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Painting my paneling....how much primer? Mike 07-17-2006
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Posted by Mike on July 17, 2006, 1:52 pm
I am in the process of painting a room in my house that has somewhat
dark paneling. I have primed the whole room and then went back with a
brush and carefully went down each groove to make sure there I didn't
miss any spots. Well, the areas I re-painted with the brush look nice
and white, but the areas between the groove (where I just used a
roller) isn't as white. It's all covered, of course, but you can still
see some darkness coming through the primer. Do you think this will be
noticeable when I start painting it with a good latex paint? The new
color is "baked biscotti" (you gotta love the names they give paint
these days) and it's a kind of green (I think).

I hate the thought of having to put another coat of primer on this, but
I want to do it right the first time. Thanks for any input...

Mike


Posted by Bob on July 17, 2006, 4:00 pm

Mike wrote:
> I am in the process of painting a room in my house that has somewhat
> dark paneling. I have primed the whole room and then went back with a
> brush and carefully went down each groove to make sure there I didn't
> miss any spots. Well, the areas I re-painted with the brush look nice
> and white, but the areas between the groove (where I just used a
> roller) isn't as white. It's all covered, of course, but you can still
> see some darkness coming through the primer. Do you think this will be
> noticeable when I start painting it with a good latex paint? The new
> color is "baked biscotti" (you gotta love the names they give paint
> these days) and it's a kind of green (I think).
>
> I hate the thought of having to put another coat of primer on this, but
> I want to do it right the first time. Thanks for any input...
>
> Mike

Primer makes paint stick to the paneling. You do not need another coat
of primer. However, you will probably need two coats of paint over the
primer. Repeat after me: "primer is not paint. primer is not paint.
primer is not paint."

Bob


Posted by Mike on July 17, 2006, 4:07 pm
Bob wrote:

> Primer makes paint stick to the paneling. You do not need another coat
> of primer. However, you will probably need two coats of paint over the
> primer. Repeat after me: "primer is not paint. primer is not paint.
> primer is not paint."
>
> Bob

Okay, here it goes:

"Primer is not paint. Primer is not paint. Primer is not paint."

I feel better already. Thanks for re-assuring me. Looks like I'll
start putting the "baked biscotti" up tonight.

Mike


Posted by on July 17, 2006, 4:53 pm

Mike wrote:
> I am in the process of painting a room in my house that has somewhat
> dark paneling. I have primed the whole room and then went back with a
> brush and carefully went down each groove to make sure there I didn't
> miss any spots. Well, the areas I re-painted with the brush look nice
> and white, but the areas between the groove (where I just used a
> roller) isn't as white. It's all covered, of course, but you can still
> see some darkness coming through the primer. Do you think this will be
> noticeable when I start painting it with a good latex paint? The new
> color is "baked biscotti" (you gotta love the names they give paint
> these days) and it's a kind of green (I think).
>
> I hate the thought of having to put another coat of primer on this, but
> I want to do it right the first time. Thanks for any input...
>
> Mike

And ... let me suggest, besides the (1) primer coat, planning on (2)
finish coats. Keeping the first one moderate to light in thickness.
(Don't try to force one coat to cover.)

Sounds more like linguini than biscotti. :')

J


Posted by Mulan on July 17, 2006, 8:39 pm
If it's the same kind of old panelling I had.... the grooves were rough
finish and the "panels" smooth finish. The rough grooves absorbed more
paint/primer so I had to do go over them with a thin brush before the
final coat to get it even. Or you might want some slight color
definition so it still looks like panelling??
barry@sme-online.com wrote:
> Mike wrote:
> > I am in the process of painting a room in my house that has somewhat
> > dark paneling. I have primed the whole room and then went back with a
> > brush and carefully went down each groove to make sure there I didn't
> > miss any spots. Well, the areas I re-painted with the brush look nice
> > and white, but the areas between the groove (where I just used a
> > roller) isn't as white. It's all covered, of course, but you can still
> > see some darkness coming through the primer. Do you think this will be
> > noticeable when I start painting it with a good latex paint? The new
> > color is "baked biscotti" (you gotta love the names they give paint
> > these days) and it's a kind of green (I think).
> >
> > I hate the thought of having to put another coat of primer on this, but
> > I want to do it right the first time. Thanks for any input...
> >
> > Mike
>
> And ... let me suggest, besides the (1) primer coat, planning on (2)
> finish coats. Keeping the first one moderate to light in thickness.
> (Don't try to force one coat to cover.)
>
> Sounds more like linguini than biscotti. :')
>
> J


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