What exactly is the Difference between Drywall Primer...
2017年1月18日 · Drywall primer is just for what it says, drywall. Multipurpose is suitable for various surfaces and exterior use also. If you were priming an entire house then using drywall primer would save you $$$. For small areas the savings is minimal. Multipurpose is my go to primer for most residential applications, I always have it in my van.
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2006年12月1日 · Primer answers. In my experience, the flat ceiling type paint is an acceptable primer. The goal of drywall primer is not to 'hide' anything but to equalize the absorption rates of the drywall and the gypsum mud and prepare the surface for the final coats of paint. The brand usually does not matter but with Benjamin Moore you won't go wrong.
Prime before or after texture on new drywall? - Contractor Talk
2023年3月11日 · I mostly do patch work and prime after texture to save time except for patching knockdown. Always have to prime first or you get a pronounced outline on the patch where the mud dries faster on the new, fresh drywall than it does on the old painted surface. As you mentioned, new is way more forgiving than matching old.
2 coats of primer on ceiling rather than paint? - Contractor Talk
2006年11月30日 · Some of the new construction painters in my area (Mississauga, Ontario, Canada) use two coats of white primer on new construction drywall ceilings rather than one coat primer + 2 coats of paint. So they use primer rather than paint.
Primer / Sealer VS Flat paint - Contractor Talk
2009年4月24日 · Primer is a sealer. paint is a Decorative coating the primer will be drawn into the sheetrock or wood, paint lays on top of the sheetrock or wood. the only paint that I know of that is self priming is Benjamin Moore's Iron Clad.
Zinsser 123 for new drywall? - Contractor Talk
2013年9月3日 · I ask the guy for new drywall primer and he gives me Zinsser 123 Bull Eye and says this is the best we have and the cheapest at the moment. I says to him I want new drywall primer and he tells me this can be used for new drywall. Am I wrong to assume that Zinsser 123 is not new drywall primer, or better yet not the right primer to seal new drywall?
Drywall primer peeling problem?? - Contractor Talk
2006年8月7日 · Next day he primed with bullseye 123 latex primer. Now, mainly on the seams the primer is bubbling / peeling off. Since the drywall was sanded and then left alone for a few days, I do not think the problem is that the setting type compound was too green to be primed (usually that stuff it ready the next day, especially with the final skim coat).
Best Primer for new DW - Contractor Talk
2014年5月5日 · The USG Sheetrock brand Tuff-Hide is expensive, but it is a primer-surfacer, not just a primer. Going on at approximately 20-mils wet thickness, it cures to provide an almost-level-5 smoothness. USG Sheetrock brand First Coat is a stepdown, not a surfacer, but a primer, and a good one. These are both for smooth finish applications.
paint and primer in one - Contractor Talk
2012年2月29日 · A lot of painters will even use a very inexpensive paint as a primer for new drywall; before they top coat it with a higher grade paint (example would be priming the walls with a product like Dunn Edwards Superwall and then painting over with a higher quality product such as their SpartaWall or Suprema).
mixing dry wall compound and primer?? - Contractor Talk
2009年8月31日 · I Googled 'mixing drywall compound with primer' because I'm taking down a bunch of popcorn ceilings and was trying to come up with a good substitute for high build primer (can't get any for a few days). I had a friend (who's dead now) whose family had a painting, plastering, wallpaper, etc. business - basically grew up doing it.