Can I paint the inside of a closet that has textured paint? It's over 35 ears old...?

I sell paint for a living, and I run into every type of problem you can imagine. Here is my suggestion:





First of all, you must have a clean surface that is free from grease or any foreign material. Having said that, if you can handle the smell of alkyd based products (thinner based), then you should prime over the old paint with a Zinsser product called HI HIDE COVER STAIN. This will block out anything, and it will adhere to just about anything. If you cannot handle the smell of the alkyd based product, then water based Kilz is the next best idea. Just remember, the alkyd based material will only smell temporarily, and it will perform light years better than any water based material.





After the cleaning and priming, you can paint over it with any water based paint you want. It can be inexpensive, simply because it will only get minimal wear and tear because it is in a closet. I recommend Dunn Edwards Paint or Benjamin Moore. I would never ever recommend using any product from Home Depot, Lowes, or any other big box store. Stick to the paint specialists for paint.





What ever you decide to do, good luck to you!Can I paint the inside of a closet that has textured paint? It's over 35 ears old...?
yes but you may need to paint it with kilz firstCan I paint the inside of a closet that has textured paint? It's over 35 ears old...?
I think you can but the texture will still be there. If you want to get rid of the texture, you might have to sand it until the surface is smooth, then repaint. since it is in a closet, I think it would be ok to paint as is.
sure you can
If you can go to the store and buy paint and a paint brush you can paint it. What does the age of the closet have to do with anything?
sure clean the walls. coat with a coat of Kilz primer and paint away.
yes, you can. It's possible depending how old and how good the paint is.
Certainly. It might take an extra coat if it has not been painted in so long, but painting with a roller as you would do any other interior surface should turn out just fine.
Yes you can paint it





For going over texture you will want to be sure you are using the appropriate roller - maybe ask for help at Home Depot / Lowes





You should know - that many textures on ceilings and walls contain asbesots - so be careful not to chip a bunch of the texture off while you are refinishing it





A couple of good thick layers of latex paint will help keep the asbestos texture stuck to the wall, which is where you want it to stay!
prime it first


then paint it


it will still be textured though


it is probably oil base paint on it so tell them at the paint store, that you need a primer for iol base and you want to now use latex paint to paint it the final colour
I did that recently. I rented a spray painter, it went very fast. you can also get a substnce to re texture the paint if you want to. some kinds get added right to the paint, but tend to clog the paint sprayer. Get off any mildew first with a weak solution of bleach and water first, then rinse, if this has been a problem for you.