Hi, i was under the impression that for a mist coat on new plaster i should use 'cheap matt emulsion' diluted half-ish with water.
The other day i was in B&Q and i proceeded to put 2x 20 litre tubs of B&Q own brand 'matt emulsion' (tick) which came in an orange tub and was about £15 per tub, which i thought was 'cheap' (tick)
So now i had the 'cheap matt emulsion' in my trolley, to double check that what i had is correct i asked an employee if the paint was suitable to be diluted and used as a mist coat on new, untouched plaster, he said something along the lines of 'not a cat in hells chance, i promise you there is no way it will work, this stuff will though' as he pointed to the £40 for 10 litres stuff, which admittedly did mention on the back that it could be diluted, whereas the home brand stuff did not.
So was this guy right or wrong? if he was right, i cannot justify paying £40 a tub, so what brand can i use? i would like specifics if possible as the last advice i got got me nowhere ('cheap matt emulsion'), which was not from this site by the way
Ryan
The other day i was in B&Q and i proceeded to put 2x 20 litre tubs of B&Q own brand 'matt emulsion' (tick) which came in an orange tub and was about £15 per tub, which i thought was 'cheap' (tick)
So now i had the 'cheap matt emulsion' in my trolley, to double check that what i had is correct i asked an employee if the paint was suitable to be diluted and used as a mist coat on new, untouched plaster, he said something along the lines of 'not a cat in hells chance, i promise you there is no way it will work, this stuff will though' as he pointed to the £40 for 10 litres stuff, which admittedly did mention on the back that it could be diluted, whereas the home brand stuff did not.
So was this guy right or wrong? if he was right, i cannot justify paying £40 a tub, so what brand can i use? i would like specifics if possible as the last advice i got got me nowhere ('cheap matt emulsion'), which was not from this site by the way
Ryan