Painting en-suite - do i need special paint?

simondyntDBeK · 7 Mar 2007

Hi,

Most of the en-suite in my new house is tiled but there are a couple of walls that are only half-tiled and I want to paint over the ghastly green that's there now!

Can I just just the one-coat matt emulsion I'm using in the bedroom or do I need a special paint (I've seen kitchen and bathroom paint somewhere)?

If I do use the emulsion - what would happen?

Ta

Simon

AndyBill · 7 Mar 2007

dont waste your money on kitchen/bathroom paint .
that was invented so paint companies could charge more.

ok it may be more protective but
u can use normal emulsion although i wouldnt use any '1 coat' rubbish.

simondyntDBeK · 7 Mar 2007

Cheers Andy!

That's kind of what I thought!

I don't know why I keep buying one-coat - I don't think I've ever successfully painted a wall with just one coat!!

Ta

Simon

gcol · 7 Mar 2007

You wanna be using silk or soft sheen for a bathroom, not matt.

Third_Eye · 7 Mar 2007

gcol said:
You wanna be using silk or soft sheen for a bathroom, not matt.

"gcol" you forgot to add in the word Vinyl, lol. Silk Emulsion is an different quality of emulsion from Vinyl Silk. Same with Soft Sheen. So, make sure your chioce of paint reads "Vinyl Silk or Vinyl Soft Sheen", Rant over, hehe.

simondyntDBeK · 7 Mar 2007

bugger - I was just hoping to use the leftover matt but agree it needs to be silk.

Thanks all!

AndyBill · 7 Mar 2007

well theres been matt on my bathroom walls for the last two years!!

...sorry vinyl matt

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