Osb painting and lighting?

[Jarvis]

Ok I put up lights and now hanging osb on walls. Who else is using osb and how did you paint it? Spray or roller? What colors look best on osb? I was thinking a lite gray? I don't want a dark color that's for sure.
Thoughts???

 

[American Locomotive]

My SO's father sprayed a very light gray on his shop's OSB walls, and did the ceiling white. Makes for a very nice and even light inside the shop.

 

[Toomanytools?]

You can spray or roll, if you spray you have to back roll anyway. Use an oil primer like Kliz or the water based works too as a prime to hide the ink stamps. I usually go with white but a light gray or a darker wainscoting with lighter upper looks good.

 

[Jarvis]

Anyone have pics?

 

[klassenl]

I rolled an oil primer and then 2 coats of semi gloss latex. Just on the ceiling. I'm happy with it even though it is not perfect.

 

[Cougar]

A good sealer primer like Zinsser 1*2*3. And 2 coats of semi gloss paint.
Could do white and trim in a darker color.

 

[Platonic Solid]

For best lighting results use matte on ceiling and eggshell on walls.

 

[Garagetime]

I used OSB painted it white with a roller 2 coats semi-gloss on everything. More pics on my build thread.

 

[Jarvis]

You put anything on seams? Thanks for pic!

 

[Garagetime]

You put anything on seams? Thanks for pic!

There is nothing on the seams.

 

[tonyciambrone]

I have used Kilz 2 (many times) and Kilz Original (today).

Kilz Original filled the crevices much easier and I feel it covered much better. I decided to switch based on the idea that being oil based it will not cause the wood to swell.. Kilz 2 felt like it sucked the paint in so quickly.

 

[Jarvis]

Good to know

 

[James-W]

I am a firm believer in sanding down the seems and then applying two coats of drywall compound to the OSB before doing any painting. The drywall compound will cover all of the "wood chips" and make it look like drywall. Plus, the OSB won't **** up anywhere near as much paint as it would if you didn't apply the drywall compound.

 

[BillK]

I would imagine that OSB would be a pain to keep clean due to the rough surface unless you spend a lot of time sanding and priming first. If that is the case why not just buy some inexpensive paneling at a big box store and put that over the OSB ?? You could get it in a light color and be done with it. It will probably be a wash between the price of the paint and all of the time spent painting. Thats what I put on my walls when I insulated my attached garage years ago. It looks nice and is easy to wipe the dust off.

Just a thought,

 

[92nsx]

We rollered it. Just plain old OSB no prep and flat maintenance white paint. Once again its a garage not a show room. It took 20 gallons for my Garage. 3 coats to cover. (it could use another coat but Im sick of painting.

 

[Toomanytools?]

92nsx, looks like you put it on rough side out, rough side takes a lot more paint.

Someone else mentioned putting as coat or two of drywall mud that seems like a lot of work.

 

[Falcon67]

You put anything on seams? Thanks for pic!

If you intend to condition tbe space you'll want to caulk the seams to stop air movement.

 

[James-W]

92nsx, looks like you put it on rough side out, rough side takes a lot more paint.

Someone else mentioned putting as coat or two of drywall mud that seems like a lot of work.

Not much work at all, and quite inexpensive.

 

[Platonic Solid]

Which ever method you choose, you could make it much easier by prepping and priming on the ground before you hang it.

OT: With exception of the title, this thread has little to do with electrical or lighting.

 

[Notgrownup]

Rolled Zinser on mine before I hung

 

[ticklechicken]

Which ever method you choose, you could make it much easier by prepping and priming on the ground before you hang it.

I did it this way. I bought a 24x40 tarp from Harbor Freight and painted the plywood in my shop.

 

[Oldbear]

If you intend to condition tbe space you'll want to caulk the seams to stop air movement.

Depending on local codes... Here in the Great White North we must have vapour barrier between the inside and the insulation. This stops any air movement. This rule comes into play whether you heat or not. It's what keeps the interior moisture from getting at the insulation and then causing mould. Or so I'm told.

I like to caulk/join the seams to keep dust from settling there. It looks dirty after a while.

 

[BLUE72CAMARO]

I did all the walls with 1/2" osb with 2 coats of Glidden gripper sealer/primer and then a single coat of glidden gloss white. Primer was just sprayed on and paint was sprayed and back rolled. I caulked all the seams on mine as well before paint with cheap white caulk from home depot.

First picture is finished and the second was just after the primer was sprayed.

As far as lighting the first pic is how it is with sams club led lights in it plenty bright for me.

I cant imagine painting the panels before hand if you are spraying though as my shed took a full bundle of 1/2" osb to finish and the sprayer takes about as long to clean up properly as it does to paint...

 

[Jarvis]

Thanks for input.
One guy posted a bunch of pics but I can't see them.
One guy posted this has nothing to do with lighting... I am painting it because I want it brighter. Where should have I posted it?

 

[Jarvis]

Well the paint turned out awesome! Nice and bright! Oil base primer and Sherwin Williams good paint. The oil base primer help keeping the grain from raising on the OSB.