Primer not covering

12 years ago

I have been struggling to find the right color to go with my glass trim in my bathroom. After many tries, I had BM Quiet Moments made up with 25% white. I love the color and when I see it on cover of the can or the dip chip the paint store made up, it looks perfect. However it is looking muddier on my wall.

The bathroom was originally painted Saffron. (A very pale yellow). The second time it was painted, it was painted Lighthouse, a richer yellow 2018.

I've applied two coats of primer (Fresh Start) to that and over some darker gray/green/blue tests. No matter where I paint this new version of Quiet Moments, the color is not true. I can see the darker colors showing through the primer. Is that the problem? Is the yellow impacting what I see? I bought the latest paint sample in Aura for bathrooms.

Any thoughts or suggestions? I will not be painting the room. However, I want to make sure I get the color to be true.

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PRO
Rockin' Fine Finish
12 years ago
with two coats of primer and using aura you shouldn't be getting any other colors coming through could you post pictures
hayleydaniels
12 years ago
I've had to repaint walls that were dark so I primed with one coat of Kilz, and then painted. I could still see the original color through the primer, but once I got two coats of my new color on the walls, the color was true with no bleed through. Give it a shot, chances are your room will look great.
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msboc
Original Author
12 years ago
I'm not the most experienced when it comes to paint, so let me understand. You used Kilz instead of a regular primer, and even at that there was some bleed-through. But after you applied two coats of your color, the color was true.
PRO
PPF.
12 years ago
Primer is used to prepare a surface for paint, and generally, is not designed to cover previous color -- that's what paint does.

I sometimes will apply primer, followed by a high hiding white paint. Then paint for color.

Make sure you are applying enough paint. Non professional painters often do not.

Aura is quality paint and should cover.

Pictures will help.
hayleydaniels
12 years ago
Yes. We use Kilz as a general primer [from what I gather from my husband] and we like how it protects as we live in a very damp area and have had problems with mold. But like I said, when I applied the primer, I could see the old color, but once I got two good coats on, the color was perfect. I've had to do this a couple of times, and am very happy with the results.

We did do two coats of primer on our kitchen/dining room ceiling as the paint peeled when a wall wasn't taken down correctly, but that way more to hide the edges of the paint.