i let my son paint the dining room and he really messed up. first, he didn't prime, so after 3 coats, i can still see the original color. secondly, he bought what i think were inferior rollers. i say this because the whole dining room has the roller fibers in the paint.
what's the best way to fix this? do i have to use paint remover to take all the paint off and start over? or is there an easier way?
The paint color you picked for the room most likely had something to do with the reason three coats did not hide original color.
Not to worry.
You need to lightly sand the walls to remove the fibers from the roller that stuck onto the walls. Do not go overboard as you do not want to end up with scratch marks on the wall. With that many coats of paint on the wall the surface is soft. Even if it appears dry, the paint film still takes several weeks if not months to harden. So aggressive sanding will cut into the surface of the wall and cause sand scratches in the paint. Use a 3M type of pad and that should do the trick.
Then Prime using a high quality primer. If there were smokers in the home a lot of the bleed through was the old smoke film that softens and bleeds through the new water based paint. Use a stain killing primer if this is the case. If your changing the color to one that has poor hiding quality such as a red over white you can tint the primer by putting a little color into the can and mixing well.
The lint on the walls is caused by as you already know low cost rollers. But even with high quality ones you can get those fibers in the paint. The fix. Simple wash the new roller in water and some soap. Spin dry. This should be done with all new rollers regardless of quality.
Posts: 1435 | Location: New Jersey | Registered: 31 January 2006
If the color is the same, and you already primed, or the general surface is in good shape from the first painting. Just put color on the walls. You should be fine.
Posts: 1435 | Location: New Jersey | Registered: 31 January 2006
