Do I need to Kiltz a blue stripe of paint around the room?

Question

The room is an off white color. I want to paint it a straw or khaki? When I removed the border.. we didn't paint all the way up to cover the last color of blue ~ it is about 3 inches wide in some places.
Do I need to Kiltz over that or will it be o.k.? and not show through?
I may either use paint from Lowes. or Dutch Boy?
Which One?
Or should I stay w/ my normal Pittsburg?

I am not putting up another border.
Took me 2 weeks to remove 1/2 of it.. the other 1/2?? 1 second! Don't ask me why it stuck like super glue and the other side didn't.

Answer 1

couldnt hurt to prime first..but be careful when choosing your khaki/straw color if i could do it all over i would have gotten small sample jars mixed because the lighting at home is different than those neon lights at stores i just bought the paint about a month ago and put a blotch on each wall (didnt use the whole gallon) and it looked totally dif on the wall than in store....good luck you may also want to check dif paint stores for the different brands swatches until you find what you want i know sherwinn williams has a color called universal khaki if you like it i would just take it to homedepot, menards etc. and get a color match with the dutchboy which is a pretty durable paint...again Goodluck i hope this was helpful

Answer 2

From past experience and much research...your best bet is yes, use Kilz. It forms a rubbery seal when it dries. It can be used on oil or latex paint and any stains or dark spots that your lighter paint may not hide will be sealed. The blue paint may show through your lighter new paint. It's been my experience that if you do not seal off the darker paint you may end up having to put more than one coat of your new paint to hide the darker color. However, if you're going to add another new border the same size or wider you won't need to Kilz. Pittsburgh is a good paint. Stick with it if that's the one you like.

Answer 3

Here is an easy solution--kilz now makes sealer/paint in colors that you can have mixed, use that instead. I know a pro interior designer, she now only uses Kilz because she does a lot of stripes and designs and loves it. Gets it from Walmart of all places. If you don't use that, I'd still recommend you get a can of kilz and go over the blue streak to block it out otherwise you'll still be likely to notice it unless you put on two coats or more of your new paint.

Answer 4

First of all, FEEL the line where the paint changes color. If there's a ridge, you should sand it smooth, wipe it down, and later prime the blue paint and any spots you may have sanded down to plaster or drywall. Then, put up two coats of the khaki.

Answer 5

Asfor me, I would not use Kilz for anything. You might want to try to prime it, but you don't have to use a primer since it is already painted. I would just put a coat over it, attempting to fully cover it, and then put two coats of finish paint on the wall.

Answer 6

kilz is a primer.i would prime the blue paint though it doesn't have to be kilz.if not you may have to do more coats of paint over the blue area.stick with the paint that has worked for you in the past.good luck

Answer 7

Kilz will cover the line but it also leaves a tell tale highlight where ever you use it, I prefer to use Flat oil base paint for primer, and it leaves no sign of it behind or under the paint-you can find it and it makes no difference if its Exterior or interior for primer, -

Answer 8

Stay with the Pittsburgh.. YES.. kiltz it just to make sure.. I always advise people to use kiltz whenever painting over another surface

Answer 9

kilz is not always necessary, like in this case. I use exclusivley walmart paint and have never been disatisfied