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Painting over vinyl silk with Matt emulsion

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Need advice after applying 3 coats of Matt over the silk it’s started to craze how or what can I do to rectify this don’t care what it takes need to fix this as it’s the living room any advice appreciated/ I did give the walls a sanding and waited the recommended drying times between each coat

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Stick acrylic primer undercoat on first.
I used to get it tinted to match top coat.

Silk is fine to cover in quality paint because the resins stick well. Durable or scribble emulsion stick well. Standard matts or contract matts can play up.


Also second coating too quickly can cause crazing. Give it 6 hours between coats
 

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