On Saturday, August 13, 2016 at 9:00:40 PM UTC-4, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Saturday, August 13, 2016 at 7:50:29 PM UTC-4, trader_4 wrote:
On Saturday, August 13, 2016 at 5:41:55 PM UTC-4, leza wang wrote:


1) Can I use Oil primer alone? Does that primer has color?

No and you only use primer on bare wood, which I don't think you
have. You'd use it on new wood or spots that have been scraped/sanded
bare, repaired, etc.

Absolutely not true.

Primer is required when you want to use Latex over Oil and that is just one example. Proper surface prep is a must, but you do *not* have to take the surface down to bare wood if you want to prime before painting.

Says who? Benjamin Moore has the instructions for their Arborcoat Solid
Stain, which is the product she's talking about. Not one word about the
need to prime when going over any existing product. They don't even call
for a primer for bare wood. If they thought it was a problem, it would be
called out in the instructions. I'll stick with their instructions.