Painting a wall with primer does the wall need to look perfect before I start painting?

Question

I have a spot on wall that the primer doesn't seem to cover very well. I sanded it lightly and put a second coat of primer but it still looks different, and you can see area on wall. Do I need to try something else before adding topcat or will it be fine?

Answer 1

try a coat of stainkiller on the patches.

    a quart of ' zinnsser' stain killer ,

  they also have it in a spray can, spray / paint the spot.

when it dries in an hour you are all set to go.

Answer 2

It should be fine, the primer is just a base, after appling the finish coats you won't see it.

Answer 3

Sometimes you have to put a coat of varnish over a spot before you use primer.  Some things bleed through everything.

Good Luck!

Answer 4

If you are talking about simply color it should work. If the texture is different you will have a hard time covering it up.

Answer 5

Nope....use Killz brand primer it works best

Answer 6

no,take your roller full of finish paint and roll over the spot,let it dry,very well!then apply 2 coats of finish to tyhe whole wall.if working with eggshell,cut in each wall and roll as you cut in.hope this helps!