Having purchased some interior paint they claim that it should only
take one coat but after one coat, its clear that its going to need
two.

Now this is a light paint of a good white base yet there is no chance
one coat would do it.

So my question the paint they do that is actually called 'Once' I
think.......is that any better as I have heard some people say you
dont get away with one coat.

Anyone any experience of using it?

Thanks

"Gogs" wrote in message
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Having purchased some interior paint they claim that it should only
take one coat but after one coat, its clear that its going to need
two.

Now this is a light paint of a good white base yet there is no chance
one coat would do it.

So my question the paint they do that is actually called 'Once' I
think.......is that any better as I have heard some people say you
dont get away with one coat.

Anyone any experience of using it?

Yes, with the same result. Two coats needed.

Mary

Thanks

Gogs wrote:
Having purchased some interior paint they claim that it should only
take one coat but after one coat, its clear that its going to need
two.

Now this is a light paint of a good white base yet there is no chance
one coat would do it.

So my question the paint they do that is actually called 'Once' I
think.......is that any better as I have heard some people say you
dont get away with one coat.

Anyone any experience of using it?

Thanks

You seldom ever get away with one coat of paint. By far the best
covering power of any paint I have ever used is Farrow and Ball.

Thats only takes two coats as against the generic 'one coaters' that
usually take three.

On 17 May 2007 06:44:54 -0700, Gogs
wrote:

Having purchased some interior paint they claim that it should only
take one coat but after one coat, its clear that its going to need
two.

Now this is a light paint of a good white base yet there is no chance
one coat would do it.

So my question the paint they do that is actually called 'Once' I
think.......is that any better as I have heard some people say you
dont get away with one coat.

Anyone any experience of using it?

Thanks

Best of all I prefer the no coat paint. I'm always ready to use that
one. Sadly, as long as it lasts, it's never long enough.
--
Regards,
Mike Halmarack

Gogs wrote:

Having purchased some interior paint they claim that it should only
take one coat but after one coat, its clear that its going to need
two.

Now this is a light paint of a good white base yet there is no chance
one coat would do it.

So my question the paint they do that is actually called 'Once' I
think.......is that any better as I have heard some people say you
dont get away with one coat.

Anyone any experience of using it?

I've just finished our hallway with Dulux silk, pale Primrose yellow
over white base coat and I only needed one coat. Sure after doing one
wall I took the roller and went over a couple of thin spots but I got
the coverage I expected and it looks good. How are you applying it? Take
your time and pay close attention and you will avoid both thin patches
and over thick ones that drip. Practice of course also helps ;-)

FWIW I have used their Solo gloss on the skirtings and doorframes etc of
one room and up and down hallways etc and it has only needed one coat.
Be careful though, it is easy to put too much on, it forms drips slowly
too. So once you have done one area check the previous with a dryish
brush.

Peter

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www.the-brights.net

"Peter Ashby" wrote in message
k...
Gogs wrote:

Having purchased some interior paint they claim that it should only
take one coat but after one coat, its clear that its going to need
two.

Now this is a light paint of a good white base yet there is no chance
one coat would do it.

So my question the paint they do that is actually called 'Once' I
think.......is that any better as I have heard some people say you
dont get away with one coat.

Anyone any experience of using it?

I've just finished our hallway with Dulux silk, pale Primrose yellow
over white base coat and I only needed one coat. Sure after doing one
wall I took the roller and went over a couple of thin spots but I got
the coverage I expected and it looks good. How are you applying it? Take
your time and pay close attention and you will avoid both thin patches
and over thick ones that drip. Practice of course also helps ;-)

FWIW I have used their Solo gloss on the skirtings and doorframes etc of
one room and up and down hallways etc and it has only needed one coat.
Be careful though, it is easy to put too much on, it forms drips slowly
too. So once you have done one area check the previous with a dryish
brush.

Or perhaps our eyesight is better than yours?

:-)

I've had going on for sixty years of practice.

Mary

Peter

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Mary Fisher wrote:

"Peter Ashby" wrote in message
k...
Gogs wrote:

Having purchased some interior paint they claim that it should only
take one coat but after one coat, its clear that its going to need
two.

Now this is a light paint of a good white base yet there is no chance
one coat would do it.

So my question the paint they do that is actually called 'Once' I
think.......is that any better as I have heard some people say you
dont get away with one coat.

Anyone any experience of using it?

I've just finished our hallway with Dulux silk, pale Primrose yellow
over white base coat and I only needed one coat. Sure after doing one
wall I took the roller and went over a couple of thin spots but I got
the coverage I expected and it looks good. How are you applying it? Take
your time and pay close attention and you will avoid both thin patches
and over thick ones that drip. Practice of course also helps ;-)

FWIW I have used their Solo gloss on the skirtings and doorframes etc of
one room and up and down hallways etc and it has only needed one coat.
Be careful though, it is easy to put too much on, it forms drips slowly
too. So once you have done one area check the previous with a dryish
brush.

Or perhaps our eyesight is better than yours?

:-)

Well neither SWMBO nor our style guru wanabe of the eldest have said 'it
needs another coat'. Who am I to argue? ;-)

I've had going on for sixty years of practice.

