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    • DominicaD
      Dominica @Katie
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      @kweenkmatt

      Yes, you can get special paint, or do what Addie said and use semi gloss or glossy. I personally always use Olympic Premium paint, because it is zero VOC. It costs more, but it's worth it, IMHO.

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      • KatieK
        Katie @Dominica
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        @Dominica VOC - does that stand for zero volatile organics?

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        • DominicaD
          Dominica @Katie
          last edited by

          @kweenkmatt said:

          @Dominica VOC - does that stand for zero volatile organics?

          Yes

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          • thanksajdotcomT
            thanksajdotcom
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            Semi-gloss is good stuff. Flat is not a good idea in pretty much any case. High-gloss for a bathroom you will not like. Too much shine for such a small space. A good earth tone for a bathroom is nice. Avoid darker colors. As much as I'm a winter, a spring/summer color is better for smaller spaces unless you do a two-tone room. But semi-gloss is your best bet. High-gloss is not really necessary.

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            • ?
              A Former User
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              I'd put down a nice thick coat of primer down (Kilz or Zinser) let it dry then sling on some enamel semi gloss. hard as a rock after it dries and well..it's an epoxy. VOC be damned

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              • thanksajdotcomT
                thanksajdotcom
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                Primer isn't really necessary. Using an extra coat of paint accomplishes the same thing. Primer is an illusion most of the time on interior walls. Unless you're going from brick red to eggshell, and even then, you don't need primer overall.

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                • bsouderB
                  bsouder
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                  http://housewifehowtos.com/clean/how-to-remove-mold-from-walls/

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                  • DominicaD
                    Dominica @thanksajdotcom
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                    @ajstringham said:

                    Primer isn't really necessary. Using an extra coat of paint accomplishes the same thing. Primer is an illusion most of the time on interior walls. Unless you're going from brick red to eggshell, and even then, you don't need primer overall.

                    Not entirely true. Primer is less expensive than regular paint, so if you are painting a large room, it is more economical to do a coat or 2 of primer before 1 coat of the main paint. I have found that no matter what color paint you are painting over, you need 2 - 3 coats of regular paint, even if you use one of those "all-in-ones".

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                    • thanksajdotcomT
                      thanksajdotcom @Dominica
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                      @Dominica That's true. Two is bare minimum. Three is really best. If you're doing a new house and just putting a base on, two is okay as most people will paint over that and most people are just putting the base on with eggshell. Oh, that's what I meant earlier btw. Semi-gloss for bathrooms. Eggshell for most of the house.

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                      • thanksajdotcomT
                        thanksajdotcom @Dominica
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                        @Dominica As far as primer though, the paint will still give better coverage.

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                        • bsouderB
                          bsouder
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                          TSP works for prepping the area even for primer.

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                          • DominicaD
                            Dominica @thanksajdotcom
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                            @ajstringham said:

                            @Dominica As far as primer though, the paint will still give better coverage.

                            Obviously, but the point of primer is that it's a lot less expensive to use as a base upon which to paint. That having been said, I don't normally use it because I hate cleaning brushes.

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                            • DominicaD
                              Dominica @bsouder
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                              @bsouder said:

                              TSP works for prepping the area even for primer.

                              Textured soy protein?

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                              • thanksajdotcomT
                                thanksajdotcom @Dominica
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                                @Dominica WHAT?! I love cleaning brushes! No lie. The smell of fresh paint and the smell of freshly cut wood. inhales I LOVE it. When you walk into a construction area and tell they're doing framing because you can smell the sawdust from 2x4s getting cut, that's better than any perfume/cologne to me. 🙂

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                                • KatieK
                                  Katie
                                  last edited by Katie

                                  I am covering a darker colour in my bathroom with a might lighter shade, so I suspect a primer coat might be needed.
                                  Was considering priming with kilz first and then a layer on top of that.
                                  I have had paint chips taped to the wall since the first week of January, was expecting to have taken action on this by now. Have been a busy bee lately.
                                  The colour I am leaning towards is "frostwork". I don't know if that translates to a pantone colour.

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                                  • KatieK
                                    Katie
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                                    Actually, yes it does: Sylvan Green

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                                    • thanksajdotcomT
                                      thanksajdotcom @Katie
                                      last edited by thanksajdotcom

                                      @Katie Primer can be used but it's up to you. Are you painting it yourself? Bathrooms are the biggest pain in the @$$ things to paint. If you don't have one, and you're doing this yourself, get a cigar roller for doing behind the toilet, etc. Makes it a LOT easier.

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                                      • bsouderB
                                        bsouder @Dominica
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                                        @Dominica - TSP = Trisodium Phosphate. Google it.

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                                        • KatieK
                                          Katie @thanksajdotcom
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                                          @ajstringham Yes I am doing it myself - I used to like painting, but not lately. Thankfully it's a small bathroom.

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                                          • thanksajdotcomT
                                            thanksajdotcom @Katie
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                                            @Katie Those are worse...smaller the space, the worse it is. Make sure your dropclothes are ready. You'll probably want to do the baseboard as well or things won't match well. For that I believe you use semi but it might be high gloss. If the mirror comes off, take it off as cutting in around a mirror is a *****. Like I said, cigar roller (very cheap and VERY handy) for tight spots and just make sure you tape well. What is your ceiling like? Might not be a bad idea to redo that as well, as long as your doing it all anyways.

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