ransley wrote in
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On Nov 9, 8:03*pm, RicodJour wrote:
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.

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If you bid or pay for a one coat job then tinting primer can be
necessary to do it one coat paint. Few are willing to pay for a second
coat. you tint primer so you dont screw yourself into unnecessary
work. Thats the way its always been back to 12845 BC when cavemen were
hired to paint caves for the cave king.


Guess it was known as Bear paint back then.