How many coats of primer do you need? Professional painters reveal best practice for walls and furniture
![Two coats of white primer on top of dark blue paint - it didn't cover up the blue and looks really patchy. I thought that was the whole point of primer? : Two coats of white primer on top of dark blue paint - it didn't cover up the blue and looks really patchy. I thought that was the whole point of primer? :](https://preview.redd.it/m4lmc0nwd4r81.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=828817d313559b516e204713de99f14e6911e4c6)
Two coats of white primer on top of dark blue paint - it didn't cover up the blue and looks really patchy. I thought that was the whole point of primer? :
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