Sherwin Williams Primers

ChuckEA

What do you guys think of the SW primer system that uses dry tinted as opposed to color tints? I'm considering it for a job where I'm applying a deeply saturated blue over new drywall in an eggshell finish. Seems like a good approach to me but thought I would check with you guys before I proceeded. Thanks in advance for your input.

ProWallGuy

Never heard of it. Do you have link to more info on it?

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ChuckEA

i said "dry" but what i meant was grey. Sw system uses grey tinted primer as opposed to a color tint

lxdollarsxl

Well dont know about using it under blue, but i did use grey under deep red and it came out far better than i expected.

slickshift

Hmmm...well gray is the only color I tint primer
Then only for reds and blues

I'd try it

btw-just in case you don't know the SWP Deep Accents is great for those deep colors....I haven't tried it in blue yet, but so far I've been very impressed

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Originally Posted by ModernStyle I have never used this crap before and I pray to the paint gods that I never have to use it again, I would rather use Behr

Woz the Painter

I've used it, don't like it. I much prefer having primer tinted to 50% of finish color. I used a bluish SW recomended primer for a deeptone gold brown, and finish did not cover well. If it was tinted to 50%, coverage would be much better.

ProWallGuy

Gray primer works, but IMHO no better or worse than color-tinted primer. My only reason to use it would be to buy in bulk for a large job, to avoid getting several different colors in primer.
I agree. That paint hides probably better than any other I have used for deeep tones.

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AAPaint

You meant Color Accents paint...I have used it for blue, red, yellow, black cherry, and a few others. Very good stuff. Has a very thick consistency, and if you're not careful you'll get hat bands from your cut in when using satin...

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Woz the Painter

Again I hate to disagree, but I will. Try SW's primer recommendation, then have them tint primer to 50% of finish formula. You will have much better results across the spectrum with a 50% primer tint.

slickshift

You already said that Woz

Though I gotta say, I'd certainly not use a blue primer for a gold brown
Who was running the SWP store that day, the Ben Moore Rep?



...sorry...maybe that's supposed to work
It just sounds...not right to me

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Woz the Painter

Hey now... that was the SW recommended primer, that's why I said their system was BS, again I suggest tinting primer to 50% of finish formula, or for those who don't comprehend percentages, half of the finish formula. I rest my case!

AAPaint

Yup, that is SW's "color prime" system. On your SW fan deck it should have a "P" on the back if that color is recommended for their color prime system. Me personally....I prefer a tinted primer and two topcoats of whatever, skip the color prime stuff.

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Woz the Painter

Right on AA, just because SW tells you something, doesn't make it gospel!

ChuckEA

Thought I would supply some feedback on my own question. I tried the SW color primer system with a deep blue flat topcoat (SW Color Accents "Loyal Blue" # 6510) The recommended primer was a medium grey which covered bare sheetrock with a nice opaque base with one coat. The first topcoat provided very good coverage and the second gave me a very good result that provided an extremely close match to the color chip. Also, both the primer and the topcoats were easy to apply and gave good coverage.

Being a handyman, as opposed to a dedicated pro painter, I'm no expert on painting; but I would certainly recommend giving this stuff a try.

slickshift

Thanks for the update
Sounds like it worked out great

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Woz the Painter

Glad it worked out for you Chuck, but with some colors it doesn't.