WC question
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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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@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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@Dominica As far as primer though, the paint will still give better coverage.
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TSP works for prepping the area even for primer.
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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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@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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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. -
Actually, yes it does: Sylvan Green
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@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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@Dominica - TSP = Trisodium Phosphate. Google it.
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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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@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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@katie You're painting a room green?! I don't believe it!
I never tape, instead I use an edger with a disposable pad. So much easier and faster than taping. If you don't use low VOC, make sure all the windows are open, and maybe put Duds in the backyard while you're painting, and for a couple hours afterwards.
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@Dominica Yeah, I like those rolly-edger things, too. Makes life easier. B-)
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@Dominica Those have a tendency to leak onto the trim. Father worked over 20 years in professional painting and refused to use 'em.
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@ajstringham I dont' have much trim in there - mostly what boarders is tile and the ceiling.
Can't take the mirror down, as it's built into the wall. Might tape around the light fixture, tho. -
@Katie Right. The tile and the trim around the door would be good too. As far as the ceiling, you have trim around the ceiling? o.0
And around the light fixtures, yes, that's a given. As far as the edgers thing, you will never see a professional painter using them. Just saying.
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@ajstringham
I've never had a problem. If I put too much paint on and it gets on the trim, I wipe it off with a damp cloth. Much faster than spending hours taping. If you know how to use a trimmer, it's much, much faster.
