Paint and Drywall

Tim Carter, of http://AsktheBuilder.com, tells you how to paint and seal your new drywall with great products and technique.

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Howto & Style

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• paint
• drywall
• sand
• seal
• sealer
• joint
• compound
• smooth
• finish
• primer
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• builder

[dominicanto17dr]

mr carter question. I dont know whats wrong with my basement walls. I painted them with 2 gals of paint. The first gal was mixed with primer. The 2nd gal was just the regular paint and everything looks terrible. There are areas where the paint just like falls down like its dripping down the wall. 2 gals on my walls and it still looks crappy. The shade is terrible like if the paint is so thin.

[AsktheBuilder]

Did you use a high-quality paint? Did you use great tools? Did you apply it correctly? If you have runs, I'd say you failed. If it's too thin, then you spread the paint too far. Painting with a roller is not as easy as it looks.

[PaakSolutions]

Sir, you just SAVED my room.

It looks SUPER GLOSSY NOW, SWEET!!! It reflect light AMAZINGLY!!!

I used DULUX primer and paint (2 coats). It cost me €28 for the primer and €36 for the paint. The GYPROC was €7 per 240x120. Total cost including screws, tools, plaster and boards was €170. Not too bad eh. My room is 3x4

THANK YOU

[EastBayOutlaw]

Mr. Carter, I have two questions: I purchased Behr Primer+Paint all in one. Will this be sufficiant to paint my garage in two coats? Also, my drywall in the garage is new (only about 2 months old). Although the tape has been mudded lighlty, but seams and dimples are visable. Will this require a 2nd coat of mudd and sanding by me? Attached is some video of the drywall. Thanks for all your help, and keep up the great tips!!

[jimmym1a1]

I have places on the painted drywall that have chipped/peeled off exposing the "cardboard" of the drywall, if I prime and then paint over it, do you think it'd be OK?

[530PAINTER]

thats a good primer............ i use it alot

[AsktheBuilder]

Ventilation.... open windows....

[carnypimp]

I damn near passed out from the smell of the sealer. What can I do to protect my self from the fumes?

[AsktheBuilder]

No real need if you sand all ridges and use the special primer/sealer.

[trossachs2003]

This is a good question. If we don't need to skim then why do we do so? I'm about to plasterboard a wall whose plaster has deteriorated beyond repair.

I was going to skim...but do I really need to?