how many coats to use

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Hello

I am apinting my walls which have wallaper and have already been painted once before my the previous owners in cream / light beige colour.

I am painting over this in Dulux - Jasmine white emulsion.

How many coats do you think i need? I have done decent two coats so far and i tlooks fine, but i have read that 3 is best. I have not thinne dteh paint at all. Although i did not exactly slosh teh paint on the wall i did give it a good spread with the roller each time

As i said it has dried and looks fine with two coats. But the way the light catches the wall in places and the age of the walls does create contours so I am just a little paranoid that maybe it needs more coats...

Any comments greatly appreciated.
 
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Never less than 2 coats, sometimes three.Jasmine should easily cover cream with two but all depends on the quality of the paint, Dulux from B&Q/Homebase is thinner/less opaque than 'trade' Dulux ;)
 

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