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house interior painting problems?

February 28th, 2010 admin 4 Comments »

We recently bought a new home. I went to the store and bought some kilz tinted painted to paint our small hallway. The hallway is a very light pink, and I bought a dark red shade. I am having the worst time painting it. It doesn’t seem to accept the paint in spots and I have been painting over and over and it won’t cover completely. What am I doing wrong?

get a bonding primer have it tinted to a shade that can match as close as you can to the paint your putting on the wall I’m will to bet you are using semi gloss if reds can be a tough color to cover if you are using semi gloss paint your walls the first coat in flat paint the reason for this is flat paint has more pigment (hiding ability) were as when making semi gloss they have to leave some pigment out so they can use more resin so the paint is shiny hence the gloss paint does not cover as well

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4 Responses to “ house interior painting problems? ”

  1. Mary Beth says:
    February 28, 2010 at 10:08 am

    It sounds like there might be something on the wall preventing the paint from sticking (for lack of a better term.) I would try to wash down the wall, to see if you can get rid of whatever is on there.
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  2. Ed A says:
    February 28, 2010 at 10:15 am

    Have you checked the Kilz label to see if it covers a ’slicked’ surface? It may have trouble bonding to the wall if it were not cleaned of an oil, shellac or plasticene surface.
    Try sanding a very small portion of the surface that does not accept the Kilz; repaint and check for any difference in bonding; If so, the entire spot would have to be sanded, repainted.
    If not, check the point store help for experience/advice.
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  3. Fred S says:
    February 28, 2010 at 10:24 am

    get a bonding primer have it tinted to a shade that can match as close as you can to the paint your putting on the wall I’m will to bet you are using semi gloss if reds can be a tough color to cover if you are using semi gloss paint your walls the first coat in flat paint the reason for this is flat paint has more pigment (hiding ability) were as when making semi gloss they have to leave some pigment out so they can use more resin so the paint is shiny hence the gloss paint does not cover as well
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    painting contractor 13 yrs painter 20 yrs

  4. betchacantdothat says:
    February 28, 2010 at 10:45 am

    what size nap of roller sleeve are you using?dont use anything over a 3/8 inch roller,maybe a 1/4.dont try to apply a ton of paint,even ,thin coats will work best,and make sure each coat has a chance to dry,red will pull away and look splochy if you recoat b4 its dry.red is a pain in the butt so patience is key.good luck
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