Drywall repair. Please help!
#1
11-08-14, 10:41 AM
Drywall repair. Please help!
Hi folks,
I'm doing some reno in my kitchen. I removed the old backsplash, which was attached to the drywall with some sort of epoxy or glue. I now have a bunch of spots where the white paper facing of the drywall has ripped off, exposing the brown paper underneath.
I read that before I go over those areas with joint compound, I should first cover it with an oil based primer, like Gardz. I read on a website that you can use some leftover oil based paint instead. I happen to have some oil based paint, but it is a gloss paint. Will that still do the trick? I hate to have to buy a quart of Gardz when I probably only need an ounce or two.
Thanks!!
I'm doing some reno in my kitchen. I removed the old backsplash, which was attached to the drywall with some sort of epoxy or glue. I now have a bunch of spots where the white paper facing of the drywall has ripped off, exposing the brown paper underneath.
I read that before I go over those areas with joint compound, I should first cover it with an oil based primer, like Gardz. I read on a website that you can use some leftover oil based paint instead. I happen to have some oil based paint, but it is a gloss paint. Will that still do the trick? I hate to have to buy a quart of Gardz when I probably only need an ounce or two.
Thanks!!
#2
11-08-14, 11:21 AM
Group Moderator
First, just to clarify, Gardz is water based - you use oil based primer OR Gardz.
If your paint was not gloss, I would say it might work. I'd just go pick up a quart of Zinsser sealing primer - you'll use it again down the road.
If your paint was not gloss, I would say it might work. I'd just go pick up a quart of Zinsser sealing primer - you'll use it again down the road.
#5
11-08-14, 11:55 AM
Member
Oil primer is different than oil paint. Oil Primer can be coated with either latex or oil based paints. You can not universally use regular oil paint and go over it with other items. They won't stick well.
What Gardz does is seal the paper and keep it from lifting when the joint compound, which is wet, re-saturates it. Further layers of paper will peel until you have no paper left. The gardz is the only product I have found that successfully seals the torn paper for eventual re-coating or skimming.
What Gardz does is seal the paper and keep it from lifting when the joint compound, which is wet, re-saturates it. Further layers of paper will peel until you have no paper left. The gardz is the only product I have found that successfully seals the torn paper for eventual re-coating or skimming.
#6
11-08-14, 12:13 PM
I used oil base primer [or pigmented shellac] over bare gypsum/torn drywall for years before I ever heard of Gardz, both work equally well. An oil base enamel would seal the gypsum but as noted above, there could be adhesion issues with the mud you'd apply over it.
#7
11-08-14, 12:29 PM
Thank you so much everyone for your replies!!! This was exactly the info I was looking for. My oil based gloss paint is going back down into my storage room.
