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Before you paint you should always prime and what type and color of primer to use changes by situation. Three types of primer to really think about. There is water/latex based which is used mainly if you are doing a color change. Oil/alkyd based paints is used for covering stains such as water, grease and smoke. If you use water for stains the stains bleed through and if you use oil for color changes it takes a few coats for the base color to stop showing. The last is Shellac which I've never used but have been told it covers stains and does color changes. Now for primer color, you have the options of white, grey or getting them tinted. Most color are good with a white primer, but if they are really dark or very bright you may want to consider something ealse. Some paint colors (mainly reds and Oranges) may take many coats (I've heard of up to seven) for the paint color to come out smooth and even with no blotchy spots/see thorugh if you do not use the right primer. Best to ask the person who makes your paint if it needs a colored primer. Now some paint brands recommend for the colors that need it grey primer and some recommend tinted primers. Grey can be bought off the shelf and tinted primer is made generally by adding 1/4 the paint colors formula to the primer (do not try for more, primers take color differntly then paint and it may come out too dark)

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