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06-13-05, 07:51 PM

myoung

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Painting over dark wall

I just moved into my apartment building. I want to paint my room a dark color, like a dark blue...almost navy. Since I'm renting I have to re-paint the room to its original color (off-white/cream) when i move out (a year from now). Is it difficult to paint over a dark color? I really hate the white walls, but if it's not worth the trouble I'll leave it.

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06-14-05, 04:14 AM

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Its not hard to paint over a dark color, it will just require multiple coats to cover it.

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06-19-05, 06:12 AM

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1-2 coats of primer before you put on the "off-white/cream" will do the trick, no problem.

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