prime or not to prime - Contractor Talk - Professional Construction and Remodeling Forum

trumps101 · 04-08-2006, 07:13 PM

I am doing a repaint on large 2 story apts there are about 350 units in there. the first one I put spayed primer on and then did a spray and rollback . My question is did I just waste 30 gals of primer becouse the paint I am putting on colorwheel patet peach and covers well over there much lighter cream satan.

should I just spray &roll and save $ and time ..

trumps101 · 04-08-2006, 07:31 PM

also.. it is the exterior

Dale · 04-09-2006, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by trumps101

I am doing a repaint on large 2 story apts there are about 350 units in there. the first one I put spayed primer on and then did a spray and rollback . My question is did I just waste 30 gals of primer becouse the paint I am putting on colorwheel patet peach and covers well over there much lighter cream satan.

should I just spray &roll and save $ and time ..

.."light cream Satan"?
I couldn't resist.

Its too hard to tell by the info you gave what the condition of the substrate was.

AAPaint · 04-09-2006, 11:45 AM

Yeah, it really depends on the condition of the substrate and the previous coating.

**slickshift** · 04-09-2006, 08:44 PM

Condition...and what is it?
Stucco?