I’ve painted for years, worked for a company years ago and to all my family and friends, once a painter always a painter.
I always use a semi heavy nap roller on drywall to help hide everything and have painted old plaster before but never new. But I’ve just had my new house plastered, smooth walls and ceilings.
Can anyone tell me what to expect as far as priming, first coat ect. I’m waiting at least 30 days before priming and then first coat before I trim and second after the house is trimmed.
Does plaster suck the paint in as drywall does? Or are the roller lines harder to blend. I’ll be using a good quality primer and paint.
Thanks for your help.
Rupert
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Almost a year ago we did a little project in a church and plastered the walls there with skimcoat. I doubt if it's different from the painters perspective whether its skim or traditional, but I had to ask the same question, never having painted raw plaster before. I'm fortunate enough to have an outstanding rep from Sherwin. After waiting about 3 weeks, per his advice, we used a masonry primer and topcoated with SuperPaint. It did not seem to me like there was a substantial difference in how much of the primer got sucked into the wall as compared to new DW. It did turn out very well.
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I ain't a standing by this,,,,you try it first and tell me how it works...lol....I'd use Zinzzer primer.
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Alkyd primer - I use Ben Moore. Latex primer will only float on a plaster wall. Alkyd will soak in and bond to the wall.
1/4" nap roller sleeve - I use Purdy. Many use a longer roller nap (3/8") but I find that after getting such a beautiful plaster wall finish, why cover it with thick layers of primer and paint.
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