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how many coats of paint?

  • 30-09-2013 6:38pm
    #1
    GALWAYGIRL27
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    Hi all,
    I am currently painting my newly built house. We have painted one coat of watered down white emulsion as a base coat. Do we now paint our chosen colours over this? How many coats? 1 or 2? Or should we do another coat of white and then one coat of colour? Just wondering what would be the better option. Thanks for all help.


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  • #2
    h2005
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    GALWAYGIRL27 wrote: »
    Hi all,
    I am currently painting my newly built house. We have painted one coat of watered down white emulsion as a base coat. Do we now paint our chosen colours over this? How many coats? 1 or 2? Or should we do another coat of white and then one coat of colour? Just wondering what would be the better option. Thanks for all help.

    Are the walls drylined? On block walls you're better off putting some acrylic through the paint first. Depending on colours 2 coats will be enough. Darker colours may require additional costs


  • #3
    Devi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 446 ✭✭Devi


    Anytime ive painted, two coats was a minimum. Whay a base coat, was it bare plaster?


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    dodzy
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    GALWAYGIRL27 wrote: »
    Hi all,
    I am currently painting my newly built house. We have painted one coat of watered down white emulsion as a base coat. Do we now paint our chosen colours over this? How many coats? 1 or 2? Or should we do another coat of white and then one coat of colour? Just wondering what would be the better option. Thanks for all help.
    Have to ask: Inside....or out?


  • #5
    GALWAYGIRL27
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 56 ✭✭GALWAYGIRL27


    dodzy wrote: »
    Have to ask: Inside....or out?



    Its inside. New plaster.


  • #6
    GALWAYGIRL27
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 56 ✭✭GALWAYGIRL27


    Devi wrote: »
    Anytime ive painted, two coats was a minimum. Whay a base coat, was it bare plaster?


    Its a new house which was plastered a couple of months ago.


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  • #7
    GALWAYGIRL27
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 56 ✭✭GALWAYGIRL27


    Also will we get away with just 2 coats of white on the ceilings as opposed to 3?


  • #8
    michael999999
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    Two coats on the walls and ceilings. There is no need to thin out the paint.


  • #9
    h2005
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    GALWAYGIRL27 wrote: »
    Also will we get away with just 2 coats of white on the ceilings as opposed to 3?

    If you use a good quality paint yes


  • #10
    irelandspurs
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    michael999999 wrote: »
    Two coats on the walls and ceilings. There is no need to thin out the paint.

    You thin the first coat down on new plaster then a minimum of 2 coats of your chosen colour.


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