This week we tackled a kitchen remodel overseen by Jason Ring of Scene Construction. The color of choice for the kitchen was a salmon red to replace the existing light yellow.
Red is a translucent color and getting it to cover without showing the underlying color or having the hue effected by it is easy to achieve by using a gray scale primer. Sherwin Williams fan decks will indicate what scale primer on the back of the color as a P1 through P4. These numbers determine how dark the underlying gray should be. If you're unable to get the information from the fan deck or the paint store customer service rep have them add some black tint to your primer. The results will not disappoint. The added benefit is that you won't have to paint the walls five times - only three.
