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Originally Posted by djlnc
We purchased a veranda that's a few years old and all the walls are the original textured white. I'd like to initially paint one wall as an accent wall. I've done a fair amount of painting over the years, but just want to be sure that these walls will take paint without a coat of primer first. Don't want to wind up with adhesion problems. Any do-it-yourselfers out there with advice?
Thanks!
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I've not painted here but have in the past. Few do it but, it is a good idea to wash the wall before painting it. The sheet rock has already been painted, I don't think a primer will help. If, you use primer, you can add tints to it so as to make it close to the color you plan on painting the wall. I would expect our textured walls make the surface area more than we measure so you get less coverage per gallon than you might expect.
An accent wall. We have rounded corners and I expect most others do too. Where to stop and how to stop will be an adventure. I think you are looking at three coats.
Let it dry between coats. Few people do. You can save a great deal of time trying to clean rollers and brushes if you simply wrap them in plastic bags, or saran-wrap to keep them wet. You need rollers with plastic cores and nylon brushes.