The one thing people always mess up when they paint a room

I see it all the time, people skip the primer. They think a coat of paint is enough, but it's not. I painted my living room in my old apartment and skipped primer to save time. Within a year, the paint started peeling near the windows because of moisture. I used a good paint, Behr Marquee, but it didn't matter. The wall just wouldn't hold it. Now in my house, I always use a stain-blocking primer first, especially on fresh drywall or over old stains. It adds maybe an hour and $30 to the job, but the paint sticks better and looks even. It's the difference between a job that lasts and one you redo in two years. Has anyone else had paint fail because they skipped this step?

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ryan_smith375d ago

My buddy's paint peeled in six months without primer.

graymiller5d ago

Honestly, my friend tried to paint over her kid's crayon marks without primer. She used a really thick top coat, but all the waxy spots bled through in like a week. It looked awful, these weird ghost shapes all over the wall. She had to scrub it all off and start over with a proper stain blocker.