You must be perfect then ;-) Blame your tools?

Peter

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"Peter Ashby" wrote in message
uk...


I've had going on for sixty years of practice.

You must be perfect then ;-) Blame your tools?

Yes, the paint.

We now use Farrow and Ball (after someone here recommended it). It's not
cheap but it's beautiful. We've also used Ecos paints. We bought a large can
of floor paint for the kitchen then were given vinyl 'boarding' which was
being thrown out unused after a publicity show so we didn't use the paint
for the floor. But it was a light colour so we tried it in the smallest room
and it was perfect, we'll use the rest on the hall, stairs and landing.

When we get round to it.

Mary

On Fri, 18 May 2007 09:29:58 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:


"Peter Ashby" wrote in message
. ruk...


I've had going on for sixty years of practice.

You must be perfect then ;-) Blame your tools?

Yes, the paint.

We now use Farrow and Ball (after someone here recommended it). It's not
cheap but it's beautiful. We've also used Ecos paints. We bought a large can
of floor paint for the kitchen then were given vinyl 'boarding' which was
being thrown out unused after a publicity show so we didn't use the paint
for the floor. But it was a light colour so we tried it in the smallest room
and it was perfect, we'll use the rest on the hall, stairs and landing.

When we get round to it.

Mary

Have used Farow & Ball emulsion in one room - covered well, nice
colours and good flat finish but seems very delicate - easily marks
and rubs off.
Robert

wrote in message
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On Fri, 18 May 2007 09:29:58 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:


"Peter Ashby" wrote in message
.ruk...


I've had going on for sixty years of practice.

You must be perfect then ;-) Blame your tools?

Yes, the paint.

We now use Farrow and Ball (after someone here recommended it). It's not
cheap but it's beautiful. We've also used Ecos paints. We bought a large
can
of floor paint for the kitchen then were given vinyl 'boarding' which was
being thrown out unused after a publicity show so we didn't use the paint
for the floor. But it was a light colour so we tried it in the smallest
room
and it was perfect, we'll use the rest on the hall, stairs and landing.

When we get round to it.

Mary

Have used Farow & Ball emulsion in one room - covered well, nice
colours and good flat finish but seems very delicate - easily marks
and rubs off.

We haven't found that but we're meticulous about preparation.

Mary
Robert

On Sat, 19 May 2007 19:57:34 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:


wrote in message
.. .
On Fri, 18 May 2007 09:29:58 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:


"Peter Ashby" wrote in message
o.ruk...


I've had going on for sixty years of practice.

You must be perfect then ;-) Blame your tools?

Yes, the paint.

We now use Farrow and Ball (after someone here recommended it). It's not
cheap but it's beautiful. We've also used Ecos paints. We bought a large
can
of floor paint for the kitchen then were given vinyl 'boarding' which was
being thrown out unused after a publicity show so we didn't use the paint
for the floor. But it was a light colour so we tried it in the smallest
room
and it was perfect, we'll use the rest on the hall, stairs and landing.

When we get round to it.

Mary

Have used Farow & Ball emulsion in one room - covered well, nice
colours and good flat finish but seems very delicate - easily marks
and rubs off.

We haven't found that but we're meticulous about preparation.

Mary
Robert

That might be our problem - the paint "chips" off at the slightest
excuse.
The wall had first been painted with Leyland White Matt Emulsion, then
overpainted with F&B a few days later.
What did we do wrong ?
Robert

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On Sat, 19 May 2007 19:57:34 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
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On Fri, 18 May 2007 09:29:58 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:


"Peter Ashby" wrote in message
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I've had going on for sixty years of practice.

You must be perfect then ;-) Blame your tools?

Yes, the paint.

We now use Farrow and Ball (after someone here recommended it). It's not
cheap but it's beautiful. We've also used Ecos paints. We bought a large
can
of floor paint for the kitchen then were given vinyl 'boarding' which
was
being thrown out unused after a publicity show so we didn't use the
paint
for the floor. But it was a light colour so we tried it in the smallest
room
and it was perfect, we'll use the rest on the hall, stairs and landing.

When we get round to it.

Mary

Have used Farow & Ball emulsion in one room - covered well, nice
colours and good flat finish but seems very delicate - easily marks
and rubs off.

We haven't found that but we're meticulous about preparation.

Mary
Robert

That might be our problem - the paint "chips" off at the slightest
excuse.
The wall had first been painted with Leyland White Matt Emulsion, then
overpainted with F&B a few days later.
What did we do wrong ?

No idea :-)

Any paint manufacturer would say that you should use an appropriate
undercoat, I suppose.

Mary
Robert

Mary Fisher wrote:
wrote in message
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On Sat, 19 May 2007 19:57:34 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:

wrote in message
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On Fri, 18 May 2007 09:29:58 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:

"Peter Ashby" wrote in message
uk...

I've had going on for sixty years of practice.

You must be perfect then ;-) Blame your tools?
Yes, the paint.

