If we had to paint over bright or darker colors, I'd consider
a coat of primer first, especially depending on the paint brand you use.
If you want your furniture to have a smooth, non-distressed finish, I would definitely apply
a coat of primer first, but if you're going for the chipped paint look, go ahead and skip the primer!
In a nutshell, YES you can use chalk paint in a paint sprayer, but use
a coat of PRIMER first.
Be sure to sand down the wood and use 2
coats of primer first)
I just made sure to use a couple good
coats of primer first!
Not exact matches
First, I did a couple
coats of Zinsser
primer and then a couple
coats of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Old Ochre.
The chest
of drawers was painted with a thick
coat of Primer Red
first, and then Lem Lem.
It looks especially good when you use a
primer first and add a light
coating of powder after applying.
I used a
primer first, then 3
coats of chalk paint, after a couple days I started to apply the clear wax and noticed the paint is cracking.
Once the
primer white dries start painting the soles with the color
of your choice (do two
coats but be sure to let the
first coat dry before starting on your second
coat).
Just apply your
primer right over the
first coat of paint.
If you've already started painting and feel like it really needs to be primed, you can throw a
coat of primer right over the
first coat of paint if you want.
You might think the coverage is no good on the
first coat, but it almost creates a great
primer for the second
coat of glitter to stick, and when it's done, it looks gorgeous.
Since the existing wall color will affect the new color's appearance, Andrea Magno, a color and design expert with paint manufacturer Benjamin Moore, recommends covering an area
first with
primer and applying two
coats of the paint, particularly if a light color is covering a dark one.
The trim ended up needed 4
coats of paint even though the
first two
coats were
primer.
If it does, then I would roll on 1 — 2 light
coats of stain blocking
primer first.
Remember to apply a
coat of wood
primer and undercoat
first.
With a
coat of primer on
first, it was actually incredibly easy to roll on the green paint.
Unfortunately we have tons
of wallpaper to pull down
first, leaving our walls in bad shape which requires I use a true stainblocking
primer separate
coat.
They actually go up lickety split thanks to our nail gun, I just wish the four
coats of primer / paint that has to go on them
first went a little more lickety split - ish!
I find that after the
first coat of primer, you can really see clearly what needs to be patched.
When the
primer was dry, I applied the
first coat of Rust - Oleum Universal in antique brass to the shower fixture.
This chest
of drawers was painted
first with a
coat of Primer Red and then in Lem Lem, a soft warm green inspired by the colour
of allium fields in Ethiopia.
I have two chairs that have their
first coat of paint, and one that still has just
primer.
Then I can get the second
coat of primer and
first coat of paint done during nap time
I can get a
first coat of primer on while my 2 year old is eating a snack and watching tv before Kindergarten pick up.
My
first red room it tooks * six *
coats and six gallons
of paint because Mr. Wonderful (not at the time though) talked me out
of using
primer!
It was almost as if the
first coat was a
primer of sorts.
We used Kilz 2 and did two or three
coats of primer, sanding lightly with 400 grit before the
first coat of paint.
First she painted her steps in
Primer Red, then did a wash
of Emperor's Silk, added detailing, then applied 2
coats of Annie's Lacquer.
First, cover over any
of the colored mill printing (you'll know it when you see it) with a nice
coat of the KILZ
primer.
If you don't want any
of the grain to peak through, apply a
primer like KILZ 2 ® Latex Primer before you put on your first coat of
primer like KILZ 2 ® Latex
Primer before you put on your first coat of
Primer before you put on your
first coat of paint.
Here is a shot
of the cabinets after the
first coat of primer:
One
coat of primer covered everything well enough to move forward with the paint, so Tuesday night and then yesterday followed the
primer with the
first and second
coats of paint!
Spray Paint
Primer — This is optional but after trying the
first round
of eggs without it, I found it made quite a big difference in the number
of coats I needed.
Lay down a
primer coat of a similar, high opacity paint
first, such as Seagull Gray under Snow White, Buttermilk Yellow under Sunglow, Brick Red under Holiday Red, or Coastal Blue under Royal Purple.
Therefore I decided to forgo the use
of OFMP's Extra Bond, which, if applied to the
first coat of milk paint, will act as a
primer and not allow any chipping to occur through all subsequent layers
of paint and medium.