In article , Banty wrote:
In article t, Norminn
says...

Doug Miller wrote:
In article et, Norminn
wrote:


You don't normally need to prime a wall that is already painted.


Not normally, but in a case such as this -- where he's painting over a color

that will be difficult to hide -- a tinted stain-blocking primer can be a
great help.

Primers have a lot less hiding power than paint. Why would you prime
and paint when two coats of paint would cover better?

Right.

Tinting primer only makes sense when covering, or going to, a very deep color
from or to a light color.

Which is *exactly* the situation the OP described...

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It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.