Strong colors

[Henry in MI]

Jeff, painting ANY strong color over white primer will let some of the primer color come through, and red is about the worst to cover. This is a normal situation and the quality and flatness of the paint will have a lot to do with your results. Paint that is very flat will have whitish particles that do the flattening and this will not help. One suggestion is that the primer can be tinted and this may help its hiding power. If you have a full can or very close to that of primer left, you might consider taking it back to the store and having it tinted to match your red color. The store MAY not be thrilled about this and will tell you that they can’t get a good color match. This is not a big thing since you will be painting over it anyway. If you get too big a hassle, consider going somewhere else. On the other hand, if you have less than 3/4’s of a can of primer to tint, it probably is not worth YOUR hassle. The real bottom line is that it WILL take more than one coat of paint to cover and it may take more than 2 or 3. Going to a grey primer will not make it any better than using a red primer and changing to another color from the red to another equally strong color may not be much improvement.

Henry in MI

Henry in MI