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Everyone says to use a moisture meter before painting, but I just painted my bathroom without one
My bathroom walls felt dry after a shower, so I skipped the meter and just used a good primer. I painted over the old color with two coats of a satin finish, and it's been fine for three weeks now. I think people worry too much about perfect conditions and forget that paint is made to stick. Has anyone else had a paint job hold up fine without checking the moisture first?
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robinmason16d ago
Three weeks is a good start, but paint can take months to really show a problem. I've seen a job look perfect for two months, then the paint over a damp spot near the shower just let go in one big sheet. It's not about perfect conditions, it's about avoiding that one hidden damp patch that ruins everything. A meter is cheap insurance against having to redo the whole wall later.
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the_river1d ago
Yeah, totally get that. Did my kid's room last fall, walls felt dry. Six months later, had a weird bubble behind the dresser where the outside wall was. @robinmason is right, it's that one sneaky spot. Had to scrape and redo a whole corner.
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