HELP - Interior Paint Job Going South!!!

 OK all you pro's out there I need your help.  I'm doing an interior
repaint on my home.  The walls are standard sheet rock and have been
repainted once before.

Here's my problem. Every spot I have spackled and sanded is
"telegraphing" through the top coat of paint and it looks hideous!
The color is a medium dark seafoam green.

Here are the steps I've taken.. Please tell where I may have gone
wrong.

1. First I sanded, spackled and repaired bad spots on the wall.
2. THen I rolled a sealer / primer over the entire wall.
3. Then I rolled the new wall paint.  The first try I used Benjamin
Moore Regal Eggshell.  I hated the eggshell finish.  BTW, the repairs
telegraphed badly after this first coat of finish paint.

Then I rerolled the wall with Behr's new Enamel Flat Washable.  I LOVE
this paint and finish.  However even after another full coat of paint
the places I sanded and spackled (that are now under primer and two
coats of paint) are showing up like a neon sign... What Gives!!!

Please help!

Thanks,

Bradesp

  Pro painter rough sand the entire wall.  Go visit a real paint shop
and ask what they use.  Basically it is on a broom handle and may be
the same as what sheet rock guys use.



repairs

 Probably the patch is too smooth compared to the rest of the wall.

You need to realize that right now you are staring at it and in normal
use it may look fine.

 On Thu, 23 Oct 2003 15:06:35 GMT, "Art Begun"


That's why there is orange-peel plaster finishing, kills uniform
reflections ;-)

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 On 22 Oct 2003 15:19:04 -0700, bradesp@yahoo.com (bradesp) wrote:


Where did you spray the texturizer on?  I don't see that step
anywhere.  Or did you use a wadded-up paper towel to impress the
spackle with some texture, instead?  That works pretty well on small
repairs.

Your walls almost certainly have some texturizer already applied.  It
can be anything from small, sparse bumps to an orange-peel-like
effect.  This stuff is used to hide imperfections, both present and
future.  

If you don't put texturizer on the patches you repaired, they'll stand
out because they're too smooth.  I know, it's annoying to have to
cover up your good patching job, but it's necessary to blend the patch
into the rest of the wall.

Mary

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