Martyred wrote:Dinsdale wrote: For priming new drywall, simple PVA (poly vinyl acetate) primer works just fine,
Isn't acrylic primer the only primer needed for drywall? That primer and then just regular paint.
(this is way ahead of the game...I'm just curious)
Yup, the cheapass PVA, aka "drywall primer." The cheaper the better... key word being "cheap." There's places to save money, and there's places not to.
Assuming you're texturing (darn good idea for many reasons, but after a greenhorn mud-job, becomes an even better one), broadcast the texture first (again, not a bad idea to thin down the texture mud with some of the PVA, although not necessary on new drywall, but it will suck up a little less primer when you prime, and dry up a little harder. If you're fixing up existing shit and texturing over a painted surface or wallpaper, or whatever, it then becomes an extremely good idea to mix PVA into the texture... and even on the new stuff, here's a neat trick -- if you thin down the texture mud, which you probably want to do (experiment a little, depends on a few things, mostly what sort of pattern you're looking for), mix in a little bit of some shitty old bright colored paint, which can be found in most people's garage -- a little color makes it a lot easier to see what you've put on, rather than seeing the grey-on-grey.
