Painting Question

[Aintlifegrand]

Help!

Ok..Saturday I painted our guest room with what was suppose to be a beautiful pink..only to realize that I hate pink. It is a neopolitan ice cream pink...yuck! Anyways it has to be covered...can I cover it with a cherry red without priming it first since the red is darker than the pink? or should I prime the pink then paint it with the red..

[Pony]

Any time I'm going with a dark color, I prime. It saves in the long run, because you don't have to put on multiple coats of the dark color.

That said, I can see how the pink may provide a suitable base for the red.

I'd suggest doing a small test area, then decide from there how you want to proceed.

Pony!

[Linebacker]

I recently bought our home and two of the bedrooms were pink. One we painted off white and it turned out fine without primer, actully covered nicely. The other one we painted dark blue and it required four coats and to be honest could use another one. I think it would be less time consuming to go ahead and prime it for the darker color.

[Cabin Fever]

Primers are used to help paint adhere better, especially over porous materials. Primers are generally used over wood, concrete, new sheetrock, plastic, when applying an oil-based paint over a latex based paint, and surfaces that have been damaged by mold or water. There is no need to use a primer between colors.

[mtman]

if its a gloss you will have to prime it or sand off the glaze

[floramum]

Inherited My Parents House. Her Bedroom Was An Awful Medium Pink.

I Bought A Gallon Of Some Clear Glazing Stuff From Walmart And A Pint Of Palest Yellow At The Local Hardware Store.. Mixed It By Directions And Rolled It On.......much Easier Than Applying Paint Of Any Kind. The Result.......a Peach That Glows In The Sunshine. Just Pale Peach At Nite.

Mum

[HillsideHouse]

In most cases painting with red just is not like using your typical paint colors. Red unlike other colors builds in layers. Your first coat will likely be pink as it builds (let dry between coats or your will have a huge mess!). You’ll probably need 3-4 coats to obtain the color you desire. Don’t miss any spots because they will always be lighter then the rest of your walls. You can't cover up missed spots with an additional coat (like standard colors) because the areas around it will darken as you try to do so. Tinted primer in pink or gray is actually recommended for red in order to save paint. (So you’ll like be good to go with just a little sanding to the ice cream). Just my 02!
KAT

[okgoatgal2]

or you could do a sponge paint on it and let the pink glow through....or a wash....there's all sorts of treatments to cover up a color you decide you don't like.

[Aintlifegrand]

Thanks... I began painting during the night...the red I chose is just perfect ( much better than the pink for this house..)..but you are right it will take 3-4 coats ( it is such a deep red) and I may even use a mottled glazing technique...we'll see. Thanks for the help.. I decided not to prime first and it was fine. Painting a whole house at once is a bit overwhelming...and I need the advice as I am better at constructing walls than the "prettying" it up part...too tedious.

[Maura]

Dark colors do not cover as well as light colors. If you will need an extra coat over the pink, you'd also need it over white primer. With the pink underneath, you will probably get a nice depth effect. Count on needing two coats of red, possibly a third. This is where buying best quality paint will show.

[Eric Klein]

When painting red put a medium grey primer first, then it covers in two coats
and is much richer. We've used it on several jobs and it has worked great.

[TxCloverAngel]

I painted my living room a deep red. it took 3 coats to look good. I LOVE it now.. but Hated painting that many coats.