Having just constructed a dividing stud wall in a bedroom, any suggestions for a primer over the sheetrock?
If the final paint colors will not be white, should I just use the properly tinted primer that goes with the final color as the first coat over the sheetrock OR prime the sheetrock with a special sheetrock primer, then prime for the final color paint?
Either way seems like a lot of painting!
Thanks
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When I primed the walls on my spec house, I tried 2 brands. Don't remember the name of the first one, but it sucked. (But it was cheap!) The professional painter I hired tried it, but refused to use it. I ended up giving away the 5 gallon bucket with 4 gallons left in it.
USG first coat was what I ended up using for the remainder. It seems to be the best out there - At least in this area.
Definitely use sheetrock primer - Not just any old primer. I've never heard of tinting it, but maybe someone else will chime in who knows more about it.
Use a good quality PVA primer.
USG is a good brand to use. There are several others out there, so you should be able to find agood one. Every major manufacturer of drywall amkes one, so look wherever drywall and drywall mud is sold.
You can tint it, but it isn't necessary unless you are gonna use a color that contains a lot of red pigment (like browns, greens, reds, etc...) These paints take more than one coat to cover anyway.
PVA primers are different than normal primers, so be SURE and use one ona new drywall installation.
James DuHamel
J & M Home Maintenance Service
"Southeast Texas"
I've had equally good results with both USG and Kilz.
Tim- That would be the Kilz PVA?
Ken Hill
definitely use USG "firstcoat" or Sherwin Williams offers the same stuff at a
cheaper price. either way- it's the only way to go!
My dad and I used to build a couple of spec houses a year for 15 years or so and for about half of them we did our own painting. We didn't skimp on paint we always used Ben Moore regal wall satin 2 coats and we got a beautiful job. One day the guy who owned the paint store suggested we could save some money using a drywall primer. Good quality Ben Moore product. Well that was the first and last house that we put three coats on the walls and ceilings. One other thing about Ben Moore is it is the most splatter free paint to roll on.
hiya Rich- So you are saying that two coats of the Ben Moore was plenty sufficeint without using a primer?
So use a primer and the trick is to tint the primer with the color yer gonna use. No question. Hands down. Wuts wrinong with ting it the color yer gonna paint it? Been doing that for 20 some odd years. Use Benny Moore or something reputable. MAkes no sense using crap cheap paint......as paint is cheap enough to begin which. If ya wanna save a buck if theres fifty gallons of paint...or whateber..us Benny Moore's contractor grade. (Moorecraft)...I personally dont see the difference between that and the thirty dollar a gallon stuff
Be well
Namaste'
Andy
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