Primer over samples?

TCsbride

Even though it goes against me cheap ways, I've decided to buy samples for wall colors for our bedroom since I have it narrowed down to three colors.....two tan/griege colors and a light blue. We have a dark plum color on the walls now, so I know it'll need a coat of primer, but will I have to paint over the samples with primer again before painting on the color we choose? Just curious...

emjacobs13

You'll want to sand down any spots that are uneven (if you get a drip or something).  I would primer over them because you don't want to take the chance of having a blue tinted area on your wall.  My parents didn't prime my old bedroom before painting it and I had stripes that were a similar tone, you can still see one stripe if you knew they were there.

TacoriLover

Yes, I would primer over the samples once you decide on a color.  We recently repainted our family room, put up a coat of primer, samples, then primer and color again.  It'll look much better and uniformed. 

mardoll10

When we did our basement, I just sanded down the area I painted with the sample to "thin" it out, and then painted over the whole thing.  You can't tell.  Granted, it was the same color that I went over with the new paint.  If you're painting 3 samples, I would at least prime over the two that don't match.  Does that make sense?