Hi all - was hoping some kind folks could help me out.
I'm currently painting a large beige room white, which seemed a straight forward job (have painted countless rooms before!) This room connects to a newly built extension which I painted with Leyland Contract Matt from screwfix. That paint always seems to haev great reviews and is good value; but I did find it needed more coats than expected. What I had to remember is that it dried A LOT more opaque than it went on.
To avoid a mismatch in tone I've started using the same paint in the beige room, but I'm onto coat 2 and it still is so patchy. I just can't believe it would take so many coats to go over such a light colour. This room has suffered with damp in the past (have had a damp proofing treatment done) and I was always of the understanding this meant you should avoid vinyl paints, and instead go for paints that are marketed as being breathable, or for new plaster. So I gave up with the leyland and went for dulux supermatt (about 4x the price) and although it's a little better, it still seems I'll need about 4 coats over beige.
Is that normal? Do non-vinyl paints just have far less opacity, and is my assumption about vinyl paint and damp walls correct?
Thanks so much
I'm currently painting a large beige room white, which seemed a straight forward job (have painted countless rooms before!) This room connects to a newly built extension which I painted with Leyland Contract Matt from screwfix. That paint always seems to haev great reviews and is good value; but I did find it needed more coats than expected. What I had to remember is that it dried A LOT more opaque than it went on.
To avoid a mismatch in tone I've started using the same paint in the beige room, but I'm onto coat 2 and it still is so patchy. I just can't believe it would take so many coats to go over such a light colour. This room has suffered with damp in the past (have had a damp proofing treatment done) and I was always of the understanding this meant you should avoid vinyl paints, and instead go for paints that are marketed as being breathable, or for new plaster. So I gave up with the leyland and went for dulux supermatt (about 4x the price) and although it's a little better, it still seems I'll need about 4 coats over beige.
Is that normal? Do non-vinyl paints just have far less opacity, and is my assumption about vinyl paint and damp walls correct?
Thanks so much
