Hi, I'm moving into a house that has a dark royal blue paint job in the
living room. I want to change it to a warm camel or terracotta color.
1) Do I have to put something over the dark paint first (someone mentioned
a product called--I think--"Kilz" or something like that to cover the darker
color) or can I just give it two coats to cover it? Do foam rollers work
on plaster as well as they do on drywall?.
2) Also, any ideas on the best brands and/or types of paint--I've heard
plaster is tricky because a shiny paint will show off imperfections.
3) I'm even up for trying to glaze the walls (however that's done--I've
seen it on HGTV and I love the look)--to try to give it a "Venetian" look.
Help! And thanks...
Kirsten

"k conover" wrote:

Hi, I'm moving into a house that has a dark royal blue paint job in the
living room. I want to change it to a warm camel or terracotta color.
1) Do I have to put something over the dark paint first (someone mentioned
a product called--I think--"Kilz" or something like that to cover the darker
color) or can I just give it two coats to cover it?

Personally, I prefer a shellac like Zinnser's BIN. It goes on thin,
dries very quickly, and leaves a nice, flat, opaque surface on which to
paint. That said,

Do foam rollers work on plaster as well as they do on drywall?

Sure.

2) Also, any ideas on the best brands and/or types of paint--I've heard
plaster is tricky because a shiny paint will show off imperfections.

For walls, I'd use nothing glossier than an eggshell or satin finish;
anything shinier will look tacky. In general, brands you buy at paint
stores are better than brands you buy at KMart or Sears, and good brands
are Benjamin Moore and Sherwin Williams. Regardless of the brand you
select, buy that brand's premium line of paint; the value line will be
inferior no matter what brand you buy.

3) I'm even up for trying to glaze the walls (however that's done--I've
seen it on HGTV and I love the look)--to try to give it a "Venetian" look.

I like walls just one color, but search Google for glazing. There should
be a lot of info on the web about that.

In article , k conover ruminated:
Hi, I'm moving into a house that has a dark royal blue paint job in the
living room. I want to change it to a warm camel or terracotta color.
1) Do I have to put something over the dark paint first (someone mentioned
a product called--I think--"Kilz" or something like that to cover the darker
color) or can I just give it two coats to cover it? Do foam rollers work

Two coats will cover it, but you probably want the first coat to be a plain
old primer, which is cheaper than paint. "Kilz" is a particular brand of
premium primer.

2) Also, any ideas on the best brands and/or types of paint--I've heard
plaster is tricky because a shiny paint will show off imperfections.

That's why you texture the wall (i.e., deliberately put imperfections onto
the wall).

--
Eric Lee Green



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"k conover" wrote:

Hi, I'm moving into a house that has a dark royal blue paint job in the
living room. I want to change it to a warm camel or terracotta color.
1) Do I have to put something over the dark paint first (someone mentioned
a product called--I think--"Kilz" or something like that to cover the darker
color) or can I just give it two coats to cover it?

Personally, I prefer a shellac like Zinnser's BIN. It goes on thin,
dries very quickly, and leaves a nice, flat, opaque surface on which to
paint. That said,


I have plaster walls and I used BIN primer on them. I also tried Kilz Latex
primer. BIN makes a huge mess that is hard to clean up. It is thin and
runny and does not clean up with water. That said, the BIN primer does seem
to do a better job on plaster walls.


Dimitri