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Posted by marson on November 2, 2007, 6:49 am
> Here are two ideas:
>
> Mix drywall mud into your paint. Use a long nap roller, get
> generous with the paint. Make sure you roll out any roller ridges
> and/or drips. This will give you a roller stipple texture which
> you might find just fine.
>
> Another fairly easy texture, blend in 1 cup of corn meal per
> gallon of paint. Use a medium to long nap roller, make sure your
> final pass leaves an even distribution without runs or ridges.
> This will give you a texture virtually identical to old sand
> finish plaster. In fact it works great if you have new gyp walls
> butting into old plaster.
>
> --
> ______________________________
> Keep the whole world singing . . . .
> DanG (remove the sevens)
>
> > Andy asks:
>
> > I have just taped and bedded a new room in my attic.
> > Eventually,
> > I will hire a professional to come in and "orange peel" texture
> > it
> > to match the rest of the house. I cannot do it well enough
> > myself.
>
> > However, for a year or two, I would like to use the room as it
> > is while I do other work. I would like to paint it , and, at a
> > later
> > time, have the pro come in and put on the texture.
>
> > So , my question is, " Can I paint the drywall without
> > compromising
> > the integrity of the texturing job, and without making the pro's
> > job harder or more costly ??? "
>
> > Also, " If painting before the texturing is OK, what kind of
> > paint should I use ? "
>
> > My preference would be a flat white latex, but, IF there is no
> > paint that will be acceptable, I'll just skim coat the wall with
> > joint
> > compound and leave it alone.
>
Andy, you can paint away. If your future drywaller is concerned about
adhesion (and orange peel sticks pretty well) you could always reprime
over the finish coat. In fact, you could just use several coats of
primer instead of paint since this is a temporary solution anyway.
But at any rate, you are OK to paint. I have remodelled a number of
old plaster houses that got sprayed out with texture, and we haven't
had any problems sticking new orange peel to old paint, even glossy
old paint.
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