I am painting my sons rooms today ( 2 walls Barn by Martha Stewart, 2 walls Bentwood by Martha Stewart). I never knew red would be such a hard time to paint! I used 3 coats, and you can still see some roller marks.
The color is beautiful, but let me advise you that if you want something painted red...HIRE SOMEONE!!!
Sonicstef
Posted:
Member since
Re: OMG...paint nightmare
Ive heard good things about Marths paint but maybe its that? I painted my walls red and two coats were all it took. I could have gotten away with one maybe. I used Behr (which I heard was the worst) and BM.
What are you painting over?
Jenny5150
Posted:
Member since
Re: OMG...paint nightmare
Did you use a tinted primer?
Niecey
Posted:
Member since
Re: OMG...paint nightmare
I feel for you..the orange/red color in my office took 4 coats to look right. We used Behr paint and didn't use a tinted primer because the color below it was a pale yellow/peachy color so we didn't think we need it - but it was a texture.
It was a pain. Thank goodness half the wall had wainscotting so we didn't have full walls to paint.
The Original 2nd-time-around
Posted:
Member since
Re: OMG...paint nightmare
I didn't use a primer, because I was painting over a white wall and didn't think I'd need it. The guy at the paint store warned me that red is difficult and I'd need at least 2 coats, but I guess I didn't believe him
I did 3 coats on 2 walls and it used up the whole gallon. It could use 1 more coat, so I guess I'll be back at the paint store tomorrow!
pschica
Posted:
Member since
Re: OMG...paint nightmare
JENHOS
Posted:
Member since
Re: OMG...paint nightmare
Tinted primer is the key. We did our dining room Red and the guy used a tinted primer and it only took 2 coats and we used Ralph Lauren paint which a lot of people hate. Came out great!
