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Recently had newly skimmed kitchen and living room ceilings. The kitchen ceiling I painted with an initial coat of Johnstone’s contract and then a couple of coats of Dulux. The finish is nice with no streaking...
A few months later I have come to do my living room and I used Leyland trade contract matt. I didn’t do a mist coat but thought it would be fine given the kitchen turned out well. A couple of coats later, and I’m not happy with the finish. It could be worse I suppose but plenty of streaks and gaps where the roller wasn’t evenly loaded by the looks of it.
I’m wondering what I can do to fix this now. Should I get a sanding pole and go over it all gently to even it out, and then perhaps add a bit of water (10-15%?) to the Leyland paint and make sure I’m giving the whole thing a single even coat? It seems like pretty thick paint straight out of the tub. Or should I give it a sand and a final coat with the Dulux? Not that I’m suggesting one is inferior to the other, but it gave me good results in the kitchen.
I dont think my technique is helping but I guess certain paints can be a bit more forgiving? Wall paint went on fine...
Recently had newly skimmed kitchen and living room ceilings. The kitchen ceiling I painted with an initial coat of Johnstone’s contract and then a couple of coats of Dulux. The finish is nice with no streaking...
A few months later I have come to do my living room and I used Leyland trade contract matt. I didn’t do a mist coat but thought it would be fine given the kitchen turned out well. A couple of coats later, and I’m not happy with the finish. It could be worse I suppose but plenty of streaks and gaps where the roller wasn’t evenly loaded by the looks of it.
I’m wondering what I can do to fix this now. Should I get a sanding pole and go over it all gently to even it out, and then perhaps add a bit of water (10-15%?) to the Leyland paint and make sure I’m giving the whole thing a single even coat? It seems like pretty thick paint straight out of the tub. Or should I give it a sand and a final coat with the Dulux? Not that I’m suggesting one is inferior to the other, but it gave me good results in the kitchen.
I dont think my technique is helping but I guess certain paints can be a bit more forgiving? Wall paint went on fine...