Crown White Matt Emulson as Mist Coat

Hello All,

I am about to start work on painting my new plaster in my extension.

I have looked at lots of posts regarding mist coats.

Would Crown White Matt Emulsion be ok watered down as the mist coat?
I have looked on the pot, and it doesn't mention vinyl anywhere.

The instructions say to water down no more than 20%. My plasterer mentioned 50%.
I am wondering what happens if you water down too much, or not enough?

I have watered down a sample of the paint to 20% and it still has a consistency that is a little like yogurt. (without the fruit)
I'm not sure if it still seems a bit thick to use??

Any advice on my crown paint & thinning guidelines would be great.
I want to ensure I get this right first time.

many thanks,
Alex.

hi,
i myself would thin to about 40% and put a coat on ,there is no hard and fast rule about thinning mist coat as long as its not neat.

Its difficult to tell you how thin, but on average, anything from 30%-50%, its better too thin than too thick.
It wont do any harm if its too thin at first, cause you can always add a tad more paint.

Even if you think its too thin, its not a problem, and you know there wont be a problem with it being too thin, but if its too thick, then there is a definate chance there will be a problem.



I think there is too many toos in this post.........

Thanks Spice & tonygerm.
My 20% split was quite thick, so I will mix a bit more water. My gut feeling is that it should be like single cream and not yogurt

I have learnt so much being a "semi-self builder", I thought the paiting bit would be easy.. not so..

Alex.

rednaxela said:

My gut feeling is that it should be like single cream


Alex.

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Thats how I would describe it, like runny single cream.

I must admit though, that I find I add less water to the 'crown' paints than I do with 'dulux', but after a while you can just tell when its the right consistincy (spelling)???

Thanks Spice