I have been meaning to paint my bathroom for months now and finally got round to it yesterday. I had previously sanded down the walls (they had a very rough finish and were painted white) and polyfilled some cracks and uneveness. In some places the paint came off the wall and revelealed bare plaster. I polyfilled this and went over with some dulux kitchen and bathroom emulsion paint in these areas (not over the whole wall).
When I painted (using dulux kitchen and bathroom paint in a dark maroon/ purple colour) yesterday the paint has gone on in a very non uniform way. Some bits are quite dark and some bits are a light pink colour. Where I filled some hairline cracks those bits are very dark. The paint also felt difficult to apply.
Could it be that where some parts of the wall were heavily sanded, the finish of the old paint was removed and so the paint is going on differently.
What should I do. Would a coat of white emulsion mixed with 20% water provide a uniform texture to paint onto?
Help?
When I painted (using dulux kitchen and bathroom paint in a dark maroon/ purple colour) yesterday the paint has gone on in a very non uniform way. Some bits are quite dark and some bits are a light pink colour. Where I filled some hairline cracks those bits are very dark. The paint also felt difficult to apply.
Could it be that where some parts of the wall were heavily sanded, the finish of the old paint was removed and so the paint is going on differently.
What should I do. Would a coat of white emulsion mixed with 20% water provide a uniform texture to paint onto?
Help?