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Question:I am painting my room. I am painting over lime green with a brick red color. I was told I did not have to use a primer so i dident. I have only done one coat but you can see everywhere i painted with the roller. Do you think it will keep doing this with 2 coats?
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Though it's always a good idea to prime before you paint, it's not necessary when you're going from a lighter color to a darker color like you are. The paint should even out with the second coat. Make sure you keep your roller wet as you paint, try not to eek out every last drop from it. Doing so will cause the paint to go on unevenly also.
lime green is hard to cover, and red is the hardest paint to cover with, usually takes several coats, your best bet is to go back to the paint store and have them tint a primer close to the red of your paint, one coat of primer is cheaper than 10 coats of paint
I played it safe once and used a primer even though I was going from a very light yellow to a sage green. Even then, I could see roller marks after the first coat. You should make sure that your roller is well-saturated and use a roller with tighter fibers (fewer spaces between fibers).
Lime green - hmm. Is it a really bright lime green; is it latex; (flat, semi gloss or enamel) or oil based? Is the paint you are using now latex (flat semi gloss or enamel) or oil based? If you are painting over an oil based or latex enamel paint you will have problems with bleeding regardless of the color you paint over it.
When painting with a roller it is correct that you do not want to roll until the roller is dry - you also want to use what is called a "W" pattern when you are rolling to ensure that you are getting an even coat. So on your second coat be sure to cover a spot by going up and down, then diagonally and then across as well.
Good luck!
primer is cheaper to apply than special order colors.
no
I have painted for over 20 years and learned on about the 3rd job that any time you make a color change or change in the type of paint, such as semigloss to flat or flat to semigloss, that a primer and two coats is necessary for good results. Also keep in mind that it is always better to apply two thin coats than 1 thick coat. Here is what I would do: 1) Prep the walls filling nail holes, cracks and gaps, and remove all light switch covers and receptacle covers 2) apply a wall primer, I recommend KILZ. It has been pretty much the industry standard for a long time 3) apply teo thin coats of paint allowing each coat to dry overnight.
Since you have already applied one coat I would just go ahead and apply a second coat and see how it turns out, if it still needs a third coat then paint it again. Just remember that when changing colors using interior paints that you always prime, then apply 2 coats. This method will always give you excellent results, unless of course you mess it up. Good luck!
even if you used a primer, you would still see the roller marks from the first coat. the 2nd coat will look awesome. if you are using a semi-gloss , when you put the paint on the wall, take your roller & put it at the very top & roll straight down as a final stroke --garuanteed not to have any odd looking roller marks
Primer is used to get a uniform finish, if it's already been painted YOU DON"T need a primer, all this talk about you'll get this better and that is a farce!! Yes primer is cheaper and dries faster for re coat but that's it my friend, love it everybody is a painter, if you don't think you'll get 2 coats on in a day than don't worry about it, put a couple finish coats on and your fine, Good luck Les the painter
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