Painting on New Plaster

[northj]

Have just had the walls of my house newly plastered.
I have heard that it is advisable to apply a 90%water/10%paint mixture to walls first, prior to applying a proper coating of paint. Is this true and is the ratio correct?

 

[ripvan]

I have no idea regarding your water/paint mixture, but I have used previously, and am about to use on our newly plastered loungeroom this product:-http://dulux.com.au/fr_paintingyh.htm
Once the plaster is sealed we will use a low sheen acrylic paint.

oops, that link won't take you directly to the product.
Find the Product List and look for Dulux Precoats Acrylic Sealer U/coat.

 

[mturner]

I just had my kitchen walls plastered and the plasterer told me 50 / 50 paint /water mix.

 

[northj]

Thanks for the replies guys.
One more question, does the diluted paint have to be the same colour as your final wall colour?
As the first coat is only to 'prime' the wall, I was hoping to use cheap white paint.

 

[mturner]

Cheap white is fine, as it just seals the plaster and nothing else.