ceiling & wall paint sheen - tips?

[CT2012]

figured regular white ceiling paint to hide some potenital flaws in my tape job (looks good, but not perfect). would another sheen be better durability?

walls--i was thinking white semi gloss, but....again, my tape job was very good, but not perfect. will i be ripping my hair out with how semi gloss shows every little thing?

then again it is, after all, *just* a garage....not my living room, so maybe showing finish imperfections is ok given durability/ease of cleaning?

and one last question: interior or exterior paint? perhaps kitchen & bathroom interior? i live in northeast, where we get the full range of temps from wicked humid to freezing. interior of garage is insulated, for whatever that's worth.

thanks for any suggestions.

 

[Gary S]

In my garage, I use only full gloss paint. It stays cleaner. I use exterior paint inside my garage because of the temperature change in there.
Put on whatever suits your needs. If you are trying to impress others with a perfect wall, then consider textured walls, but if you do any work out there, be prepared to have it look dirty.

 

[CT2012]

good point. i think i can deal with the occasional highlight of not so perfect section of tape & compound vs. dealing with filthy walls.

thanks, you helped me answer my own question!

 

[just1more]

Like Gary says...Get exterior house paint. It is designed to get wet. My garage was drywalled and painted with house paint 8 years ago. Never been sorry.

 

[CT2012]

would you guys recommend the gloss or semi gloss on ceiling as well?

 

[In2Trux]

I did exterior semi gloss white. Easy to keep clean and doesn't show the plaster imperfections unless your looking for them. Only you will know were they are.

 

[just1more]

I painted walls and ceiling with the same paint. Ceiling has 'knock-down" texture. I think it is satin finish. Been pretty easy to clean.

here are a couple of pics with the dywall in the background. You can see the sheen of the lights on the ceiling....

 

[Steevo]

I also went with exterior/interior semi-gloss white on both walls and ceiling.
I like it a lot.

 

[mopar66]

Did everyone apply primer 1st or use the paint and primer in one?

 

[CT2012]

i've got 2 coats of primer on now on sheetrock and am ready for the finish coat(s) of paint.

i've tried the paint & primer all-in-one on other projects, and i don't think it works despite the marketing efforts to say otherwise. maybe it does in certain situations, but i think you just can't beat a good coat or two of real primer then a coat or two of good paint applied properly.

 

[vpogv]

Any type of texture would help hide your finishing flaws but would make it a bit harder to keep clean. Pick which you want more - dirty flawless or clean mistakes.

 

[just1more]

I would definitely use primer before the finish paint. We mixed drywall mud and sprayed the walls to get a light orange peal texture before painting. That helps hide slight imperfections and is still easy to clean.