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White Matt Emulsion instead of Undercoat?
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I've been filling and sanding an already painted plastered wall (in the living room) and will be repainting it soon. My question is, do I need to use undercoat for the best results before painting with my final colour (cream matt emulsion), or can I make do with using some white matt emulsion as an undercoat (as I've got a few tins of this in the house already). I'm just wondering what the difference would be - I don't mind buying undercoat, but if there's no difference, then I'd rather use up what I've already got. Thanks, Ste |
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"ste-m" wrote in message ... Hi there, I've been filling and sanding an already painted plastered wall (in the living room) and will be repainting it soon. My question is, do I need to use undercoat for the best results before painting with my final colour (cream matt emulsion), or can I make do with using some white matt emulsion as an undercoat (as I've got a few tins of this in the house already). I'm just wondering what the difference would be - I don't mind buying undercoat, but if there's no difference, then I'd rather use up what I've already got. Light colours are the hardest to obscure the underneath. Put on what ever you have that's cheap and close to the colour. Sounds like white is fine, and always cheap even if you have to buy it. Darker colours are much more opaque and cover any colour well, sometimes in one coat depending on paint quality. -- Mike W |
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White Matt Emulsion instead of Undercoat?
ste-m wrote:
Hi there, I've been filling and sanding an already painted plastered wall (in the living room) and will be repainting it soon. My question is, do I need to use undercoat for the best results before painting with my final colour (cream matt emulsion), or can I make do with using some white matt emulsion as an undercoat (as I've got a few tins of this in the house already). I'm just wondering what the difference would be - I don't mind buying undercoat, but if there's no difference, then I'd rather use up what I've already got. On plaster, emulsion will be fine. If you are painting new plaster (or filler!) that has not been painted before, then water it down a little bit for the first coat. -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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White Matt Emulsion instead of Undercoat?
In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
ste-m wrote: Hi there, I've been filling and sanding an already painted plastered wall (in the living room) and will be repainting it soon. My question is, do I need to use undercoat for the best results before painting with my final colour (cream matt emulsion), or can I make do with using some white matt emulsion as an undercoat (as I've got a few tins of this in the house already). I'm just wondering what the difference would be - I don't mind buying undercoat, but if there's no difference, then I'd rather use up what I've already got. Thanks, Ste Undercoat is more suitable for surfaces such as wood which are going to be gloss painted. I wouldn't use it under emulsion on a plastered surface but would simply use more than coat of emulsion if needed. White emulsion under cream will be fine. -- Cheers, Roger ______ Email address maintained for newsgroup use only, and not regularly monitored.. Messages sent to it may not be read for several weeks. PLEASE REPLY TO NEWSGROUP! |
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White Matt Emulsion instead of Undercoat?
On Nov 30, 1:22 am, "ste-m" wrote: Hi there, I've been filling and sanding an already painted plastered wall (in the living room) and will be repainting it soon. My question is, do I need to use undercoat for the best results before painting with my final colour (cream matt emulsion), or can I make do with using some white matt emulsion as an undercoat (as I've got a few tins of this in the house already). I'm just wondering what the difference would be - I don't mind buying undercoat, but if there's no difference, then I'd rather use up what I've already got. You don't (normally) use "undercoat" on walls. The white matt will be fine but make sure the walls are clean and free from dust. MBQ |
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White Matt Emulsion instead of Undercoat?
I'm just wondering what the difference would be - I don't mind buying
undercoat, but if there's no difference, then I'd rather use up what I've already got. White emulsion is the correct solution. Do not use undercoat. Christian. |
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