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Posted by nospambob on August 4, 2005, 7:18 am
Many posts have asserted primer is CLOSE to final color but lighter to
enable differentiating painted for unpainted surfaces.
wrote:
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>Chris wrote:
>> I've been hearing lately that certain colors should have certain
>> _other_ colors as their primer. For example, I've heard a grey-tinted
>> primer makes blue finish paint more vibrant. Is that just the paint
>> companies trying to sell more product? I'm repainting a bedroom with
>> sound, clean walls and wasn't going to prime but if I decide to prime,
>> and if the colored primers make a different, I might as well use them.
>> Any thoughts or experience to share?
>>
>> Chris
>>
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>Tinted primers are generally tinted the same color as the paint that
>will be used. I can't think of a reason for using a different color,
>unless it would be to cover an underlying color that contrasts strongly
>with the topcoat (orange over blue, etc).
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