"Red Green" wrote in message
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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in
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"big e lewis" wrote in message
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I just had a garage built, and it is now insulated and drywall is
hung.
I want a glossy white color, to help reflect the light, because I
hate working in dim conditions. Anyway, do I NEED to prime 1st, or
can I just paint it with the paint I want to show? The drywall is not
finished, screw heads are exposed, just the seams taped. I don't care
about looks or finish, as it is just a garage,I just want a gloss or
semigloss look paintwise. Any thoughts? Thanks, Earl


You should prime it. However, I once got some advice from a reliable
hardware store guy. He said the only reason to specifically buy primer
is because it's cheaper than the finish paint. He said if I already
have some flat finish paint that's in good condition, you could use
that instead, since using what you already have would obviously save
money. That was exactly my situation - I had a whole can of flat
finish white I knew I would never use as a finish coat. It worked
beautifully as a primer under a coat of semi-gloss.

Unless you don't mind seeing screw heads, you need to spackle over
them and then sand.



It's only a garage but just tossing in my .02 about the primer. You get
latex paint on your hands, it dries then you wash it off, it will come
off of course. You get latex primer on your hands, it dries then you wash
ot off, it will come off. It will take a noticeably more effort to get it
off. That has to say something about primer and adhesion.

I always thought that was because they put a drying agent in primer.

Jim