How to Use Red Paint
When painting, you cannot simply choose any color from the paint store and expect it to act the same as others when you apply it. For instance, red paint is inherently difficult to use to get the appropriate color and coverage. The greatest obstacle you must overcome: red paint's thinness, requiring several coats. By following these steps, however, you can successfully paint a room in red and get the vibrant results desired. Does this Spark an idea?
Other People Are Reading
Things You'll Need
- Floor sponge mop
- Soap or detergent mixed with water in a bucket
- "Deep Tone Undercoat" red primer paint or gray primer
- Truly red toner paint or red paint
- Paint roller with less than 3/8-inch nap
Instructions
-
-
1
Wash all of the painting surfaces by scrubbing them with a floor sponge mop dipped in detergent and water. Remove all dust and dirt from the walls with this solution to improve adhesion of the paint. Rinse the detergent off with by dipping the mop into clean water and rubbing against the washed walls. Allow to dry completely.
-
2
Apply a primer. Use a "deep undertone" red primer paint if available. Avoid using traditional red primers, which have a pinkish hue. These do not provide a dark enough undercoating. If you cannot find a "deep undertone" red primer paint, apply a gray primer to the walls before painting in red paint. Apply one to two coats of primer paint, depending on the darkness of the base coloring under the primer. Darker colors under the primer require a second coat. Wait for each layer of primer to dry completely before applying the next or moving to the red paint.
-
-
3
Look for a deep red tone paint with a thicker base. These still require at least two coats over the primer paint. Purchase at least two to three times as much traditional red paint as you think you need. Plan to apply at least three or four coats of traditional red paint, because the increased amount of pigment in red paint creates a thinner texture.
-
4
Apply paint with a roller with a shallow nap less than 3/8 inch to prevent the paint from running or dripping. Avoid using brushes with red paint as the thin texture will not adhere to a brush or to rollers with a deep pile to their nap.
-
1
