How To Paint A Stone Fireplace Black. As an added bonus, dark fireplaces help disguise televisions. Kilz stain blocking latex primer.
Prepping the stone fireplace for painting is probably the most important part of doing the job right. Heather alternated dry brushing and ragging on the colors until the orange was vanquished and a whole new fireplace emerged. Behr masonry, stucco & brick paint, in your choice of black (i get mine color matched to sherwin williams tricorn black) 2 inch.
Add more highlights if desired.
The only things we did to prep it was using a stiff brush, we went over it clearing any loose dirt, grout whatever, and then painted two coats. I did wait 2 days in between coats to allow the first coat to completely dry. Prepping the stone fireplace for painting is probably the most important part of doing the job right. You can decide how much paint you want to mix at a time.