Painting Over A Faux Finish

pitterpat

I have a bedroom in my house that has one wall with a feather painted faux finish on it. I want to repaint the entire room. Do I need to sand the faux finish wall first before I prime it or will it just be ok to prime over the faux finish. There is only one coat of glaze in the faux finish.

Thanks, Pat

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Teetorbilt

Going back with latex? Personally, I'd go over it with an orbital. 80# to start and 150# before primer.

Sanding up close allows you to see all of the minor imperfections and correct them prior to painting, not real critical when dealing with light/flat colors. Darks and glosses will show a fly tur*.

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pitterpat

Thanks Tetor,
How about sanding with a drywall pole sander?

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slickshift

If the faux is a pos/neg (add/sub) glaze using a feather, the chances are huge it will show through the primer and top coats (texture-wise)

A pole sanding won't cut it
It really needs a bit of the ol' orbital there

I also would not mess around and probably hit it with 80 first

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What is "feather painted faux finish?"

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