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Posted by Calvin Henry-Cotnam on August 1, 2005, 11:40 pm
mwl (mwlogs@excite.com) said...
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>I'll be painting my new room addition in the next few days and am still
>in a quandary over whether to use a latex or oil based primer. The
>addition itself will have a flat latex final coat, while the adjoining
>kitchen will have a semi gloss topcoat. All areas are new drywall.
A latex primer and sealer will work just fine, regardless of the finish
paint.
Even so, I highly recommend TWO coats of primer on walls and ceilings.
The extra coat goes a long way to ensure an even sealing over the entire
wall, especially if latex paint is to be used for the final coat. What I
have found is that areas where there is mud compared to where there is
just plain drywall will absorb the moisture from latex paint differently,
making them dry differently, which makes them more visible. Two coats of
primer helps ensure a good even sealing of the surface.
In our home, baseboard and trim were primed once before being installed.
They were all installed after the first coat of primer was done on the
walls, then nail holes and joints were filled and sanded. The second
coat of primer went over the walls and trim together.
--
Calvin Henry-Cotnam
"Never ascribe to malice what can equally be explained by incompetence."
- Napoleon
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