My drywall finisher…also a painting contractor, suggested the use of cheap flat latex wall paint for primer.
I was always under the impression, that fresh mud and paper needed a specific primer for the rest of the process to go well.
Any suggestions?
A medium to large guy named Alan, not an ambiguous female….NOT that there is anything wrong with that.
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Not st4raight, but there are those who mix it with some compound and some water and maybe add a little PVA glue for extra bonding agenent...
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Will it "work", yes. Is it a good thing to do, absolutely not.
Use the appropriate primer for new drywall... buic
Are we talking smooth wall or textured? Finish level?
I'll use a PVA primer on occasion but I prefer a Primer/Surfacer like Builders Solution or Tuff Hide. Surfacer not really needed for texture
No texture, all smooth, and completely mudded and sanded.I'm not sure what finish level, I hear level 4 or 5 tossed around, but I'm not sure what that means...they have done a very good job with the mud, of course gloss paint, and some wall washing lights will tell the tale, but at this point, they appear very smooth and flat.I think piffin was referring to "d-mix"?I trip over the buckets of "new construction" primer in the middle aisle at the lumberyard, so I figured that was S.O.P., but the finisher/painter threw me a curve with the flat wall paint.A medium to large guy named Alan, not an ambiguous female....NOT that there is anything wrong with that.
Edited 2/18/2007 10:39 pm by bigal4102
Is flat latex topcoat cheaper than PVA primer? And is it enough cheaper to be worth the risk? The problem I see is in adhesion. A smoot finish wall is going to be covered in a thin layer of mud dust, no matter how well you prep it. PVA encapsulates the dust and forms a uniform layer. But I'd have my doubts about a low quality, low solids latex paint. Take this for what it's worth, I'm not a painter, I just did as my painter (a good friend) told me to do last time I had fresh DW to cover, and that was to use a PVA primer, sprayed (for speed) and back rolled for solid coverage/adhesion.
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If it's completely mudded it's probably a five. If it were flat wall paint and the long walls, windows and lighting were good I would use the PVA intended for drywall. Price wise it's not that much difference than just "any cheap primer".Anything else and I would recommend you look into the Primer/Surfacers I mentioned above. The Builders Solution can be found at Sherwin Williams and the Tuff Hide at a good drywall supplier that carries USG products
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Thanks for the help, and to piffin and the others also.I will go get some good quality new construction primer, and be done with it.I thought maybe the flat wall paint was some inside secret, better than primer.A medium to large guy named Alan, not an ambiguous female....NOT that there is anything wrong with that.