How to paint a plaster ceiling that keeps sucking up the paint?
We recently painted our living room ceiling in our house that was built in the 1940's. We used Behr Marquee paint and it goes on great and covers well. An hour later and it all sunk into the ceiling. Should we have used a sealer before painting?
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Prime with a stain blocking primer Like Zinsser 123 or BIN. Then paint.
From my experience, it's always best to use a primer before a job like yours. Especially if it hasn't been painted in quite some time. I like the Behr Marquee paints, but I've had issues with them as far as coverage as well. I would buy some Kilz, go over what you painted, and then repaint with the Behr. Good luck!
You might need to first use a primer to seal it. Good luck!
Use a PVA or drywall primer first. These are made to work like a sealer to keep paint from absorbing.
SHOULD OF PUT A PRIMER ON FIRST -2 COATS
Thank you!!
Hi Patricia: You will have to put on a sealer like Kilz or Zinser and then paint. I went through this, too, cheap paint was put on the wallboard and not sealed. It was a mess until I sealed the walls and ceiling.
Yes, put the primer on, for your ceiling, use 2 coats of it.
You definitely need to use a primer as BIN 123 or Kilz Premium then repaint