Painting advice - covering marks

fiona-f

I have a room with white walls, which I want to paint a pale yellow. There are quite a few scuff marks on the existing walls which I hope will be covered. Am I better off doing first coat in white to hide these, then a coat of the pale yellow, or just go straight to two coats of the yellow? The coloured paint is more expensive than the white, which is a consideration too. Which would give the best finish? Due to my limited free time, one white coat plus two coloured coats, while probably the ideal, isn't really feasible. Thanks!

game4it70

If your using matt finish it really is not necessary to coat with white first.Two coats of the colour should cover the scuffs with no problems.

If your in any doubt touch them up while you do the cutting in so when you go to 1st coat with the roller the touch ups should be dry.

homer911

Watch out for Yellow - it can look great on the samplers and absolutely hideous on the walls - make sure its very pale.

fiona-f

Thanks all. It's for a south facing baby nursery, is there any nice pale shades you would suggest from the major brands? I want it to look a bit warmer than the white but definitely not primary-colour-yellow.

And is there any chance at all I might get away with just one coat altogether or is that fooling myself? Thank you!

dmc17

Depending on what the marks are, a smooth sanding pad might remove them before painting.

fiona-f

dmc17 wrote: »

Depending on what the marks are, a smooth sanding pad might remove them before painting.

Thank you, I've gotten the worst of them off with one of those magic eraser things which I think might be similar. Unfortunately at first I was too enthusiastic and rubbed through to some patches of old dark paint underneath. I took it much handler after that. Going to choose the colour tomorrow and hopefully get painting at the weekend, fingers crossed it might look great with not too many hours labouring!

CarrickMcJoe

If you can get it mixed into Colortrend matt, you will be able to wipe it. It will take 2 coats as yellows are poor for coverage.
I'm saying matt as it will look softer with nursery lights on, some soft sheens can be very glarey.

Mrtayto27

The cheaper quality paiints will have pretty poor coverage so don't cut corners if tinting a colour, Fleetwood or Colortrend would be two good options, and Irish made too