Re: Do I need a primer? What kind?

Doug Miller wrote:

It would sure help. Go to a real paint store (not the paint department at Home Depot or Lowe's), tell them what you want to do, and ask them for recommendations.

The borgs can be great. I recently asked one of their paint guys about the difference between the three versions of Kilz they stocked.

His reply?
"Doesn't matter. All primers are nothing but elmers glue anyway. They all use that stuff and put it in different cans."

He claimed to have been a professional painter for fifteen years before he went to work for Lowes.

I immediately left and went to a real paint store.
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