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Use kilz, then one brand of primer, different brand for paint??

7 years ago

last modified: 7 years ago

We bought a home from a smoker. My husband has been painting and been tackling the rooms with dark colored paint. First he washed the walls with TSP (and was amazed at what came off the walls. He said it was gross!) then once dried and taped off he dusted and vacuumed corners of ceiling. He applied one coat of Kilz because we wanted a paint that specifically had odor blocking properties. The problem is the room had dark colored paint. So now he wants to prime it and then paint.

He said in his experince he doesn't like the 2-in-1 paints (paint & primer together). He also said it is far cheaper to buy primer, use that, and then splurge on a quality Benjamin Moore paint. We love BM and the colors we want are all Benjamin Moore colors

His friend gave him some leftover valspar primer. So we have 2 gallons that have never been opened. Score!

Our dilemma is how is this going to affect the final product? Is it OK to mix different brands? First Kilz, then valspar, then Benjamin Moore? Should we instead spend the money on Benjamin Moore primer? It's so hard to let 2 gallons of free primer go to waste :(

if anyone has tips on how to make the mixing/matching of brands work then please advise... since the walls are already painted with kilz, at this point would it make a difference if we mixed and matched??

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Christopher Nelson Wallcovering and Painting

7 years ago

If you are going over nicotine, then you should really be using Coverstain or Bin, Kilz will not do it, neither will the Valspar. That said, if you want to proceed and have the nicotine bleed through( and it will unless ALL of it was successfully washed off) you can mix primers and paint

PS, Kilz is a stain blocker but it will not block nicotine, trust me.

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funkybunch0
Original Author
7 years ago
I just googled BIN. So it's okay to put the BIN by Zinsser over the kilz? And then we can apply Benjamin Moore paint once it dries? So Kilz, Bin, BM paint... Is that something he should do in each room? Or going forward after he cleans walls w/ TSP he can just do Zinsser bin as primer and then BM paint?
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Christopher Nelson Wallcovering and Painting
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
he can just do Zinsser bin as primer and then BM paint yes and yes you can put the Bin over the Kilz and then paint with whatever you want. I would use the Coverstain instead of the Bin, just because the Bin is REALLY stinky(but it dissipates pretty fast) The Coverstain smells bad also, just not as much
funkybunch0
Original Author
7 years ago
He went back to the store today to get Zinsser but it's just too expensive. $45/gallon compared to $16. so far the kilz has given great coverage so he did a second coat with the kilz and then he wants to get a quality Benjamin Moore paint.
paintguy22
7 years ago
It's ok to mix primers, but if you are using the latex version of Kilz, that's not going to block odors really or stains. But, in my experience, washing the nicotine/tar stains is usually good enough unless the smoker really smoked a ton in the house. Also, you really need to rinse that TSP well before painting or that may cause some adhesion issues. If you are buying the BIN, what you want is the shellac based stuff, not the synthetic.
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Christopher Nelson Wallcovering and Painting
7 years ago
so far the kilz has given great coverage so he did a second coat with the kilz

good luck with that

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