Vince Ghiloni
Ghiloni Custom Builders Inc., Granville, Ohio
For paint finish coats that are smooth and even, custom builder Vince Ghiloni relies not on a paint but rather on a primer. Prep & Prime High Build Fill & Seal wall surfacer, his primer of choice, has actually helped him sell jobs over the past year and a half, he says. “It makes it easier to put final coats of paint or primer on afterward,” Ghiloni says. Plus, he says the water-based primer gives the surface the ability to achieve a Level 5 wall finish.
In addition to priming the wall surface, the low-VOC product is formulated to cover and fill the differences between the texture variations of gypsum board and tape joints, the manufacturer says. The spray-applied primer adds a slight texture to drywall that helps equalize rough, uneven patches and minor surface imperfections. Ghiloni specifically likes to use the primer for wainscot applications because he says the resulting texture can make drywall feel like finished wood.
