1:02 pm to TU Rob
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She has a good HVLP sprayer
Do you have to "thin" the paint in order to use a sprayer?
I ask because if this is required, touch-ups would be harder to match, correct (because the touch-up leftover paint hasn't been thinned)?
Posted on 5/14/21 at 1:06 pm to Will Cover
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Do you have to "thin" the paint in order to use a sprayer?
Depends on the paint. She uses Flotrol with some thicker stuff, but we usually have no issues with interior paint spraying just fine without thinning.
Posted on 5/14/21 at 1:30 pm to TU Rob
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Depends on the paint. She uses Flotrol with some thicker stuff, but we usually have no issues with interior paint spraying just fine without thinning.
This is good to know. I don't know what Flotrol is, but I will look it up.
Is it best to rent a sprayer? Or make a purchase? I have an air compressor.
This post was edited on 5/14/21 at 1:32 pm
Posted on 5/14/21 at 1:38 pm to Will Cover
Flotrol is an additive for the paint to help it flow better. I think you can use it when brushing/rolling, but it also is great for spraying.
Wagner
We have one similar to this. They're not crazy expensive, and you end up not buying as many rollers and trays over time so it makes the work easier and will pay for itself over time.
Wagner
We have one similar to this. They're not crazy expensive, and you end up not buying as many rollers and trays over time so it makes the work easier and will pay for itself over time.
Posted on 5/14/21 at 2:29 pm to TU Rob
Thank you for the information.
I use Sherwin Williams paint. Is Flotrol needed in your opinion for this brand?
I use Sherwin Williams paint. Is Flotrol needed in your opinion for this brand?
Posted on 5/14/21 at 3:52 pm to Salmon
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I've never used primer for interior walls. 3 good coats usually does the job.
Our dining room was blood red when we bought our current house. Had to hit that with primer even though we went with a dark grey in there.
Posted on 5/14/21 at 4:37 pm to Will Cover
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I use Sherwin Williams paint. Is Flotrol needed in your opinion for this brand?
That's about all my wife buys, and it sprays pretty good as is. I think what she gets the most is a Urethane Enamel, but that is for kitchen cabinets. But we had a bunch left from one of her jobs and used it on the walls. It was Eggshell and looks great.
The sprayers can be a little finicky, but as long as you clean it pretty good when you're done they tend to not clog up as much. I usually pour any paint back in the can, rinse it out some, and put some brush/tool cleaner in the jar and spray that through the sprayer tip. If you've never used one, the air is pumped through a flex hose that looks like a vacuum hose, and the paint is pulled up into the sprayer through a rigid straw that sits down in the container. Pipe cleaners are good for cleaning out the little parts, or if you're a little redneck like me, a brush for a 9mm from my gun cleaning kit works wonders.
Posted on 5/14/21 at 5:26 pm to TU Rob
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Going from dark to light, I always prime first.
Yes.
Posted on 5/14/21 at 7:47 pm to Will Cover
I work at Sherwin and we have all grades of paint. I like Duration. It is our thickest paint and has the best hide. It comes in a matte finish which is essentially a cleanable flat. Emerald is technically better but most professionals go towards Duration for its hide abilities. Cashmere is also good and comes in a low lustre which is like matte. We sell flowtrol, but you don’t need it with any of the above. Purdy white dove and half inch or smaller is all you need to roll. Go to the store and they will guide you right.
Posted on 5/14/21 at 8:15 pm to mworld938
Thank you both for your help. I plan to tackle some painting soon!
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