I'm covering (interior) a pale-pink with bright-white, and now and then I
get a bleed-through of the pink. It's not uniform, but in very specific
spots. And it seems that no amount of primer and top-coat will prevent the
bleed-through.

What causes this, and what can I do to prevent it?

Ray wrote:

I'm covering (interior) a pale-pink with bright-white, and now and then I
get a bleed-through of the pink. It's not uniform, but in very specific
spots. And it seems that no amount of primer and top-coat will prevent the
bleed-through.

What causes this, and what can I do to prevent it?

Not enough information to tell. Have you talked to the paint supplier
or did you go to a Borg?

It may be an initial wall preparation problem. A very thin skim coat
over it followed by a "new wall" primer may do the trick if it's
wallboard that wasn't initially primed.

OTOH, from what you've said it may just be cheap paint and more coats
will eventually get coverage but if there's a texture/absorption
difference in some areas it will probably take another preparation step
to correct.

On Thu, 11 Aug 2005 14:56:38 GMT, "Ray"
wrote:

I'm covering (interior) a pale-pink with bright-white, and now and then I
get a bleed-through of the pink. It's not uniform, but in very specific
spots. And it seems that no amount of primer and top-coat will prevent the
bleed-through.

What causes this, and what can I do to prevent it?

Try several coats of a quality high-hiding primer, for example:

Benjamin Moore Fresh Start® All Purpose 100% Acrylic Primer 023
http://www.benjaminmoore.com/wrapper...tid=60#article

Or:

Benjamin Moore Fresh Start® QD-30® Stain Blocking Primer 202
http://www.benjaminmoore.com/wrapper...tid=50#article

You don't say what paint you're using, what application method,
whether you're thinning it. You might need a better paint, better
application, no thinning. Also very white paints are notorious for
bleed-through.

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Luke
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http://movies.crooksandliars.com/UNbelievable.mov

This is an old problem, reds in particular tend to bleed through. Paint
manufacturers make special bleed through blocker primers for this type of
situation, and this is what you need to locate.

"Ray" wrote in message
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I'm covering (interior) a pale-pink with bright-white, and now and then I
get a bleed-through of the pink. It's not uniform, but in very specific
spots. And it seems that no amount of primer and top-coat will prevent the
bleed-through.

What causes this, and what can I do to prevent it?