I am a new homeowner, and have a definite fixer-upper. To make a long story short, we just painted my newly drywalled hallway, and not knowing any better, did not use a primer first (didn't know that primer actually sealed the drywall...just thought it was a "base" for using different colored paint...as I said, I'm new at this!!).
And after reading through these messages, I realize that we screwed up; only after putting two coats of paint on. What, if anything, should we do? Is this going to be a major problem? Thanks!
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It will be fine and the paint will not peel off or anything like that.
Just remember next time to use primer first over unpainted drywall.
Just remember next time to use primer first over unpainted drywall.
Thanks so much, I appreciate your reply! I was really worried that we'd have to do everything again. *whew*
The drywall primer has a higher bonding agent in it and the regular paint has a higher amt. of pigment in it, but the primer is less expensive. Your first coat acted as the primer/sealer in a more expensive manner and it may have taken three coats to get a good job instead of one primer and two finish, but you don't need to worry.
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Excellence is its own reward!
