Re: Painting my paneling....how much primer?

If it's the same kind of old panelling I had.... the grooves were rough
finish and the "panels" smooth finish. The rough grooves absorbed more
paint/primer so I had to do go over them with a thin brush before the
final coat to get it even. Or you might want some slight color
definition so it still looks like panelling??
barry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Mike wrote:
I am in the process of painting a room in my house that has somewhat
dark paneling. I have primed the whole room and then went back with a
brush and carefully went down each groove to make sure there I didn't
miss any spots. Well, the areas I re-painted with the brush look nice
and white, but the areas between the groove (where I just used a
roller) isn't as white. It's all covered, of course, but you can still
see some darkness coming through the primer. Do you think this will be
noticeable when I start painting it with a good latex paint? The new
color is "baked biscotti" (you gotta love the names they give paint
these days) and it's a kind of green (I think).

I hate the thought of having to put another coat of primer on this, but
I want to do it right the first time. Thanks for any input...

Mike

And ... let me suggest, besides the (1) primer coat, planning on (2)
finish coats. Keeping the first one moderate to light in thickness.
(Don't try to force one coat to cover.)

Sounds more like linguini than biscotti. :')

J

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