(See part 1 here)
After finding out just how much the primer changed the paint color on what I thought I liked, the next trip to town I tried again.
This time I bought more primer and picked out 5 varied shades to try again. I also got a sample size of a dark brown to put in the first primer gallon…because I’m realizing I may not get the whole house painted befire rainy season so I’d rather have off white pat he’s on the house than pure white.
I came home and applied two coats of primer over 5 more sections of the house. At this rate by the time I pick a color the whole side might have 3 coats! I then painted each section with one if the sample colors….arranged darkest to lightest. Now this is what the side looks like:
Far right two are the original ones (same color with and without primer). I quickly discovered the tan one far left is a lot more yellow than the sample so that’s out. Next to that (going to the right) is a nice shade of…baby poop. I’ve seen that color under cages. That’s out! Middle one isn’t too bad but the paint was watery and did not cover well-it would need a redo sample. Then we have a “brown” that looks grey to me…and I kinda like it! After that is one called nut brown …even though I do like the color I think it will soak up too much heat in summer.
So now that I see how grey looks, I’m thinking of trying some lighter shades of grey samples. I also realized there’s enough wood texture even with 3 coats I may be able to do some dry brushing and get back some of the weathered look I like! To be continued….