Painting drywall?

hi,





My new apartment has, i think, unpainted dry wall. Its gray stuff with big patches of white in random places. Should i use a primer before painting this stuff? Would a latex primer be ok for this purpose? Thanks.Painting drywall?
Dan;


I'm not exactly sure what you have by the description and not actually seeing it, but I will tell you a sure way to paint it correctly.





Yes, prime the walls with PVA primer, which is a latex based product; you'll be safe with this. Have it tinted with the same colorants you choose for the wall colors paint.





Do not use Behr Brand Paint which is sold at Home Depot. Behr is an expensive and very labor intensive paint, definitely not for the do-it-yourselfer. Most Pro's can't stand it either. Glidden offers an exceptional paint in the Evermore line sold at the depot, if that's where you go . . . If it's Lowe's you shop, use the American-Tradition product line.





If you need any additional help don't hesitate to ask me.





Best regards,





Mike Lonergan


TradesProfessional, Inc.


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you have to make sure the drywall mud is sanded and aal dust removed.then use drywall primer then paint have fun.
Do not wash unpainted drywall with water first!! it will make it too wet..and possiblt damaged the paper coating..I agree with a previous posting..DO NOT USE BEHR PAINT..it is not user friendly..it ruins your brushes and tools..and on top of they..they will not honor thier warranties..I had over 400 gallons from doing an apartment complex they would not honor that buckled..I wouldn't use that trash evermore..brand of glidden from home depot either..it has no polymers or solids in it..thin as milk...Actually..wal mart has a paint line called ';color place';..it is provided to them from Sherwin Williams paint company...simply use a flat wall paint in this product line for the first coat...which will seal the bare drywall..and has enough moisture in it without adding some from water...Have the flat paint tinted to 75% of the color of the paint you use to finsih the walls with..never have them do 100% of the colorant on the primer..for the bases may be different, and the primer can actually come out darker than the finish...Sherwin willimas has a promar line of paints that are labelled promar 200...400..700..these are a good paint label tat alot of contractors use..200 being the best..400..the next..and 700 the least, which is still good for apartment grade..The paint in the walmart label ';color place'; is the same as the promar 700..only labeled for Walmart...
New drywall needs to be primed before painting to create a good bond with the paint. The primer will also help keep the drywall compound (gray stuff) from bleeding or showing through the paint.





Purchase a primer for new drywall. This is cheaper than a primer sealer and will do the same job.





By all means use latex as a primer and a paint. Paint with a satin or pearl finish or base. Using eggshell or flat is not recommended as these finishes are not durable.





Paint over latex with latex or oil but not latex over oil.
Yes use a primer before painting and latex would be fine unless you have problems with stains bleeding through. Test first by rolling a wall with latex drywall primer. If stains bleed through then use a product like Kilz or Binz stain blocking primers.
yes


but you need first to washed the wall with soap and water to remove dirt, fungus or other stain like the white patches.Let it dry for a couple of day then use latex primer 2 to 3 coat then the latex top coat paint in whatever color you like.