ᐅ Should the wall be painted first and then have textured paint applied over it?
Created on: 13 Feb 2020 12:48
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Hello everyone,
I have a question again. We are currently renovating and want to repaint/plaster the walls.
I tried my luck on an inconspicuous spot by applying textured paint with a roller. These are prefabricated walls made of drywall (gypsum board) or "wooden walls."
We first painted the walls with a white primer containing quartz sand, so the wall was already somewhat white. Now I applied the textured paint with the roller, but quite a bit still shows through, so I would probably need to apply the plaster again to get a good result.
My question is: would it make sense to properly paint the walls white beforehand and then apply the textured paint on top? Or does that not work? I also considered covering the walls first with renovation fleece wallpaper and then painting, but I think the version with painting white first would be the simpler and faster method.
The fleece would have the advantage of smoothing out some unevenness, but I would have to be careful not to make the seams visible.
Does anyone have a tip? And please no advice like "hire a painting company...." We want to do some of the work ourselves to save money. The living room will be done by a company, but we would like to do an office ourselves. Thanks.
I have a question again. We are currently renovating and want to repaint/plaster the walls.
I tried my luck on an inconspicuous spot by applying textured paint with a roller. These are prefabricated walls made of drywall (gypsum board) or "wooden walls."
We first painted the walls with a white primer containing quartz sand, so the wall was already somewhat white. Now I applied the textured paint with the roller, but quite a bit still shows through, so I would probably need to apply the plaster again to get a good result.
My question is: would it make sense to properly paint the walls white beforehand and then apply the textured paint on top? Or does that not work? I also considered covering the walls first with renovation fleece wallpaper and then painting, but I think the version with painting white first would be the simpler and faster method.
The fleece would have the advantage of smoothing out some unevenness, but I would have to be careful not to make the seams visible.
Does anyone have a tip? And please no advice like "hire a painting company...." We want to do some of the work ourselves to save money. The living room will be done by a company, but we would like to do an office ourselves. Thanks.
I’m jumping in here because this topic is currently on my mind as well.
The interior plaster is finished. Now, the textured coating would be applied on top of this plaster, like the roll-on render shown in the picture above, for example, the Easyputz by Knauf. And that’s it? Basically like applying a textured wallpaper? Depending on preference, with or without the Compact Color tint.
Is that correct? Of course, before that, a primer/sealer would be applied.
The interior plaster is finished. Now, the textured coating would be applied on top of this plaster, like the roll-on render shown in the picture above, for example, the Easyputz by Knauf. And that’s it? Basically like applying a textured wallpaper? Depending on preference, with or without the Compact Color tint.
Is that correct? Of course, before that, a primer/sealer would be applied.
KingJulien25 Oct 2020 07:55Hi @X_SH5_X
I just came across your topic in my bookmarks. Since we will at least be able to start painting the basement soon, I wanted to ask about your final experience.
Can you tell me why you used a sand-based primer? Does it make a difference with textured roller plaster, visually? Does it add more texture?
What is the name of the primer? Honestly, I’ve never seen anything like that before.
How was the coverage in the end? Did you find out what caused any issues or did you just repaint?
Regards,
KingJulien
I just came across your topic in my bookmarks. Since we will at least be able to start painting the basement soon, I wanted to ask about your final experience.
Can you tell me why you used a sand-based primer? Does it make a difference with textured roller plaster, visually? Does it add more texture?
What is the name of the primer? Honestly, I’ve never seen anything like that before.
How was the coverage in the end? Did you find out what caused any issues or did you just repaint?
Regards,
KingJulien
@KingJulien: We used the appropriate primer from Knauf that is suitable for decorative plaster. It was recommended to us when we bought the roll-on plaster. This primer is already white, and since our walls were all drywall or timber frame construction, it worked well.
We applied it like this: first the primer, then the roll-on plaster, and then we painted everything white again. This made the surface more even and nicer.
Our basement will be done later; it is solid masonry. I don’t think much will come through there, but we plan to proceed as described above.
I can’t say why the coverage wasn’t very good before, but a single coat after the roll-on plaster solved the issue.
We applied it like this: first the primer, then the roll-on plaster, and then we painted everything white again. This made the surface more even and nicer.
Our basement will be done later; it is solid masonry. I don’t think much will come through there, but we plan to proceed as described above.
I can’t say why the coverage wasn’t very good before, but a single coat after the roll-on plaster solved the issue.
KingJulien27 Oct 2020 20:19Thank you very much, that helps me a lot!
We also want to apply textured plaster on the drywall.
We also want to apply textured plaster on the drywall.
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