Do you use putty before painting the wall?

Question

I heard that some people use putty before painting the wall in order to make it easier to paint the wall. They told me that to use putty makes the wall flat and look nicer and you are able to paint the wall easily. I would like to ask if it is common to use it? How to use? and where to buy? thanks!

Answer 1

If it is a large area you want to smooth, putty will be too slow and hard to and. Go to your local hardware and ask for 'Top coat jointing compound' used for gyprock. It is pre mixed and sands very easily with an 80 grade large sanding block for a super smooth finish.
Hope this helps.

Answer 2

Typically, you use putty over nail holes, etc. If the walls are just sheetrock with the seems, then you definately have to putty and tape the seams as well as all nail holes. Its an arduous process because once you putty, you still have to wait for it to set, then sand it, the putty it again, then sand again, and do it a third time. The sanding is a pain and if you don't make it smooth your walls will look like crap. Not knowing what your walls are is hard to give you a definative answer on this. You also need a primer paint as well if the walls are sheetrock, otherwise they will suck up the paint and it will take numerous coats of paint. Good luck!

Answer 3

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First remove all pictures,curtains off windows,coverplates off electrical outlets,switches.etc. Now take a hammer and dimple all small holes in the wall made by driving nails to hang pictures. Dimple the wall enought to hold the spackling compound needed to fill the holes. Dimple the nailholes about the thickness of a quarter. Now get a 1/2 gallon pail of vinyl drywall patching compound - it is already pre-mixed just open and stir it up. Now get a 6" wide putty knife. Fill in all the dimpled holes and also look for any other gouges or scraps,dents,etc in the old wall surface. Take your putty knife with drywall compound on it and fill these places also. Skim off any excess including little dabs - the neater you are the less of a sanding job it is. Also you need a drywall sanding sponge - sold at all store. Get the one that has medium grit on 1 side, and fine on the other. They are black and about 3" x 5" and 1" thick. Run sander over patched areas lightly , look down wall to see if you sanded out all the swirls, putty knife marks. Now put another coat of drywall mud on because the first coat will shrink a little. Let all drywall compound dry for a day before you sand again. Now do second sanding very lightly with fine side of sander. Deep areas may need another coat. If you stand alongside the wall and look across it you will see any imperfections that you missed - hit them again. You would not believe how the first coat of primer will make these missed spots look bad. Take your time and do a good job of patching. Now get a good primer and cut it in around the ceiling,basemold,window/door trim with a 2" sash brush. Lean the brush over and let the brush tip flair out and ride right down the wall next to the trim. Now immediately take a small mini roller with primer and roll out the brush marks you made but stay about 1/2" away from the trim. If you don't roll out the brush marks when priming and putting on finish coat, you will see the difference between the brush and the roller applied paint. Now cut in the finish coat the same way you did the primer. Get a 3/8" nap roller cover and a 9" frame and pan to fit the 9" roller. Always use Flat paint on old walls, other finishes will show imperfections in the wall like a microscope.

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Do you use putty before painting the wall?
I heard that some people use putty before painting the wall in order to make it easier to paint the wall. They told me that to use putty makes the wall flat and look nicer and you are able to paint the wall easily. I would like to ask if it is common to use it? How to use? and where to buy? thanks!

Answer 5

Are you talking about painting unfinished dry wall? If you are, yes...you need to use 'dry wall mud'. You will need a bucket of dry wall mud, a putty knife, a sponge and some dry wall tape. This isn't something you want to do yourself unless you have someone with experience to at LEAST coach you through it. If you're talking about painting a finished wall, (one that has been painted before) you may want to buy a can of primer first, and prime the wall before you paint it. You get primer and dry wall mud at your local hardware store. If you mean there are nail holes etc... you can buy a small container of spackling and a small putty knife to fix them...which you also buy at the hardware store. Good luck!

Answer 6

haven't heard of that.. just heard yesterday 2 mix a glue,, don't remember the name of the glue.. mix equal parts water and glue 2 paint, 2 help paint stick 2 bathroom walls.. i do know you will want 2 patch all holes and sand lumps and bumps till smooth.. paint with primer 1st. then your color coat..and any water spots or grease on walls need about 3 coats of primer in those area's only because water spots and grease will bleed through after a few months.. and they say paint in the day time, not at night.. hope your job turns out great : )

Answer 7

Personally, I like Joint Compound or "mud" that you put on seams for sheetrock.

If you have a lot of "imperfections", then get a large 12 inch "knife" that they use for drywall and you get some of that on it, and swipe it on, and level it off and you will have a wall that just looks perfect!

You can also get different "formulas" in joint compound called 'hot mix'. It will dry in 5-10-15-30 minutes, depending on which one you buy.

It dries hard as a rock, and you can sand and prime and paint and it will look like you never had a blemish at all.

I wish you well..

Jesse

Answer 8

i know that you use putty to put in holes before you paint
but also you have to sand it after it drys to make it level, i never heard to use it on the whole wall

Answer 9

Someone's pulling your leg. If you need to fill holes or places that are damaged or broken out, just use paintable caulk - it comes in what looks like a ketchup bottle - the kind diners used to keep on the tables. It cures, but be sure to wipe the surface smooth with a damp sponge, that way, you won't have to sand it flush with the wall surface.

Answer 10

I would assume they mean they use it to fill in small holes and cracks before painting. If that is the case, then yes, it's common to do that. They don't cover the entire wall.