[mss22]

Hi guys,

Unfortunately I had a bad contractor who patched small cracks in my patio roof ceiling (but made it a million time worse looking). Furthermore, my painter did not give me guidance not to use satin paint (which makes the imperfections looks worse).

Anyways, in person the ceiling looks as bad as in in the picture. My painter said he used 2 coats of primer and 2 top coats of satin sherwin williams paint. You can see the sheen differences and the stucco repairs really stand out.

I tried painting a small section with the stucco repairs and around it with zinser 123 primer, but it didn't help. If I went with the color of the house on the ceiling and did 2-3 coats of flat paint do you think this would help make it look more uniform? Or will it always show the streaking? Any other recommendations? I know I could hire a stucco guy to come out and restucco the whole ceiling and repaint, but that's more than I want to spend considering I'm considering selling soon. Thanks in advance for the help

 

[slinger58]

It's an old rule in painting; the higher the sheen of the paint, the more the imperfections are highlighted. So yes, repainting with flat paint will help.

 

[mss22]

Do you think painting it the house color, BM navajo white, would also help hide more than white?

 

[slinger58]

It's more a factor of sheen than color.

 

[mss22]

It just seems like the stucco patches are so much darker, which make it stand out more, although it is the same color paint.

 

[slinger58]

Assuming the patches were allowed to dry before priming and assuming that the 2 coats of primer and 2 coats of finish were applied with sufficient dry times between coats, there shouldn't be an issue of color difference.

Was, by chance, this job completed all in one day?

 

[mss22]

The stucco was applied and allowed to cure for over 40 days. I do believe the painter did the primer and finish coats in 1 day.

 

[slinger58]

2 coats primer & 2 coats finish in one day is kinda pushing it, depending on the conditions. But from a paint standpoint, the sheen is the problem. The patching could have been better, but if redoing the patching is not an option, the flat paint is your best solution.

 

[chrisn]

Slinger has it right, a coat of flat will do wonders to hide that mess.

BTW, hi to the Old Paint Comtractor from another old paint coNtractor

 

[slinger58]

Slinger has it right, a coat of flat will do wonders to hide that mess.

BTW, hi to the Old Paint Comtractor from another old paint coNtractor

Lol. Thanks for catching my typo, Chris. You know me and my typing skills.:vs_worry:

 

[mss22]

Thanks guys, I'm going to give rolling on 2 flat coats of the white paint a try. I was just disheartened when I tested rolling on a sample area of new stucco and the old stucco with zinsser 123 primer and it didnt appear to change any of the sheen or look.

 

[Gymschu]

Lol. Thanks for catching my typo, Chris. You know me and my typing skills.:vs_worry:

Good to see you "over here" Slinger!

 

[chrisn]

Thanks guys, I'm going to give rolling on 2 flat coats of the white paint a try. I was just disheartened when I tested rolling on a sample area of new stucco and the old stucco with zinsser 123 primer and it didnt appear to change any of the sheen or look.

That's because 123 has some sheen to it, it is not flat.

 

[mss22]

That's because 123 has some sheen to it, it is not flat.

Ahh that makes sense. Got a gallon of exterior behr and will try 2 coats in a small section this weekend.

 

[mss22]

Also going to use a 3/4" nap.

 

[ToolSeeker]

Try a 1/2" roller cover that looks pretty smooth from the pic. And if memory serves me right Behr's flat has a sheen. If you want the flattest use a regular ceiling paint.

 

[mss22]

Try a 1/2" roller cover that looks pretty smooth from the pic. And if memory serves me right Behr's flat has a sheen. If you want the flattest use a regular ceiling paint.

Thanks i did a small section with the behr and didnt notice the sheen, it looks so much better im going to do it all soon