What Is Paint Primer, and What Does Primer Do?

What is paint primer and what does it do? Here's exactly what paint primer does, when you should use it before painting, and when you can skip this step. The post What Is Paint Primer, and What Does Primer Do? appeared first on Real Estate News & Insights | realtor.com®.
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