On 11/9/2010 6:03 PM RicodJour spake thus:

On Nov 9, 5:21 pm, Tegger wrote:

David Nebenzahl wrote in
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On 11/9/2010 10:38 AM Red Green spake thus:

On new drywall, I wouldn't trust it unless it got rave reviews
from real bonified users. Anyway, you can usually tint drywall
primer. Have it tinted 1/2-3/4 of the final color. Not sure if
Borg can handle that but a paint store can easily.

Home Despot can and will tint primer. I've had it done there, as
well as elsewhere. All you need to do is choose any paint chip
from their selection and hand it to them.

That tinted primer is a great thing. It acts like an additional
coat of paint, so it's easier covering up old paint when going from
a dark to a light (or vice versa).

It acts like a coat of paint...umm, okay. But it's not. Primer
doesn't have all of the expensive stuff in paint - the stuff that
makes it durable and washable with good hiding ability. It kills me
when people skimp on paint cost when it's such a small part of the
overall job. People that tint primer frequently only apply one coat
of paint. That's not nearly the same thing as having two coats of
paint. The buildup thickness is not the same and the paint job will
not wear as well. On some things that might matter, but on other
things it definitely does. If you see someone tint primer when
they're painting new siding, be very afraid.

I don't know about that.

Point about skimping on paint well taken. However, even if applying
multiple coats, it's still a good idea to tint just to make it easier to
cover a large color difference. After all, why use more paint than
necessary?


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