This is not done to skip the prime and paint. I use this method
for "roller stipple" texture. It adds more body to the texture
and makes the texture stand up. It also pre-colors the texture if
you use the intended wall color.

I mix 1 box of premixed mud to a gallon or two of paint applied
with a long nap roller (3/4 or more). It does demand that you
give the walls a uniform application and really watch the texture
you are leaving.





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"Dave Solly" wrote in message
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I'm just about finished striping the wallpaper from our kitchen
wall. We
want to texture the wall and paint it. I thought I saw on some
TV show
someone adding the paint to the drywall mud, and therefore
skipped the
steps of priming and painting. The added benefit would be that
if a spot
got chipped, you wouldn't have a white spot.

Anyone know how to do this? Do you use powered drywall and mix
the paint
in, or can you do it with ready mixed drywall mud?

Thanks.

Dave