Do you use putty before painting the wall?

Question

I heard that some people use putty before painting the wall in order to make it easier to paint the wall. They told me that to use putty makes the wall flat and look nicer and you are able to paint the wall easily. I would like to ask if it is common to use it? How to use? and where to buy? thanks!

Answer 1

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If it is a large area you want to smooth, putty will be too slow and hard to and. Go to your local hardware and ask for 'Top coat jointing compound' used for gyprock. It is pre mixed and sands very easily with an 80 grade large sanding block for a super smooth finish.
Hope this helps.

Answer 2

Are you talking about painting unfinished dry wall? If you are, yes...you need to use 'dry wall mud'. You will need a bucket of dry wall mud, a putty knife, a sponge and some dry wall tape. This isn't something you want to do yourself unless you have someone with experience to at LEAST coach you through it. If you're talking about painting a finished wall, (one that has been painted before) you may want to buy a can of primer first, and prime the wall before you paint it. You get primer and dry wall mud at your local hardware store. If you mean there are nail holes etc... you can buy a small container of spackling and a small putty knife to fix them...which you also buy at the hardware store. Good luck!

Answer 3

I would assume they mean they use it to fill in small holes and cracks before painting. If that is the case, then yes, it's common to do that. They don't cover the entire wall.

Answer 4

If it is a sheetrocked wall you would use spackle...you can buy at Home Depot...Lowes...Ace...Frys...anywhere. You must "putty"BEFORE you paint...allow to dry...sand...PRIME...and then you are ready to paint!

Answer 5

putty would be for holes in wood.
spackle for small holes in sheetrock
kilz is what you want to use.

Answer 6

Typically, you use putty over nail holes, etc. If the walls are just sheetrock with the seems, then you definately have to putty and tape the seams as well as all nail holes. Its an arduous process because once you putty, you still have to wait for it to set, then sand it, the putty it again, then sand again, and do it a third time. The sanding is a pain and if you don't make it smooth your walls will look like crap. Not knowing what your walls are is hard to give you a definative answer on this. You also need a primer paint as well if the walls are sheetrock, otherwise they will suck up the paint and it will take numerous coats of paint. Good luck!

Answer 7

i know that you use putty to put in holes before you paint
but also you have to sand it after it drys to make it level, i never heard to use it on the whole wall

Answer 8

call a drywaller.

Answer 9

Personally, I like Joint Compound or "mud" that you put on seams for sheetrock.

If you have a lot of "imperfections", then get a large 12 inch "knife" that they use for drywall and you get some of that on it, and swipe it on, and level it off and you will have a wall that just looks perfect!

You can also get different "formulas" in joint compound called 'hot mix'. It will dry in 5-10-15-30 minutes, depending on which one you buy.

It dries hard as a rock, and you can sand and prime and paint and it will look like you never had a blemish at all.

I wish you well..

Jesse

Answer 10

Someone's pulling your leg. If you need to fill holes or places that are damaged or broken out, just use paintable caulk - it comes in what looks like a ketchup bottle - the kind diners used to keep on the tables. It cures, but be sure to wipe the surface smooth with a damp sponge, that way, you won't have to sand it flush with the wall surface.

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Answer 11

haven't heard of that.. just heard yesterday 2 mix a glue,, don't remember the name of the glue.. mix equal parts water and glue 2 paint, 2 help paint stick 2 bathroom walls.. i do know you will want 2 patch all holes and sand lumps and bumps till smooth.. paint with primer 1st. then your color coat..and any water spots or grease on walls need about 3 coats of primer in those area's only because water spots and grease will bleed through after a few months.. and they say paint in the day time, not at night.. hope your job turns out great : )