Our house was damaged last year in Hurricane Ike. In addition to external repairs, we have had some interior rooms repaired and repainted. Monday the contractors did a knockdown texture on the ceiling and walls in the bathroom, today they painted (with colors we picked out).
Alas, the color didn't come out the way we expected it to (we wanted gray, but got more blue in it than we wanted). Yes, I could live with it if I had to, but I won't be happy with it. I'd rather just repaint it myself (insurance won't pay for it).
So, the questions are:
1) Do I need to wait a few days (or a week) before doing this? Does it need extra time to dry (cure? or whatever it does?) before putting more paint on it?
2) It's a flat finish (Sherwin-Williams paints), and still clean (we haven't touched it, and won't use the bathroom until we repaint it). So, do I need to do any prep work on it first? Sand? Prime it?
3) Speaking of priming it, do I need to? It's an even color that is similar to the darker coat I'm putting over it, so a little color showing through really wouldn't be a big problem, or affect the look we're going after.
Any suggestions and guidance would be greatly appreciated. I'm competent to paint the room(I've painted before and worked in remodeling back in college), but I'm not a pro.
Buzz
Alas, the color didn't come out the way we expected it to (we wanted gray, but got more blue in it than we wanted). Yes, I could live with it if I had to, but I won't be happy with it. I'd rather just repaint it myself (insurance won't pay for it).
So, the questions are:
1) Do I need to wait a few days (or a week) before doing this? Does it need extra time to dry (cure? or whatever it does?) before putting more paint on it?
2) It's a flat finish (Sherwin-Williams paints), and still clean (we haven't touched it, and won't use the bathroom until we repaint it). So, do I need to do any prep work on it first? Sand? Prime it?
3) Speaking of priming it, do I need to? It's an even color that is similar to the darker coat I'm putting over it, so a little color showing through really wouldn't be a big problem, or affect the look we're going after.
Any suggestions and guidance would be greatly appreciated. I'm competent to paint the room(I've painted before and worked in remodeling back in college), but I'm not a pro.
Buzz