Painting dark colours (red and orange) to a light beige colour
Anonymous user 28/02/2024 - 3.54 PM
Hi, hope you are all well!
Just have a quick question about repainting the colours in our house from a dark red & orange to a very light neutral beige.
I’ve read many things online but I’m unsure as to whether I should just buy a massive tub of matt white emulsion or if I should buy a white primer/undercoat to block out the colour.
I’ve been looking at Leyland Trade Acrylic Primer and Undercoat in white, would this be okay for what I’m intending to use it for?
I’ve also been looking at Zinsser’s 123 Bullseye but I don’t know if this is overkill and will be too expensive considering the entire house is painted in these dark, saturated colours.
Any help and product recommendations would be very much appreciated! Thanks so much for reading!
Are you a tradesperson and able to answer this question?
Hi, I have read your query and in response to that, I would recommend that you do the following!!
Buy some white Matt (not brilliant white) and water it down so you thin the paint out. Then get some 120 grade sand paper and rub the hole walls down so you have given it a key. (just in case the existing paint is a vinyl finish). Then apply the mixed white paint with a medium pile roller evenly over the areas you want to cover. You may need to give it 2 coats of white to give it a good solid blank background. I would certainly not recommend using zinnser as this is a stain block. I hope that you will find this helpful.
Zinsser BE123 will do that job perfectly, it is a stain block but also a high adhesion primer so will give you a good base but, as you say, it will work out costly for the whole house.
The Leyland acrylic undercoat is a better idea. An undercoat generally has more pigment than the top coat so should give you better opacity to hide the bold colours. Don't thin it unless the instructions suggest it - it's usually designed to be used as it is and if you add water you will be diluting it and lose the opacity.
It probably wont completely block out the original colours but as long as it conceals most it will be a good base and then the new paint should cover in two.
Answered8 November 2020
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Anonymous user
always..always use magnolia as a base coat then work from there.
To change the color from dark to light, it is enough to repaint / prime the walls white. You can use Leyland trade, Dulux matt emulsion for this purpose. Covering with white twice is enough. Later you can use any bright colors you choose (2 coats). 100% guaranteed.
