Painting inside of coop

[ksalvagno]

We have started painting the inside of our coop. We are using Kilz oil based outdoor primer. We will use a latex outdoor paint on top of it. My question is should we do one or two coats of primer? We know we will be doing 2 coats of the latex. The shed is a typical shed made with OSB board.

I had read on a previous post to do at least 2 coats of primer and 2 coats of the latex.

 

[ksct]

i used one coat of primer. 2ish coats of 'finish'
It wasn't high gloss like i was hoping so IMO make sure that it is. Primer is pretty thick, but if you're worried, it can't hurt to use 2.
Our floor is just plywood.

 

[LittleFeat]

I used one kilz latex primer and 1 latex finish. It covered good but I kind of wish I had 2 finish at least on the floor. But I was too eager to finish it and was tired of all the many steps to getting everything painted.

 

[patandchickens]

There is normally no point in doing more than one coat of primer, unless you are trying to kill persistant show-through or bleeding stains, such as bad knots or graffiti or whatever.

So, one thinnish coat of primer, then 2 thinnish coats of paint (rarely, a third is necessary, like if you want something really really black). You want thinnish coats of everything so it doesn't go all peely in a year or two.

Use a roller for the OSB and expect it to take a lot more paint than, say, plywood or boards would (b/c of the rough and absorbant surface)

Good luck, ahve fun,

Pat

 

[ksalvagno]

Thanks, I think I will only do one coat of primer. I still have to do 2 coats of the latex paint.