Saturday, February 27, 2010

My room is blue, i want to paint it light yellow but do i need a white coat of paint?

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do i need to paint it white first? or something :SMy room is blue, i want to paint it light yellow but do i need a white coat of paint?
not usually, my bedroom used to be red, we went over it with magnolia and it took two coats :) so i wouldnt waste undercoat, just give it two coats of yellow xx





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answer mine pleasee ^ :)My room is blue, i want to paint it light yellow but do i need a white coat of paint?
A good paint should cover the blue (I'd suggest the Behr paint that is also a primer) with two coats. Sometimes you'll need 3 coats with extreme color changes.
you need to cover it with a primer/sealer or the blue will bleed through and you'll end up with a green tone. try your benjamin moore dealer. the stuff is great.
I've painted light yellow over blue without a problem - you'd be surprised how much paint will cover another color. You'll need two coats. Don't panic when you see the blue under the first coat, the second coat will cover it well. A first coat of yellow will provide more coverage than a coat of primer will.
you will prop need to do 1 coat of white, then 2 coats of light yellow
u need to prime it with primer first, if not then then the yellow might have blue undertones.
if u could remove the blue color by sand paper then u can apply the yellow color directly otherwise paint with white first
Because you have a lighter color being painted over a darker one, you should always prime the walls white first to avoid any bleed-through from the underlying darker color.





If you'd like to preview your room with your new yellow color before you begin painting, have www.roomvues.com paint a photo of your room with their full-service color visualizer.





Pretty cool!
You need to use a primer first. They do normally come as white, but you can have them tinted slightly to make it even closer to the yellow you want. You may still have to use a second coat, depending on how dark the blue is.
yes
I would definitely recommend a coat of white latex primer first. The use of primer has other benefits, beside just color coverage. It will also help to even out any areas you may have sanded or patched, and will ensure the new paint doesn't flake off if the previous paint might have been oil based.





Even with the primer, you will likely require at least 2 coats of the yellow paint in order to get an even surface and a ';saturated'; color. Also, try to choose a yellow that has a tiny bit of a muddy or gray undertone (versus a ';pastel'; yellow), in order to better coordinate with bedding, furniture accessories. ';Pastel'; colors only ever look right with white or other pastel colors. Everything else you try to introduce into the room will look a bit off.





Hope that helps!





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