Currently the walls were painted with Dulux kitchen paint (never again), about 6 years ago and needs a good scrub and rinse with sugar soap. The room gets fairly humid and quite a lot of steam on the walls even when I cook, even with windows and doors open. This has caused a couple of very small peeling patches but luckily I've never had mould. The
The local trade centre is recommending a coat of Zinsser followed by two coats of Johnstone's trade acrylic eggshell. I'm fine with the eggshell, but is the Zinsser really needed? I've read a lot of threads and never seen it suggested. I do need to undercoat as the walls are deep blue but don't want to waste money on Zinsser or more importantly, use it if it is not a good idea. It does need some kind of light undercoat as currently it is deep blue.
The local trade centre is recommending a coat of Zinsser followed by two coats of Johnstone's trade acrylic eggshell. I'm fine with the eggshell, but is the Zinsser really needed? I've read a lot of threads and never seen it suggested. I do need to undercoat as the walls are deep blue but don't want to waste money on Zinsser or more importantly, use it if it is not a good idea. It does need some kind of light undercoat as currently it is deep blue.