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Prime when changing sheens?

11 years ago

I usually hang out in the kitchen forum, but thought I would get the experts' advice here regarding a paint change.

We are changing colors in our great room/kitchen (from BM Yorkshire tan to Revere Pewter, if that helps). The current tan color and new Revere Pewter appear to be approximately the same darkness level/depth in the space (not sure I'm wording this correctly, but they don't appear to be vastly different iykwim). However, we are going from a shinier "pearl" sheen to an eggshell finish. I have never primed previously painted walls with BM paints, just cleaned and applied 2 coats with no problems. Wondering whether switching sheens will require priming?

Many thanks in advance.

Comments (4)

paintguy22
11 years ago
It's not really necessary to prime, but you may need to apply two coats.
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Christopher Nelson Wallcovering and Painting
11 years ago
I would run over it with a pole sander with 100 grit, first but as paintguy said, no priming needed in this case.
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rovo
Original Author
11 years ago
Great, thanks to you both for answering
ionized_gw
11 years ago
How about you just use an abrasive pad, Scotchbrite-type, when you wash it. That should rough it up a little.

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