If you want the paint to last, you should prime. I'm sure it looks fine when you are done without priming, but have you come back a few years later to see how it stood up? Priming will make the paint adhere better and last longer. ALWAYS prime before you paint. Better to put that little extra effort in now, then to have to repaint again in a few years when your 'new' paint job starts peeling and chipping away.
Been there, done that!!
2006-12-29 12:29:04
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answered by Anonymous
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Old or new wood should be primed first to keep the wood from absorbing the new paint. There are some paints that do not require priming the surface first. Most exteriors paints do require priming.
2007-01-02 07:03:29
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answered by Ralph T 7
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The problem in painting outside without scraping away the old paint or priming, is that the new paint my look fine in the beginning but it will not last. Soon the new paint will start to peel and look bad. If you are going to do something better to give it a good foundation and do it right.
2006-12-29 12:32:36
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answered by Anonymous
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A home painted with a primer and the best paint you can get, the paint job last 20 to 30 years
No primer and/or cheap paint they need to redo in less than 10 years
2006-12-29 12:58:24
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answered by Anonymous
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you ought to continuously cut back interior the sides and trim first. Use a 3inch brush in corners an edges. this may be sifficant for once you roll the partitions to get close with out touching the sides. on account that that's the usaull way partitions are painted thier is a heaver coat interior the corners this might conceal the different pigment extra beneficial . good success
2016-12-31 06:35:16
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answered by Anonymous
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yeah, that's what my father in law thought when he saved a lot of money and did it himself on the house we bought from them. latex paint will either pull off the old paint or crack it. they even have names for what happens, like feather, alligatoring. what they mean is a sh#t job! let me guess did you move right after you did those jobs? the right way to a good paint job is all in the prep work! but keep up the good work, i'm a sider and it's slow right now!!!
2006-12-29 15:52:56
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answered by car dude 5
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I have never primed anything on the outside, just clean and fix the spots that were damaged.
2006-12-29 15:11:34
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answered by AA 3
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No you don't have to prime over paint as long as the surface is clean and de-glossed either chemically or with sandpaper,and is well adhered to the original surface it will be fine.
Priming is only necessary over putty,Spackle,and bare wood.
2006-12-29 12:36:45
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answered by .G. 7
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HI, I WILL SAY THAT YOUR RIGHT UP TO A DEGREE. IF THE SURFACE IS TIGHT THAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO PAINT THEN ITS OK.
NOW FIRST THING YOU SHOULD DO IS THE RUB YOUR HAND OVER THE SURFACE YOU ARE ABOUT TO PAINT, IF IT IS DIRTY OR A WHITE SUBSTANCE COMES OFF ONTO YOU HANDS, THEN YOU NEED TO WASH THE EXTERIOR WOOD OR METAL. IF IT IS WHITE, YOU WILL NEED TO MIX IN A PRODUCT FROM PENETROL CO WITH YOUR PAINT THAT YOU USALLY USE.....SEE YOUR CORNER PAINT STORE, THE ONE THAT DEALS WITH PROFESSIONAL PAINTERS.
2006-12-29 12:51:10
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answered by johnmiriani@sbcglobal.net 4
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You are correct in your theory. I would suggest that when you turn a quote in on the painting project, you qualify that you don't intend to prime the whole house. Then if they insist, simply include it in your price.
2006-12-29 12:39:00
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answered by reklaw 1
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