Yeah -- all these answers are giving me a lot to think about. I don't want to think too long, we have kind of engaged a friend (we're paying, though ... it's not TOO friendly) to do the work and I really have reservations about what he's telling me for the $$$ as well as the job. So could be I'll let him do the job for the small room and then find someone else to do another room and compare price and quality. I have another apartment I want done as well.
From: Jan Flood <jan.flood2@att.net>
To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, October 3, 2011 3:48 PM
Subject: Re: [DIY] Priming walls
To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, October 3, 2011 3:48 PM
Subject: Re: [DIY] Priming walls
The sales person at Home Depot assured me Behr's primer+paint would cover anything. Since I was using a dark color I bought a sample first, it looked good going on but once dry it was obvious it would take two coats. We ended up going with Sherwin-Williams again instead of Behr. As for paint covering spackling and/or blotchy spots - even if the paint covered them you would still see the underlying spackle if it wasn't sanded properly. As much as I hate to do the prep work, it's true that the quality of your finished job will depend more on the prep you do rather than what paint you buy. Sounds like you really need a primer here if you want a good finish. Washing the walls will help the paint adhere better and you would probably feel better knowing they were clean but won't necessarily eliminate the need for a primer or second coat. You can get primer tinted to you wall color so you might just need one coat of paint, depending on the color. Even on walls that are in good condition we use two coats, it give a better finish, a richness of color and will hold up better to cleaning and nicks.
You can purchase sample cans of most any paint, I think the Behr's was $5.95, some are $3.95 some more but it's worth the money to actually see what the paint will do on the wall. Too, different brands call their finishes by different names. Eggshell, satin etc don't look the same with every brand - a fact I learned the hard way.
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