I have always done a single coat of prime - usually I go with Benjamin Moore's Fresh Start then two coats of paint, and that worked well.
Now I need to paint some exterior fascia, and soffit ceiling on the exterior eave areas. The fascia is high up so I have to paint on a ladder, and the soffit ceiling is T4 T&G so I have to use a roller from the ground and then get up there with a paint brush to make sure I get everything in the grooves. It's 90 degrees out in Miami FL and this is pretty brutal.
So...I am thinking of some shortcuts.
The soffit ceiling is T4 T&G boards, the fascia is 4 cascading layers of 1x6 PT.
Can I do two coats total instead of one? Say I tint the white primer to the top coat color, then apply top coat, is that ok? or better bite the bullet and do it right?
Thanks,
MC