Interior paint help

[Fast.0]

I have a burgandy room with white trim, we are going to cover it with a brownish color. What is the easiest way to cover the red without throwing 20 coats on it.

[Rreemo]

I had to cover dark blue in my old house....Kilz primer worked great! Only 1 coat of it and 2 of the new color.

http://www.kilz.com/pages/default.aspx?NavID=22

[lbt]

Have your primer tinted to match the brown paint.

1 coat of primer

1 coat of paint

and then it's miller time

........LBT

[BlackSnake1996]

Primers are over rated for color changing in my opinion, except for reds and sometimes yellow's.

Think of it this way. The average room takes about 1 1/2 gallons of paint for 1 coat. So 2 coats will take 3 gallons. Now, if you are using a primer, you will need 2 gallons of primer and 2 gallons of paint equaling a total of 4 gallons when it should have been 3. Its the stores way of selling more product.

If you are going over your Burgundy with a brown, it should cover in 2 coats if not just 1. If I might make a suggestion, try using the Sherwin Williams Pro Mar 200 low sheen. They sell whats suppose to be a better product (Super Paint) but the Pro Mar 200 has much better coverage.

[Fast.0]

Here is what I am fixing to cover up, I see nothing wrong with our room but the wife seen some colors in a magazine she loved and now wants paint over it.

[ELVIS]

shit, i like the red room. and we used primer to cover up the extra bedroom from the bright orange to off white when we sold the old house.

god bless.

[Tyrone Biggums]

We had a room in our last house that was red like that. Two coats of Kilz did the job, then covered it in a banana cream color.

[BlackSnake1996]

Originally Posted by Fast.0

Here is what I am fixing to cover up, I see nothing wrong with our room but the wife seen some colors in a magazine she loved and now wants paint over it.

The primer isn't gonna cover any better than the paint if you are still thinking about a brownish color over the red. 2 coats should do the trick.

Remember...I'm giving you this advice with the idea that you are gonna use a quality paint, suggesting the Sherwin Williams Pro Mar 200 Low Sheen.

[ELVIS]

Originally Posted by Tyrone Biggums

We had a room in our last house that was red like that. Two coats of Kilz did the job, then covered it in a banana cream color.

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god bless.

[The Big Matt]

Originally Posted by ELVIS

you know how i know youre gay?

god bless.

I was thinking the same thing

[Tyrone Biggums]

Dear ELVIS and The Big Matt,

Blow me.


Sincerely,
Tyrone Biggums