Have just applied second coat of gloss paint to one area and first coat to another: and the paint has immediately developed small dimples all over the surface ~ like orange peel. What has caused this? What will correct it? New brush used, dulux gloss paint used, surfaces clean and dry, second coat applied over first coat, first coat applied over undercoat/primer. Have been glossing for years and not met this problem before. Help!!! Daren't do any more until advice received !!!
Help! Gloss paint all going wrong . . .
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It's been a week since I applied the first coat of gloss, and in the case of the undercoat/primer, 10 days, so I think they must both have been dry ... and the paintbrush is new, fresh out of it's pack so that was dry too ... help!!!
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As you describe it as orange peel this is a defect i would associate more with a roller pattern or when applying with spray. Shrivelling and cratering and cissing are more common with brush applied coatings. All i can think of is its cissing due to surface contamination which is viable as its been a while between coats. Wipe the surface over with some meths on a rag not too heavily just a light rub. That said i'm presuming you dusted off before painting and its not bittiness on the surface or from the paint tin.
The other thing is its important to stir your paint thoroughly as binders and pigment will separate in the tin. This can cause a sort of fish eye effect on application
If none of the above makes any sense and nobody else has any ideas ring dulux as they do occasionally produce faulty batches of paint and i'm presuming you havn't pulled twenty year old paint out the back of your shed.
The other thing is its important to stir your paint thoroughly as binders and pigment will separate in the tin. This can cause a sort of fish eye effect on application
If none of the above makes any sense and nobody else has any ideas ring dulux as they do occasionally produce faulty batches of paint and i'm presuming you havn't pulled twenty year old paint out the back of your shed.
Thank you, thank you !!! Have googled cissing and that's exactly what it looks like ... despite sanding and wiping down, obviously surfaces have become contaminated and I'll do more sanding & wipe with meths. It was a brand new tin of paint. Have not met this before & very much appreciate your comments. And there was me thinking I was a competent DIY painter & decorator . . !
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