We now use Farrow and Ball (after someone here recommended it). It's not
cheap but it's beautiful. We've also used Ecos paints. We bought a large
can
of floor paint for the kitchen then were given vinyl 'boarding' which
was
being thrown out unused after a publicity show so we didn't use the
paint
for the floor. But it was a light colour so we tried it in the smallest
room
and it was perfect, we'll use the rest on the hall, stairs and landing.

When we get round to it.

Mary

Have used Farow & Ball emulsion in one room - covered well, nice
colours and good flat finish but seems very delicate - easily marks
and rubs off.
We haven't found that but we're meticulous about preparation.

Mary
Robert
That might be our problem - the paint "chips" off at the slightest
excuse.
The wall had first been painted with Leyland White Matt Emulsion, then
overpainted with F&B a few days later.
What did we do wrong ?

No idea :-)

Any paint manufacturer would say that you should use an appropriate
undercoat, I suppose.

Mary
Robert



I think F&B is still made in the old fashioned way, which produces
larger particle sizes and denser colours. The downside is that their
paints have a high solids to binder ratio, which can affect adhesion to
anything other than an ideal substrate.

On May 17, 2:44 pm, Gogs wrote:
Having purchased some interiorpaintthey claim that it should only
take one coat but after one coat, its clear that its going to need
two.

Now this is a lightpaintof a good white base yet there is no chance
one coat would do it.

So my question thepaintthey do that is actually called 'Once' I
think.......is that any better as I have heard some people say you
dont get away with one coat.

Anyone any experience of using it?

Thanks

What roller did you use? Rollers hold and release different amounts of
paint. Woven rollers are generally better than knitted rollers for
dumping loads of paint on the surface. More expensive rollers are
normally better than the cheap ones. Except..!...Micro-fibre rollers,
although they leave a smooth finish & hold loads of paint, they don't
release it very readily.

One coat paints - they tend to be about 60%+ in solid content, the
rest being water. Compare this to normal paints at about 40%+. They
are also designed to spread less, so cover (say) 9m2/l vs the normal
12m2/l plus. They also normally contain more pigment, which gives
better hiding. So... applied with care, re-filling your roller
regularly, using a decent roller, you should get coverage in one coat.
With the usual rider - if you are painting a zebra you may need more
than one coat to cover up the stripes..... :-)

www.diypaint.co.uk

On 17/05/2007 14:44 Gogs wrote:

Having purchased some interior paint they claim that it should only
take one coat

Two words on a paint tin never to be believed: 'one coat'.

--
Frank
(Beware of spam trap - remove the negative)

On 27 May 2007 01:28:17 -0700, diypaint
wrote:

... On May 17, 2:44 pm, Gogs wrote:
... Having purchased some interiorpaintthey claim that it should only
... take one coat but after one coat, its clear that its going to need
... two.
...
... Now this is a lightpaintof a good white base yet there is no chance
... one coat would do it.
...
... So my question thepaintthey do that is actually called 'Once' I
... think.......is that any better as I have heard some people say you
... dont get away with one coat.
...
... Anyone any experience of using it?
...
... Thanks
...
... What roller did you use? Rollers hold and release different amounts of
... paint. Woven rollers are generally better than knitted rollers for
... dumping loads of paint on the surface. More expensive rollers are
... normally better than the cheap ones. Except..!...Micro-fibre rollers,
... although they leave a smooth finish & hold loads of paint, they don't
... release it very readily.
...
... One coat paints - they tend to be about 60%+ in solid content, the
... rest being water. Compare this to normal paints at about 40%+. They
... are also designed to spread less, so cover (say) 9m2/l vs the normal
... 12m2/l plus. They also normally contain more pigment, which gives
... better hiding. So... applied with care, re-filling your roller
... regularly, using a decent roller, you should get coverage in one coat.
... With the usual rider - if you are painting a zebra you may need more
... than one coat to cover up the stripes..... :-)
...
... www.diypaint.co.uk

I used one coat paint recently and had great success. The technique I
only had to change was to load the roller well, roll slowly and keep
the roller half loaded ... if you see what I mean.

Mike P

I've used Dulux one-coat paint a lot. It covers well, but then I've not
tried a light paint over a dark wall. I would suggest you use the Dulux
roller, which has a velour-like surface. I can't imagine the paint covering
a large surface if the roller used is a standard, shaggy type.

I've used Dulux--a very pale peach shade--also on wood paneling that years
before had been treated with a thin wax treatment and after 20 years was a
cafe-au-lait color. It covered exceedingly well. I used a brush to apply
the paint to the grooves and then went on to use the Dulux roller on the
wider, 3-inch, surfaces.


"Mike P" mike@askme wrote in message
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On 27 May 2007 01:28:17 -0700, diypaint
wrote:

.. On May 17, 2:44 pm, Gogs wrote:
.. Having purchased some interiorpaintthey claim that it should only
.. take one coat but after one coat, its clear that its going to need
.. two.

.. So my question thepaintthey do that is actually called 'Once' I
.. think.......is that any better as I have heard some people say you
.. dont get away with one coat.
..
.. Anyone any experience of using it?
..
.. Thanks
..
.. What roller did you use? ...