Crown matt emulsion!!!!!

[JOHNBOY42]

Is this paint really carp or have I just got a bad batch.... white walls...already white so I sanded them down -fist coat-ok still see sandmarks- second coat after drying you can still see them -now annoyed.. after third coat the sandmarks are still visible.. paint to be abandoned and never used again... what is a good white emulsion

 

[London Mike 49]

I've been using the same paint for the same purpose as you and mine has been fine, mist coat on bare/filled and sanded down plaster , then two coats of undiluted paint and job done !!
Maybe the mist coat was thinned a tad too much and caused it to be less opaque?

 

[blightymam]

I've used it too and it was much better than dulux is now.
You say sandmarks, did you use the wrong grade sandpaper?

 

[sparkwright]

I've used certain Crown white emulsaions (DIY quality?) and it was AWFUL - just as you describe. It just didn't cover anything at all.

Yet i've also used a Crown obliterating emulsion, white, and it covered everything.

It helps if 'Trade' or something else professional-sounding is written on the paint cans, it seems...

 

[Chri5]

It helps if 'Trade' or something else professional-sounding is written on the paint cans, it seems...

It tends to be thicker, and richer in pigment. Hence why 98% of the time two coats of trade and job is finished.

Some DIY paints have the consistency of milk, and are absolute rubbish.

It does sound as if you've used a large grit sand paper (60 or 80) and have marked the surface more than the paint can infill. Use either a fine surface filler, or sand back with an orbital sander using 120g or HIGHER.