So hopefully I won't mess things up where I'll have to pay more for a person to come in than I would have had to if I hadn't messed things up. :-) I am now in the process of filling the holes (properly, if possible) and then applying a primer FIRST before painting. That way anyway I can see imperfections before I apply the paint, and I SUPPOSE it would be easier to correct from the layer of primer, rather than after having painted. (right?) That being said, I got Kilz2, but I see it really does not "cover" everything. And it seems from the description that I might even need 2 coats of primer. questions, questions. Because the Kilz2 did not cover all the stains, but apparently from the description, it might not do that and a cover of paint would go OVER the primer to truly block the stain. Not sure. Be that as it may, the stains are not that bad (maybe a pencil mark or something) where I am testing the primer. But the Kilz PREMIUM seems to be thicker than the Kilz2 (from the description) and so I'm wondering if that would be a better choice for me. Whatcha all think? I decided not to go with the oil based primer for various reasons even though it might work for some.
From: Dale S <dalu@hbcomm.net>
To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 10:55 AM
Subject: Re: [DIY] I need mesh tape help
Don't use the tape as you will wind up with another bump. Stuff a little tissue in the hole leaving about 3/8 inch for the mud and fill the hole with sheet-rock mud. You may have to do it twice because of shrinkage, then sand and paint.
Dale in the Flat Lands
clean_boost wrote:
Yeah, so I'm onto plugging up a hole that the handyman made yesterday kind of by accident. Here's what happened -- she was attempting to put up a wire utility type shelf on my freshly painted wall. :-( And the screw with the plug or whatever you call it did not entirely go in because I think there might have been a firewall behind the drywall, stopping the complete insertion of the plug. As a result, we decided it needs a shorter plug & screw. We think the drywall is 3/4", and something was behind that particular wall preventing the 2" plug and screw from going all the way in. Meantime, now there is a lovely 1/3" hole in the freshly painted wall. sob. my freshly painted wall. And so NOW I want to try to put up drywall mesh tape to spackle & paint over it. Question -- what is the technique for applying this tape? I bought the tape (yellow) and I want to know if I should dampen the spot on the wall before applying the tape, because I read something about dampening the wall before even putting spackling or mud on a spot. Thoughts?
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