It’s always worth emphasizing that you should choose paint colors that resonate with you the best. Live in a home filled with colors you like even if those colors may not be for most folks. We’re talking about reds or yellows, paints that can still create gorgeous homes if you know to work around their intensity. These hues are for the self-assured individuals who can materialize the vision of their perfect home.
If you are one of those, there is something you should know to ensure you get the finish you want. That is, for some paint colors, you need to prime with CP60 yellow primer or CP70 red primer.
How to Know If A Paint Needs CP60 or CP70
Most of the colors that need CP60 or CP70 come from the Boysen Color Trend collection. If you’ve taken Color Trend brochures from exhibits or have checked out the Boysen Color Trend website, you will see which colors would need these colored primers.
Other specifications also mention if a paint color can only be best used only for interiors, or if it needs multiple coats. It’s important to follow these color-specific information to ensure a successful painting project.
Colored primers are required for darker or brighter shades of some colors in order for the correct hue to be made visible. Especially when you’re repainting, you can’t just paint over the surface. Even if the existing paint is in good condition, you have to apply one coat of colored primer if the topcoat needs it.
Remove the guessing game when it comes to knowing if a color needs a particular colored primer or not. Take Sunset March for example, an intense orange paint color from the Engage Palette of the 2019 Boysen Color Trend collection. What primer do you think this paint color needs?
If you answered CP60 yellow primer, you’re correct! If you didn’t know, that’s okay. It just shows that color-specific information isn’t always intuitive.
Always read the fine print. Some orange shades, and red-adjacent colors like magenta, would also need either CP60 or CP70. Then, there are some paint colors in that family of colors that’s fine with a white primer. Know which colors need which colored primers. They will always be clearly indicated on swatches found in the website or on physical brochures.
Where to Get CP60 and CP70
The Boysen Color Trend collection, where paint colors that need colored primers usually come from, are acquired in Boysen Mix & Match Color Stations. This is the same place to get a hue’s respective colored primer.
CP60 and CP70 are essentially Boysen Permacoat Latex B-701 White but mixed with yellow and red tints, respectively. It also doesn’t take too long to get mixed. Depending on how much colored primer you need, your waiting time might be as short as five minutes per container.
Follow these tips and tricks before heading to a Mix & Match Color Station. Check out the location nearest to you. It’s also always worth calling them in advance to check for availability on size, product base and color availability.
Happy Painting!
Those warm, bright hues you want for your home can bring sophistication, playfulness or whatever vibe you want. What’s important is you don’t skip out on the necessary primer for the right color to pop.
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