I'm formulating a plan to fix up my garage -- getting rid of junk, getting some more free-standing storage shelves, and making some semblance of order.
But before doing that, I was thinking about giving the walls some color. They are unfinished, 50-year old drywall that was originally taped and patched, but have been left bare all this time.
The intent is not to create a palace, but simply get some paint on the walls to brighten up the space, and make it consistent, since portions of it are painted, but it was left as somebody's unfinished project from before.
It's old, dark drywall, so some type of primer will obviously been required, but are the combo paint/primer products ok?
Or, as I suspect, separate products would simply be better, and not end up costing any more than a combo product that ends up needing more quantity to be effective?
And have modern coatings advanced to the stage where the primer can be painted over in the same day, to save time?
It's a typical two-car garage, with only half a ceiling, as the other half is not finished and opens up to the pitch of the roof. Rough calculations say five-gallon pails might be sufficient.
I do not intend to do much sanding, except in a couple areas that were repaired and very rough, or to make the joints finish-grade in general. It's a utility space that will not garner close inspection.
Anyone done something similar? Just trying to get an idea of what I might be getting myself into.
But before doing that, I was thinking about giving the walls some color. They are unfinished, 50-year old drywall that was originally taped and patched, but have been left bare all this time.
The intent is not to create a palace, but simply get some paint on the walls to brighten up the space, and make it consistent, since portions of it are painted, but it was left as somebody's unfinished project from before.
It's old, dark drywall, so some type of primer will obviously been required, but are the combo paint/primer products ok?
Or, as I suspect, separate products would simply be better, and not end up costing any more than a combo product that ends up needing more quantity to be effective?
And have modern coatings advanced to the stage where the primer can be painted over in the same day, to save time?
It's a typical two-car garage, with only half a ceiling, as the other half is not finished and opens up to the pitch of the roof. Rough calculations say five-gallon pails might be sufficient.
I do not intend to do much sanding, except in a couple areas that were repaired and very rough, or to make the joints finish-grade in general. It's a utility space that will not garner close inspection.
Anyone done something similar? Just trying to get an idea of what I might be getting myself into.