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How many "mist coats" do I apply to freshly skimmed walls?

Anonymous user 03/03/2024 - 2.56 PM

I started out painting our newly skimmed walls with normal, white matt emulsion paint but soon realised that it needed thinning (it was peeling the paint and some plaster in places and the paint wasn't sticking in some areas). I finished the room with a mist coat...should I apply another mist coat or do I just carry on with another normal emulsion coat to even it out before we apply the chosen colour?

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3 Answers

Anonymous user

Hi 1st and foremost when applying a mist coat do not use a paint that says "vinyl" or has vinyl in the paint name, as this will cause peeling, only use water based emulsion. On freshly plastered walls, prep, then 60/40 water-paint ratio, only one coat, then 2 coats of top coat.

Answered29 July 2017

RWH PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

Rating: 5 out of 5

Dagenham

Hi on new plaster the walls should have had a light rub over with fine sand paper takes off the shine and gives the walls a key for the paint to stick to. then first coat should be miss coat again after this the walls should have a light rub over then you should be ok with normal white emulsion I think wickes trade paint give the best coverage. Hope this helps Marie RWH Property Maintenance

Answered13 November 2012

Anonymous user

Exactly, carry on with another normal coat of matt emulsion to even out. Then apply wall colour of your choice ok.

Answered15 November 2012