When is it necessary to use primer for interior painting?
I am re-painting the interior of our new house and need to know if primer is necessary when painting a darker color, or when you are painting over a darker color?? I am painting one room a dark color that is currently light, and paiting one room light that is currently dark. Ugh! I am also painting the kitchen cabinets too so I’ll probably need primer for those as well (??)
First time painting is usually best with primer. For repainting, significant shade changes will turn out better if primed with a complimentary color.
Kitchens: Think grease and oil residue. Clean all surfaces that you want to paint with a cleaner designed for this. Sears sells a concentrate that works great. (Wall and Ceiling Cleaner.) Use this on the cabinets too, before priming.
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First time painting is usually best with primer. For repainting, significant shade changes will turn out better if primed with a complimentary color.
Kitchens: Think grease and oil residue. Clean all surfaces that you want to paint with a cleaner designed for this. Sears sells a concentrate that works great. (Wall and Ceiling Cleaner.) Use this on the cabinets too, before priming.
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i concur with top dude, i would add; i prefer to use a product called tri sodium phosphate to clean the walls and ceilings with, just fill up a 5 gal. bucket with hot water pour some in and sponge it on, then rinse. when you buy the primer you can have them tint it for you so as not to have to use a lot of the more expensive finish paint. hope this helps
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You don’t need primer to go from a lighter color to a dark one, but you will probably need to give the surfaces two coats.
To go from the dark to the lighter use a tinted primer
To do the cabinets is a bit trickier. The advice from the two above is good, but if you are painting older cabinets that have been stained you may want to use a stain killling primer. I usually prefer Zinser Bullseye white shellac, which I am having trouble finding these days. It bites into the old finish, seals it well, and gives the new finish good adhesion.
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