Interior paint give a hand...? We just bought a latest house and will be going in...
We just bought a latest house and will be going in Monday to do some drawing. I bought Behr Premium paint with Eggshell finish... the bedroom I am drawing has a unusual (Couple of months old) coat of semigloss or satin (not sure) white paint. Do I really need to prime? And also can I put the eggshell finish over the semigloss minus sanding it? Any tips are appreciated...first time homebuyer and haven't painted earlier.
The new color is a insubstantial sage green "Restful" is the exact color. Thank you all and own a great weekend.
Answers: I used to do real estate investing; buying houses, fixing them up and re-selling them. I did a LOT of fine art! LOL
If the old paint is a latex, later you probably don't need to prime. That said, you will still have need of to put on at least two coats of your sage and conceivably three just for even coverage sake..
If the aged paint is an oil underpinning, then you will plainly need a primer - and if here are any marks on the walls such as crayon, sign, scuff marks or dampen stains then you will particularly need to prime. KILZ is the one I approaching to use better than any other. I doubt you will need to sand, unless it is a high-ranking gloss finish. Wouldn't hurt to tryout a spot in credit, though, just to spawn sure.
I love the sage color and have used that within our office up to that time, along with a unlit brown leather faux finish wainscoat and a chair railing. Turned out beautiful! I also own used it as a color wash faux finish over a wan yellow - also next to great results! If you have any question you are free to email me.
You should not need to prime. The cause to apply primer is to cover a stubborn stain or provide a surface so that the next covering of paint will adhere all right and not later crust. The interior you describe is likely satin though even if semigloss, primer should not be critical. Sanding is not needed unless near is an unwanted rough surface that you wish to disappear after the unknown paint is applied. Also as a general rule for interior surfaces flat paints(used typically on walls) enjoy a softer appearance and are more pleasing than the many gradations of comment on. The more gloss surrounded by the paint, the more light care. The gloss however is easier to verbs and generally used on surfaces that are normally touched like moulding and baseboards. Have fun.