BM Regal paint for bathroom? Paint and primer question.
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Comments (4)Thanks, Lilac, for the great book recommendation. I'm adding it to my list of "must-gets." Some days, the house seems more like a labor than a love, but I'm sure all old house owners feel that way at one time or another. I have my fair share of "What were they thinking?!" Only in my case I could actually ask (if I wanted to set off family fireworks!) I would dearly love to ask my aunt why she thought the bathroom was the perfect place for her leftover carpet, but I'd rather still be welcome to Thanksgiving dinner....See MoreBM Aura, Bathroom shower, need primer?
Comments (5)The reason I keep recommending powdered Dirtex is that it doesn't need rinsing!! It's mild and a good cleaner! A small box will last you 'til you retire probably! It instantly disappears in warm water. You don't need a dripping-wet sponge either. Just good and moist...and gently scrub the walls. TSP is a good cleaner too....BUT...needs to be rinsed WELL, 2 OR 3 TIMES! You'll have no problems with Dirtex. Your spray-foam may be harsher than Dirtex! Faron...See MoreCan I use BM regal matte in a bathroom?
Comments (6)We used BM Regal Matte in 2 bathrooms used by children. It's a great all-around paint but I was skeptical too when I asked my BM store about what to use in the bathrooms as I have the Matte in the rest of my home. They recommended Matte and I was so excited because I'm not a fan from a decorating standpoint of the satin finishes. They assured me it would be great and we haven't been disappointed. My kids are all young so they give the walls a good splattering of handprints, toothpaste . . . you name it. The Regal Matte cleans up beautifully. I wouldn't put just *any* flat paint in a bathroom but Regal Matte is a whole different kind of paint. :-)...See MoreWhat primer for bathroom/what paint
Comments (6)Hate to say this, but re-wash the walls with a POWDERED cleaner like Dirtex or Spin-n-Span!! ONLY then....keep using your existing primer! ANY QUALITY paint in a Satin or higher sheen will do fine. Just do TWO full coats, and let paint dry a day b4 a load of steam hits it!! * A good Mildewcide, like M-1, can be added to ANY Latex paint if you've had that issue. * Over the repair spots, brush a hazy coat of primer FIRST. * When that's dry...apply the normal full coat of primer everywhere. * This way, you'll have ~ 1.5 coats of primer on the THIRSTY patch spots!! * Now....your paint coats won't have ANY sheen variation! Here you can see what I did in our bath: 1) Repairs filled & sanded flush. Dust washed off all surfaces. 2) Gray primer brushed over repair spots. 3) Spray-texture then sprayed over these areas. 4) The blob on lower-right hadn't been spray-text. yet. It was one of the towel-bar holes. 5) The gray edge is of course my cut-in for the full coat of primer, applied when spray-tex spots were dried. 6) My final result?? Flawless paint sheen & evenness of new text.-spray!! Other side of shower, showing the FULL coat of primer being applied over that repaired/sanded/brush-primed/spray-tex. area. Vanity side of bath, showing fan cover off, and fussy repairing/priming/texturing there too! Final look! Waayyy too much flash here I guess, but.... A pic/angle that doesn't show lights/camera-flash!! There WERE other repair spots here where the old towel bar was!! Faron...See Morepaintguy1
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