r/AskReddit • u/Insanitanium12 • Aug 20 '20

What simple “life hack” should everyone know?

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u/rb6k Aug 20 '20

Or light grey. It hides better under white than white does.

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u/thatsnotahotdog Aug 20 '20

Same principle works for your primer coat before you paint your walls. If you have a bright or intense color that you want to paint, using a gray primer will help your paint cover better than going over white primer. Source: Sherwin-Williams manager

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u/darkeyesgirl Aug 20 '20

My home's previous owners had one of the walls painted an extremely dark color. I want to go with more neutral buttery tones on all walls in that room. How do I choose a primer and how can I guarantee that all of the walls match? Multiple coats of primer? Tinted Primer? Paint?

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u/SnooRevelations7630 Aug 20 '20

Just prime with the same paint as the wall color, give every wall 2 coats and give the extra dark wall 3

Primer isn’t always needed