Over this past week I finishing painting the walls, finished putting down the stain, painted all the trim (just about), and just yesterday I put down the primer over it. Here’s what happened, and some of the “issues” that got in the way.
Here’s a shot of 2 coats still, the very left corner in the shot is where I just started with the 3rd.
Here’s a better shot to show you how dark it was in comparison, the 3rd coat is closest to me.
It ended up we needed this final coat because I used acrylic paint on the edges to cover up our repair spots. It worked, but in turn made the outside of the floor too dark. They would probably tell us not to use 3 coats, but we did anyway. I figured lets not ask and just see if something bad happens. (That often gets me in trouble, too.)
Then I painted the trim. When we painted the trim in the bedroom I waited until after we put the primer down, and taped around the edges of the floor. Guess what? That can pull up the primer, and the stain. So we have some repairs needed in the bedroom after that incident, but I learned. This time I put old paper scraps all around the room, and it worked like a charm. I know they have a painters tool that will make this easier, but I did not research it.
In this shot you can really see the yellow color I was coming from above it. (And the terrible repair they did to the window trim.)
Here’s a dried example of what the primer coat will make the color look like. It really brings out more brown in our floor, even with it being so dark.
And primer coat done. (Don’t mind the trim tape.) So far, so good! We’re putting on the high traffic coats today or tomorrow. It’s been really rainy and I believe it’s better to do it in dry conditions.
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