painting kitchen

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ellisland

Discussion Starter · Feb 28, 2020

I'm going to be painting my kitchen. Right now, I'm filling holes and sanding the walls. The old paint is semi gloss. My question is, after sanding and cleaning, can I put semi-gloss on top of that? I've always changed from semi-gloss to an eggshell finish, but since this is the kitchen...

I'm also wondering that perhaps I should only use semi-gloss on the backsplash area. Either way, is the paint that contains primer in it, be a decent alternative to buying gallons of primer?

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mark sr

· #3 · Feb 28, 2020

As noted above there shouldn't be any problems with apply a decent latex enamel over latex enamel - no primer needed BUT the repairs should be primed. While a dedicated primer is best you can often get away with spot priming those areas with the finish paint.

Primer in the paint is basically just a marketing ploy.

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