painting walls

[Barry J]

I just got done stripping my wallpaper, in some areas the top layer of the sheetrock came off, and in other areas, it looks like a little of the layer of paint can off, making the wall look like a bunch of "puck" marks.
I sealed all these areas over this Gardz wall repair.
I plan on doing two coats of primer and two coats of paint.
My question is if while doing the cutting in of the edges, if I were to put a layer of primer and/or paint on those spots, and then do the regular coats...would I be able to advoid the messy, time consuming job of joint compounding those areas for a smooth finish.
Thanks
Barry

[leejosepho]

Priming and painting should make the entire wall one color, and having the entire wall all one color might make some of the bad spots less noticeable. However, paint will not actually smooth surface defects.

You might try a little light sanding before painting and between coats, but even that will not likely give you a truly smooth weall.

[hj]

Paint will conform to those depressions, not fill them.

[Howard Emerson]

I just got done stripping my wallpaper, in some areas the top layer of the sheetrock came off, and in other areas, it looks like a little of the layer of paint can off, making the wall look like a bunch of "puck" marks.
I sealed all these areas over this Gardz wall repair.
I plan on doing two coats of primer and two coats of paint.
My question is if while doing the cutting in of the edges, if I were to put a layer of primer and/or paint on those spots, and then do the regular coats...would I be able to advoid the messy, time consuming job of joint compounding those areas for a smooth finish.
Thanks
Barry

Hi Barry,
Here's how you can get a good idea of what you can 'get away with':

Completely prime a wall with two coat of primer. Let it dry and stand back.........With your usual lighting, daytime, or nighttime, does it look acceptable? Can you see those 'pock' marks?

If you can't, you're good to go, although the caveat here is 'good to go if using flat, or eggshell texture at most'. Anything glossier shows all problems even more.

If it does not look good, well then place bullet between teeth, bite down hard, spackle lightly, feather your spackled edges down to nothing with a damp, constantly rinsed sponge, let dry, prime those areas again and paint.

Been there.

HE

[frenchie]

Your first step is to prime/seal, no matter what.

Even if you end up having to go over with joint compound, the bare paper has to be sealed first - otherwise it bubbles when you compound it.