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Painting question

jean2579 — Sat, 07 Nov 2015 10:54:31 GMT

I need to cover a vivid green colour with a cream colour.

I think that I read somewhere that you need to use a grey colour first.

Does anyone have any thoughts?

Re: Painting question

***kaya***renae*** — Sat, 07 Nov 2015 11:03:27 GMT

My family are painters and decorators . You will be fine painting over the green, but you may need to do two or three coats

Re: Painting question

blondie.inc — Sat, 07 Nov 2015 12:05:02 GMT

My advice is to do a very pale grey undercoat. It costs no more...just ask your supplier to tint the undercoat.
You will need to do 2 coats of your new colour.
That is best practice, don't forget to sugar soap and rinse before painting.

Re: Painting question

kopenhagen5 — Sat, 07 Nov 2015 12:08:15 GMT

What if Jean is doing a rembrandt?

Re: Painting question

lurker172602 — Sat, 07 Nov 2015 12:13:59 GMT

When we were getting our home ready for sale we had to paint over an exuberant teenagers royal blue and red paint job. 3 coats of "cream" ( I can't remember the colour name) paint did the job.

Re: Painting question

myoclon1cjerk — Sat, 07 Nov 2015 12:14:10 GMT

Or a Vermeer 🙂

Re: Painting question

imastawka — Sat, 07 Nov 2015 12:18:23 GMT

Or a Jackson Pollock.

That's gunna take some sanding!

Re: Painting question

lurker172602 — Sat, 07 Nov 2015 12:58:15 GMT

@imastawka wrote:
Or a Jackson Pollock.

That's gunna take some sanding!

hehehe JP was close to what we had to deal with