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barbara.lindsey

Sat, 09/30/2006 - 3:00pm

Any Suggestions on how to paint a red wall?

A friend of mine told me that painting red is difficult becuase you never get a good covering and you have to use numerous coats. Anyone know a way around this?

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you might want to try a

jami40 writes:

Mon, 10/02/2006 - 6:58am

you might want to try a primer such as KILZ before you paint. It covers most anything.

one coat paint

Gaby writes:

Fri, 11/17/2006 - 3:30pm

I just finished painting my walls red. I used killz one coat paint from walmart about $19 a gallon. check out my post The Vertical Challenge

painting with red

ldyroadking01 writes:

Sat, 12/09/2006 - 11:31am

As a professional scenic artist/faux finisher, I can tell you the best way to use red is to have your primer tinted with the same color as your paint. The primer will be pink but the red paint will cover better. You can also purchase a grey primer and red covers that really well. You will still need two coats of your base color but it will look great! I painted my kitchen and dining area red and I love it.

Red is very difficult to

jjudge writes:

Sat, 12/16/2006 - 9:25am

Red is very difficult to work with because, with most paints, you don't get good looking results unless you use multiple coats, say four or five. If you believe that you can go to walmart and buy some sort of a one coat wonder, and get good results, then I have some interesting iron real estate in Brooklyn that I will sell you, real cheaply, too. A better idea would be to start with a high quality product, like those available from Fine Paints of Europe, which has pigments ground so finely that you can achieve great results with two coats, even with a deep, bold red. For more information, please call us at 1-800-332-1556.

Wal-Mart Wonder

Gaby writes:

Thu, 01/04/2007 - 3:14pm

I just finished painting my walls red. I used killz one coat paint from walmart about $19 a gallon. Two coats were applied. Proof is in the pictures. Click Here to See

tint your primer atleast 50%

dedlr23 writes:

Fri, 12/22/2006 - 5:07am

tint your primer atleast 50% and be prepared to apply 2 or 3 coats. Red is a tough color but very possible

grey primer

jonijgutierrez writes:

Thu, 01/04/2007 - 5:20pm

Using a grey primer is the best and possible to get away with one coat if using quality paint. This will work for any dark color.