Hi Mc Hudd Sorry for taking so long getting back to you. I was having too much Solstice fun with my family and friends. Now to reply to some of your answers. When you say contact paper is it the stuff that use to be called MacTac? The stuff used to line kitchen cupboards. If it is go to a really good paint store and have them contact the experts to see what would be the best steps to take to solve your dilemma. If it is not MacTac you are referring to great. The sad part I have to tell you is that you are probably going to have to peel off all the paint that you worked so hard to put up. Once that is done you have to start all over again. First clean very well, rinsing the walls thoroughly. Let dry, sand all the walls, damp wipe the walls with a rag to get all the dust off, and again let dry. Next patch and prime. Primer is only meant to be applied if you are going to paint within 12-36 hours after that you have to reprime to walls. This is because primer is very porous and readally absorbes anything is the air. Especially if you are cooking and are a smoker. It is surprising how fast it takes to get dirty. If the primer is left to long you will have wash the walls over again. I would suggest not using the Kilz primer, I would go with a different Zinsser product. They have a couple of really good heavy duty quick dry specialty primers. Look for one that is designed to go on glass and melamine. When you paint it is not crucial if there is a couple of days between coats unless you do a lot of cooking like I do. Then you are better off applying the second coat after the first has compleately dried. Which is 6-8 hours for latex paint and 18-24 hours for oil paint. Mind you if you are using a really dark colour then that rule does not apply. It take longer for the paint to dry when it is a dark colour. You can add an extra 2-4 hours for latex paint and an extra 2-6 hours for oil paint Next, is the Walmart paint the best that they had or was it their inexpensive brand? If it was the cheaper stuff, you need to try a paint store and get a much higher quality paint. You pay more money now but you don't have touch as often or repaint as soon. Two-five years with lower quality as compared to ten-twenty years with a better grade paint. If you use latex paint it takes one month to cure(get hard), so you can't wash the walls if they get dirty. It will take even longer if you are using dark colours. The benefit is there is not much smell. If you are using oil it only takes one week to one and half weeks to cure depending on the colour. A great way to cover up the smell of the oil paint is to have the people mixing the paint add you favorite extract flavouring. IE:vanilla, almond, peppermint,etc.... As long as it is clear in colour. It does not effect to paint quality. Usually one teaspoon for a quart and one tablespoon for a gallon. I hope that I have not overwhelmed you with all this information. I was trying to be as thorough as possible. Ciao for now Nickie

Zinsser makes a great primer. The others are right though, it won't go on evenly like your final coat. You're doing fine. :) I painted a wood desk last summer and when I finished with the primer, I thought the same thing, "oh, what a mess I've made." But then I put on the first finish coat (a black high gloss paint), all of my doubts went away. You may need to put on two coats of your regular paint though since you're covering the wood and primer. I would put one coat on and then see if you even need to fill those corners. A little spackle will work - no mixing needed. When you first apply it it will be pink and then it dries to white. Then you can lightly sand it and paint on your final coat. Also, as others mentioned..use a really good regular paint brush. It will have finer bristles and give you a nice, smooth application. The inexpensive brushes have courser bristles. Believe me, the brush does make a difference. Bottom line is... you're doing great! :)

Hi Summer, Do you get ill from Latex, Oil, or both? * Some Latexes now are real low on the VOC's. * Oils...no good reason to use 'em! * Can you hire it done? * Our store has C2 paint, and it's pretty low in VOC's. * I've never been a fan of the "milk-paint" regimen. Faron

My choice would be paint, or regular wallpaper, not stick on.