House Painting – When And Where Are Primers Needed?
House Painting – When And Where Are Primers Needed?
There are a number of primers to use for house painting. If you are painting walls two coats are always recommended for a good solid look. Even on woodwork or ceilings. Two coats is a must. But what if you are doing multi-rooms and you are using expensive paint?
The solution is a quality wall primer. For instance, if you use Pratt and Lambert’s finest quality wall paint at roughly $40 a gallon, you can first use a coat of Pratt and Lambert’s Su-prime wall primer. It’s less than half the cost per gallon compared to the wall paint. Just be sure to tint it to the exact finish coat color of your paint.
Next is enamel “undercoater” primer for woodwork and for gloss surfaces. This type of primer can cost as much as the paint, But it is needed to make your top coat of enamel look good and is also used for proper adhesion. This type of primer is good for under any type of gloss paint. Anything from eggshell to high gloss enamels.
If you are doing any kind of house painting and you have to paint over old oil base paint or are going over old oil base with new oil base paint, you first have to primer for good adhesion. Other wise you will get peeling or chipping.
There are also wall primers that work well for wallpapering. This way your wallpaper will stay stuck good to the walls.
Another main primer is exterior primer. Basically, there are two types. The most common is an alkyd or oil-base primer used for spotting bare wood to stop “bleed through” in bare wood.
The next exterior primer would be a latex primer that is good for all finishes. If there is chalkiness or you want extra coverage before putting on the finish coat, use a quality exterior primer in your house painting.
A good exterior primer may not be any cheaper than a top-of-the-line exterior paint, but it spreads further than paint and makes the final coat of house paint spread further also.
This article is brought to you by Lee Cusano. Lee has over 15 years as a house painter and has a book that will show you how you can get started in your own house painting business. Just go to: http://howtopaintlikeapro.com
There are a number of primers to use for house painting. If you are painting walls two coats are always recommended for a good solid look. Even on woodwork or ceilings. Two coats is a must. But what if you are doing multi-rooms and you are using expensive paint?
The solution is a quality wall primer. For instance, if you use Pratt and Lambert’s finest quality wall paint at roughly $40 a gallon, you can first use a coat of Pratt and Lambert’s Su-prime wall primer. It’s less than half the cost per gallon compared to the wall paint. Just be sure to tint it to the exact finish coat color of your paint.
Next is enamel “undercoater” primer for woodwork and for gloss surfaces. This type of primer can cost as much as the paint, But it is needed to make your top coat of enamel look good and is also used for proper adhesion. This type of primer is good for under any type of gloss paint. Anything from eggshell to high gloss enamels.
If you are doing any kind of house painting and you have to paint over old oil base paint or are going over old oil base with new oil base paint, you first have to primer for good adhesion. Other wise you will get peeling or chipping.
There are also wall primers that work well for wallpapering. This way your wallpaper will stay stuck good to the walls.
Another main primer is exterior primer. Basically, there are two types. The most common is an alkyd or oil-base primer used for spotting bare wood to stop “bleed through” in bare wood.
The next exterior primer would be a latex primer that is good for all finishes. If there is chalkiness or you want extra coverage before putting on the finish coat, use a quality exterior primer in your house painting.
A good exterior primer may not be any cheaper than a top-of-the-line exterior paint, but it spreads further than paint and makes the final coat of house paint spread further also.
This article is brought to you by Lee Cusano. Lee has over 15 years as a house painter and has a book that will show you how you can get started in your own house painting business. Just go to: http://howtopaintlikeapro.com
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