This is the second room we've painted since moving into the current house. Bathroom had no issues.
Trying to repaint one of the bedrooms, wedge shape (approx. 3m long and width varies from 1.6 to 3.3m wide).
We think the previous owners painted the bedroom using Dulux Heritage Classic Whites Pale Sepia (a small sample pot was left, but we don’t know for definite if it is this paint). After trying the local Homebase and B&Q we couldn’t find any Pale Sepia so we went for Dulux Matt for Walls and Ceilings, Gentle Fawn as the colours closely match.
After washing the plasterboard walls down and then putting up 2 coats and using all of the 5 litres of paint, we’ve still got streaks. Looks as if it may need more coats - 1 or may be even 2. We’ve used a paint pad and I’ve previously had good results. While using a thin brush to cut in, we’ve had to put up several coats, which is generally unusual. While painting we’ve noticed that the old paint seems to be coarse, we’ve had to use a lot more paint than usual. Each coat needs an overnight to dry, while the tin says 2-4 hours.
While washing down the walls we noticed that the water in the bowl became very clouded. As for other rooms, while trying to clean off the usual wear and tear marks, we’ve also noted this cloudy affect.
We could just continue to put up more coats, but something seems wrong. I’m no paint expert so any advice much appreciated?
Trying to repaint one of the bedrooms, wedge shape (approx. 3m long and width varies from 1.6 to 3.3m wide).
We think the previous owners painted the bedroom using Dulux Heritage Classic Whites Pale Sepia (a small sample pot was left, but we don’t know for definite if it is this paint). After trying the local Homebase and B&Q we couldn’t find any Pale Sepia so we went for Dulux Matt for Walls and Ceilings, Gentle Fawn as the colours closely match.
After washing the plasterboard walls down and then putting up 2 coats and using all of the 5 litres of paint, we’ve still got streaks. Looks as if it may need more coats - 1 or may be even 2. We’ve used a paint pad and I’ve previously had good results. While using a thin brush to cut in, we’ve had to put up several coats, which is generally unusual. While painting we’ve noticed that the old paint seems to be coarse, we’ve had to use a lot more paint than usual. Each coat needs an overnight to dry, while the tin says 2-4 hours.
While washing down the walls we noticed that the water in the bowl became very clouded. As for other rooms, while trying to clean off the usual wear and tear marks, we’ve also noted this cloudy affect.
We could just continue to put up more coats, but something seems wrong. I’m no paint expert so any advice much appreciated?
