Benjamin Moore Aura Can Not Cover Old Paint after 2 Coats (Lowes, color)
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Today, painter painted 2 coats of BM Aura (matte) to the walls in 4 rooms, however only one seems covering well the previous paint, all other three, the previous color still could not be fully covered, so I could see different shade of color on the wall. On BM website, it says one coat Aura should do the job, how come it is still not working after 2 coats?? Is this the Aura paint or the painter's issue?
This is the first time that I saw a painter doing painting work. He first did the prep work, fill holes etc., then using brush, he painted only the section along the trim and edge of all the walls, finally he used the paint rolls to paint the remaining area, the area painted by brush, actually covered much better then the area using the roll. One wall has deep green color previously, I chose Tudor Cream as new color, but after 2 coats using rolls, the greenish color was still bleeding through.
Anyone had similar issues before? Painter said he will paint third coat tomorrow. Any suggestions will be appreciated.
I'd wait until tomorrow to make the call on a third coat. The interior paints today are a dry hide paint. That means they cover when they are dry. While it may feel dry to the touch, it takes about 8 hours for most to dry hide. Some take longer depending on the humidity. It can also be an issue with the paint it covered. If the old paint was a high clay based paint, no paint will cover it in two coats and it should have been primed. Usually a painter can tell if it's a clay based paint by running your hand over the surface. If it "feels" chalky, it's a clay base. You will not get any color on your hands, it just feels chalky. Clay based paints are normally price point paints.
Today, painter painted 2 coats of (whatever)
One wall has deep green color previously, I chose Tudor Cream as new color...
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Originally Posted by USAGeorge
I would have never touched it without a sealer coat first....
^^What he said.
On the bargain paint front...
I've recently tried the "Cover & Go" sold for $9.97 at Lowes (made by Valspar).
I used some over the winter when I painted the joists in my utility room.
I expected that job to need 3 coats and it did an OK job for me.
Their flat wall paint did a terrific one coat job (slightly darker shades than before).
No bleed through, nice even color, rolled well.
The semi gloss, used in closets, bathroom, kitchen, didn't do well at all.
After two coats (and over primer as most was new wall) I still wasn't happy
so I went up in grade to a Glidden (still under $20). All is good.
I had white walls and my professional painters did a primer coat before they did the walls in a light grey color. Very surprised that the painter would even consider doing the job without a primer coat.
Aura has primer in it already, at least that is what they claim. Maybe the tudor cream color is not good at covering.
I think the problem is the dark green walls and maybe someone who "also does painting" vs. full time professional painters.
My painters only use BM paint and used a primer before they used the regular paint - and my walls were white to start! I can't imagine not using a primer when you started with dark green walls.
Regardless of the wall color I've always done a tinted primer then went to the final coats. I also use Benjamin Moore but go with Regal flat. I've got a nice gallon of Ultra Spec for the trim and door work I've been doing. The room below had one coat of tinted primer then two coats of the Regal flat, took the room from some awful purple blue to a nice light gray.
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