Repainting semi-gloss? ? ?

Posted by Ray on October 23, 2009, 9:07 am

I painted bathroom walls six years ago, with a primer undercoat and
semi-gloss latex finish. It's beginning to need touching up.

My question is, do I need to use primer again, or do I just put new
semi-gloss over the existing semi-gloss?

Posted by cm on October 23, 2009, 9:46 am

We paint several bathrooms a year and as long as were using latex over latex
we just make sure the surface is clean and then re paint.

cm

>I painted bathroom walls six years ago, with a primer undercoat and
>semi-gloss latex finish. It's beginning to need touching up.
> My question is, do I need to use primer again, or do I just put new
> semi-gloss over the existing semi-gloss?

Posted by RicodJour on October 23, 2009, 10:07 am

> I painted bathroom walls six years ago, with a primer undercoat and
> semi-gloss latex finish. It's beginning to need touching up.
> My question is, do I need to use primer again, or do I just put new
> semi-gloss over the existing semi-gloss?

Well, there's need and then there's need. What is happening that
requires touching up? If it is from dings and physical damage, no,
you probably don't need primer. If the paint is separating/bubbling/
lifting from the previous coat, you probably do need primer and the
existing coat may continue to separate over time.

I find it cheap insurance to hit the touch up areas with something
like Benjamin Moore Fresh Start primer. It specifically mentions
going over semi-gloss and even plastic laminate. It has a lot more
stick than some of the other primers.

Do it right, do it once.

R

Posted by Bonnett Decorating on October 25, 2009, 10:01 am

On Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:07:11 -0400, "Ray"

>I painted bathroom walls six years ago, with a primer undercoat and
>semi-gloss latex finish. It's beginning to need touching up.
>My question is, do I need to use primer again, or do I just put new
>semi-gloss over the existing semi-gloss?

Just make sure the surface is clean. As an aside, i just did bath a
bath for a customer and used Ben Moore Aura "Bath and Spa " paint for
the first time. I'm very impressed with the performance.
FWIW
YMMV

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