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Painting over magnolia walls
Anonymous user 23/02/2024 - 3.12 PM
I've just moved into a new house and all of the walls are painted magnolia. I'm going to be painting over some with a light grey. Do I need to prime the walls with white paint first, like I would a vibrant paint, or can I get away with painting over the magnolia with the grey?
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15 Answers
Anonymous user
You dont need to for grey-magnolia, if it is a very light grey I would recommend painting the magnolia white first as it will brighten the final finish of a very light grey
Answered18 September 2017
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ANGEL DECORATION LTD
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There is no need to paint the wall white first. What you should do is to put two coats grey.
Answered14 October 2017
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Anonymous user
Yes no need to cover with white as you are going darker. 2-3 coats for a perfect finish with a good quality paint.
Answered27 March 2018
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Anonymous user
No need to prime with a white only do this if covering a very bright or dark colour if going lighter thus means less coats and a better cover.
Answered27 September 2017
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JN Decorators
Rating: 5 out of 5
No you don't need to. And why would you feel the need to white out over a vibrant colour?
Just paint over, and 2coats should be sufficient.
Answered18 September 2017
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True colours
Rating: 4.9 out of 5
No need to prime first or base coat. Only over fresh plaster or a dramatic colour change should you need an extra coat first of paint. 2 coats will work just fine.
Answered6 October 2017
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Liam's Property Maintenance
Rating: 5 out of 5
No just apply two coats of the grey paint that will be fine as you are putting a dark colour over a light colour. To get the best possible finish you can lightly sand the walls in between coats.
Answered13 December 2017
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Scott Anderson
Rating: 5 out of 5
No need to prime first just apply two coats of grey. Only need to prime if going from dark colour to lighter hope this helps
Answered5 February 2018
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Hudson Painting & Decorating
Rating: 4.7 out of 5
2 costs of grey in top will cover it good, no need for anything underneath.
Answered28 February 2018
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Pauls Magic Art Ltd
Rating: 5 out of 5
No need to priminig is light colour so 2 coats of Grey should cover good the walls.
Answered2 May 2018
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Amvic Roofing Construction
Rating: 5 out of 5
No need to prime first or base coat. Only over fresh plaster or a black color change should you need an extra coat first of paint. 2 coats of Grey should cover well the walls.
Answered29 May 2018
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COSY HOMES PROTECTIVE COATINGS LIMITED
Rating: 4.8 out of 5
No.clean and dry area. should be fine to paint over with couple of coats of gray
Hope that helps joe.
Answered29 November 2018
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Anonymous user
No there's no need to prime them first, just fill any cracks or holes then sand them then paint two coats or how ever many it takes depending on what brand paint it is. It may take more than two coats if it's not a very good brand of paint.
Answered9 January 2019
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Anonymous user
2 coats of grey should be alright, you don’t need any white undercoat.
Answered25 January 2019
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Fernando's Finishing Touch
Rating: 5 out of 5
Like some of the above said no need to prime the walls acouple of coats of grey should do it.
Answered1 November 2019
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